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| Tweet Topic Started: Wednesday, 16. November 2016, 15:14 (569 Views) | |
| Graham Brownlow | Wednesday, 16. November 2016, 15:14 Post #1 |
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Have just built a T2LT antenna have followed step by step on Youtube put it up and the SWR on 1 is in the red and also on channel 40 cant understand why have checked the plug and everything seem ok any ideas please |
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| razor36 | Wednesday, 16. November 2016, 15:24 Post #2 |
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how you got it setup on a pole/tree ? what length is it, its best to have extra at top so you can double it back to change length. |
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| Graham Brownlow | Wednesday, 16. November 2016, 15:30 Post #3 |
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I have it on a ten meter roach pole i made the top part 108 inches long |
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| Shade | Wednesday, 16. November 2016, 16:00 Post #4 |
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make sure the pole 'ISN'T' a carbon fiber one as the carbon in the pole will mess with the swr reading, to bring your swr down keep folding the top down until you get a good reading. |
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| GaryWilson | Wednesday, 16. November 2016, 19:02 Post #5 |
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Hi Graham, if I remember correctly I bent the top of mine over so it was 102" long this made it spot on for the whole 11 meter band, 73s Gary. |
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| Graham Brownlow | Wednesday, 16. November 2016, 20:57 Post #6 |
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Have looked it is made out of carbon fibre |
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| Deleted User | Wednesday, 16. November 2016, 21:29 Post #7 |
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No good you need fiberglass 1....................... |
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| Dangerous Dave | Wednesday, 16. November 2016, 23:13 Post #8 |
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Once you have changed the pole to glass fibre the T2LT will swr right down. What length have you made the bottom sleeved section ?, if you have made it to the 102" plan, the start to SWR the top section at 98 inches, you wont be far off 1:1 when you start. |
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| Graham Brownlow | Thursday, 17. November 2016, 20:30 Post #9 |
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Thank you all for your help much appreciated |
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| bicyclos | Saturday, 19. November 2016, 18:33 Post #10 |
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I use a T2LT as my main homebase antenna on a 6M roach pole strapped to a moonraker adjustable telescopic pole. I waterproofed the antenna using heat shrink and to strengthen where the outer braid was cut. I use 100mm wide double sided velcro to fasten the pole to the mast which works great and is secure. These antennas are a bit like Marmite, you either like em or loath em....... regards |
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