Gang,
I've noticed that the Z-match argument is runnin' pretty well on its own,
so all I can do is say that, until I tried one of them Z-match doodads
(and noted the statement about "shorted turns equals loss" stuff), I've
found that a one-knob tune up is just fine with me.
I hosed my version of the Z-match up to the wire that's stapled to the
rafters of the garage & had a couple 40m Qs. Then I hosed it up through a
chunk of RG58 to the 30m verticle & had a couple Qs & then I used the
same antenna on 30 and heard some stuff.
The open wire (well, ok, tv twin lead) dipole tuned up real sharp on
either band.
So if it works like that, I'll use it. Next beach house vacation. Which
is another story. The biggest hassle in building a Z-match is isolating
all that stuff from your paws. Plastic boxes are nice to work out
problems & design screw ups in, but they are dagnab hard to tame for hand
capacitance effects & the like.
I wonder . . . can a stupid like me get some sheet metal folded to the
size of a Sierra case but about 3 inches deeper? Hmmm . . . .
73
Nils
. . . out in the yard working today, diggin' up the spot where the torn
down outbuilding/former garage sat. Many shovels full of red brick dust &
grindings. All I could think of was all those migrant farm hands at the
local plant nursery, doin' this for a livin'. Tantas vidas . . .
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Nils R. Bull Young
La Estancia de los Guajolotes Sonrientes :: The Grinnin' Turkey Ranch
WB8IJN &c :: The Tagalong Press :: email to: nilsbull@juno.com
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/9172
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