[450] second stage progress

[John Foege]

These are going up here at the QTH for the Echolink, for now at least.

On 11/28/2015 06:37 PM, Thomas & Patricia Moore wrote:
> These yours Bob, or for the echolink as was planned long ago (pending
> John's treehouse demolition)?  My offer of the 33' telescoping mast for
> them still stands if needed.  Pipe
> 
> 
> 
> On November 28, 2015, at 6:11 PM, Robert Busino <n1ujs at toast.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Bottom loop at 52 ohms/zero reactance.
> 
> Late in the game, as I was noticing that the "sweet spot" became the
> most "finicky" spot, I decided to just "tug" on the "end spacing"
> (something I've used often to get where I wanted to be), and sure
> enough, it would have been easier to spread the ends a bit.
> Too late now, as I had set them at M2s "nominal" 3" assuming if I kept
> everything "SAME" I would achieve more phase perfect results.  I
> probably could have added about 1/4"-1/2" to both and ended up at closer
> to 50 ohm where I wanted it.
> 
> No matter, for now....both loops are identical now in their permanent
> positions on the mast.
> 
> Time to see if I have to start all over after adding the harness....we
> shall see.
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