Side question: Is a 40m inverted V fed with coax easily used on 30-10m with a tuner? I could put up a 40 inv V but the ends would be a bit low to the ground. Cant put up a horizontal dipole as I only have my 1 tree I can use.
Side question: Is a 40m inverted V fed with coax easily used on 30-10m with a tuner? I could put up a 40 inv V but the ends would be a bit low to the ground. Cant put up a horizontal dipole as I only have my 1 tree I can use.
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Simple answer; no. It should load on 40 & 15 without much trouble, but everything else will have an astronomical SWR. With enough coax, you might be able to get the tuner to load the setup, but the losses from the mismatch would mean you'd lose all your power (or most of it) in the coax. Very little would actually get to the antenna and radiate.Originally Posted by AF5TY
Running EZNEC 5, I get the following SWR on the other bands:
30m: 60:1
20m: 97:1
17m: 67:1
12m: 48:1
10m: >100:1
As Cor suggests, running a 40m dipole fed with ladder line (straight to the tuner, if possible) is a much better choice.
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