[Antennas] INV_L_SWR

Sat Nov 25 12:21:04 EST 2006

What kind of ground system do you have? For a better match you could try to
make it a 1/4 or 5/8 wl long on 160 and then match it on 80 as well. Right
now you are close to a 3/8 wl on 160.
BUT 2:1 SWR is not that bad...best you could do is put a tuner at the
base..2:1 vs 1:1 is not noticeable on the air...I ran an Inverted L on 80 as
a Novice and General...and it was a little short for 1/4wave...put some
inductance in line and the SWR went from 20:1 to 2:1 aocording to my trusty
Knight Kit SWR meter ;)...but no change in signal reports, etc (couldn't
argue with the results).
Chris
WB5ITT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of George
> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 8:27 AM
> To: antennas at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Antennas] INV_L_SWR
>> I put up an inverted L antenna this past week. The best I can 
> do on SWR is 2:1 measuring at the base with my MFJ analyzer 
> and varying a variable cap in series with the center 
> conductor of the coax on 160 meters.
> If I wanted to get it down to 1:1 how can I accomplish this 
> and have it useful on 160 and 80 meters? I'm building a 
> remote variable capacitor for the base.
> I don't have the exact dimensions but the best I can figure 
> are 120 feet of horizontal and 50 feet of vertical.
> By the way it works pretty good on 160 as is but I'd like to 
> get it down under 1.3:1.
> Thanks.
> George