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Operation on 30 meters
If desired, the antenna length can be shortened (more overlap of tubing elements) to allow
monoband operation on 30 meters. The overall length for 30 meter operation would be 22 feet, 11-
1/4 inches overall length from the top of the antenna to the bottom of the base section element.
Plot showing the 30 meter test antenna at 22 feet 11-1/4 inches overall length
Optional DXE-VMN-1 Vertical Antenna Matching Network
The
DXE-VMN-1
Vertical Antenna Matching Network is custom designed for use with
base-fed quarter wave resonant vertical antenna systems. In some vertical antenna
installations with excellent radial systems, achieving the best SWR on a resonant
vertical may be difficult without some means of adjusting feedpoint impedance. The
DXE-VMN-1
allows easy adjustment for lowest SWR.
As an added benefit, since the
DXE-VMN-1
it will act as a static bleed for your vertical antenna in
areas where precipitation static or snow static is present.
Refer to the
DXE-VMN-1
manual for more details.
