Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
Okay, got on the air with the thing this evening. It's matched well enough at 7037.15 that I can switch out the tuner completely with no reflected power indicated. First QSO was with LU1MGA in Argentina. I think it's working...

ON EDIT: One thing I noticed right away is that it's much quieter than using my G5RV on 40m. I've always had a high noise floor on 40; I assumed that it was just a fact of life, living in southern CA and all. Turns out maybe its not. I wonder if the vertical matching section on the 'RV has something to do with it.
Most likely the case, as the vertical matching section is part of the antenna, and closer to man-made noise sources (ie, closer to the ground).