Jimbo's Amateur Radio HF Mobile Blog

All about my mobile Hf (VHF) activities and outings with my radio chums

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Tested out the 4Ele Tonna today on the driveway. I didn’t raise it fully but tried it vertical, I had a problem with the SWR but that was due to me setting the antenna up wrong. After a reassembled it, all was well. SWR is almost 1:1 with about 70w. The gain is worth about 2-3 s points over the regular 5/8th wave mobile whip.

Should be out during the April Easter Bank Holiday at Warlingham, will have it fixed to a sign post and prolly beam Horizontal to Europe and see what happens.