Ok, so I'm browsing for an antenna transmatch now. However, at near $100, my wife would shoot me if I bought one, since i just spend $375 on a radio+power supply (But, I did get a sweet D104 mic).
So, the question is: Until I buy a transmatch, how do I go about tuning my antenna, short of antenna for each band (Not all that adverse to it however, if it's the case).
I only ask, because I have no analyzer right now, so I can't really analyze my antenna system (It's a dipole, sorta. In the attic, like this:
It's "cut" for 20M, since I figure that would work as a eight wave on 80, quarter wave on 40, and a full wave on 10.Code:^ <-- Feedpoint / \ | | | | | |
I'm only running very low power into the antenna currently, since I have no clue what the SWR or Impedances for each of the bands really are. I figure I wont cook my radio on low power.
So, how can I do a down-and-dirty tuner? Or some other trick that I don't know about? Or, would multiple antennas be the best bet? Am I being overly concerned about it?