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One Country Boy · 06-27-2009, 06:55 AM

I've got an MFJ Antenna Analyzer Galen. If we were closer, you would be more then welcome to use it. A nice piece of gear.

I was looking back at your photos of the antenna. It appears to have four (4) tuning stubs. Most verticles of that time period covered 40 thru 10 meters. I'm thinking the 4 tuning stubs are for (1) 40 meters, (2) 20 meters, (3) 15 meters and (4) 10 meters. I know you will be cleaning it up, but i would makrd the places where the different sections were in place. Hopefully the previous user had it set up correctly and tuned really well, so that could save you a lot of problems. Looks like a matching network or balun you have opened up there in the small rectangular box. Like I say, I don't know much about verticles, never used one. Just guessing.

Jim

06-27-2009, 06:55 AM	#5
One Country Boy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wewahitchka, FL Posts: 1,204	I've got an MFJ Antenna Analyzer Galen. If we were closer, you would be more then welcome to use it. A nice piece of gear. I was looking back at your photos of the antenna. It appears to have four (4) tuning stubs. Most verticles of that time period covered 40 thru 10 meters. I'm thinking the 4 tuning stubs are for (1) 40 meters, (2) 20 meters, (3) 15 meters and (4) 10 meters. I know you will be cleaning it up, but i would makrd the places where the different sections were in place. Hopefully the previous user had it set up correctly and tuned really well, so that could save you a lot of problems. Looks like a matching network or balun you have opened up there in the small rectangular box. Like I say, I don't know much about verticles, never used one. Just guessing. Jim __________________ Jim ~ W4EWA OpenRoadsRadio Forum Moderator