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August 10-11 DX Contest - LSB 16

Those SWR values are from my Rig Expert AA 35 analyzer, so I trust their accuracy. They are good, as are the other values I'm getting. But I operate only on CB. Running strictly barefoot, I'm shooting for every little bit of efficiency to help. My goal is to have the lowest SWR around the center of the band.

Nit-picking, right?
 
Those SWR values are from my Rig Expert AA 35 analyzer, so I trust their accuracy. They are good, as are the other values I'm getting. But I operate only on CB. Running strictly barefoot, I'm shooting for every little bit of efficiency to help. My goal is to have the lowest SWR around the center of the band.

Nit-picking, right?
If you are looking for effenciency then you are looking for the antenna's resonance and it most likely won't be at 1.1 SWR.
 
If you are looking for effenciency then you are looking for the antenna's resonance and it most likely won't be at 1.1 SWR.

I know, which is why I mentioned:

"Those SWR values are from my Rig Expert AA 35 analyzer, so I trust their accuracy. They are good, as are the other values I'm getting."

There's only so much boating, fishing, snorkeling, etc. a man can do here in paradise. To boot, I even retubed and re-biased my 15 watt guitar amp. But I've still got more time, so I've got no choice but to tweak further.

Life is tough, I tell ya!
 
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Hello All: Yep fired it all up even made sure the antenna was plugged in, just static no reaaar skip stations....………………. This about 12 noon PST. Will keep trying....

Jay in the Great Mojave Desert
 

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