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LONG.  THE TUNING STUB ATTACHES TO A CONNECTOR TO MAKE THE TRANSFORMATION
TO THE COAXIAL UNBALANCED LINE FOR YOUR TRANSCEIVER.  K4TR RECOMMENDS
ADDING A CHOKE BALUN MADE FROM 6 TO 8 TURNS OF COAXIAL CABLE AT THE
TRANSITION POINT.  AS WITH OTHER K4TR ANTENNAS IVE USED, THE CONSTRUCTION
QUALITY IS SUPERB AND THE ANTENNA SEEMS VERY RUGGED.  THE ANTENNA ARRIVES
COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED INCLUDING THE BALUN AND READY FOR USE.  THE BARBADOS
TEST DURING A MINI DXPEDITION TO BARBADOS LAST DECEMBER, WE TOOK ALONG ONE
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OF THESE K4TR ANTENNAS AND PUT IT THROUGH ITS PACES.  THE ANTENNA WAS
MOUNTED ON A 20 FOOT MAST AND CONFIGURED AS AN INVERTED V AS SHOWN IN THE
ACCOMPANYING PHOTO.  OUR SWR ANALYZER SHOWED AN SWR OF UNDER 2 1 ON 12 AND
17 METERS AND AROUND 4 1 ON 30 METERS.  IF WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO HANG THE
ANTENNA HORIZONTALLY AND AT A GREATER HEIGHT, IM CONFIDENT THAT THE SWR ON
30 METERS WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.  ON AIR RESULTS WERE GOOD WITH SOLID RUNS
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