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This is what it is now as suggested by a hand on another forum:

Recut the match section to a 1/4 wave matching section cut for 27.075:

Frequency: 27.075

wire:Took off the insulated wire in favor of bare #14
Remeasured for
Reflector Wire Length: 38 ft 7 3/8 in
Driven Wire Length: 36 ft 4 21/32 in
Reflector to Driven spacing: 4 ft
Spacers for Reflector: 13 ft 7 13/16 in
Spacers for Driven: 12 ft 10 3/8 in

The b/f is not as tight as I'd like. S-units drop about 2 -4 from straight on the front. I'll use it until my wife calms down, then I'll stealthily modify some more.

Removed the omni antenna that was thirty feet NE of it and the SWR improved from 1.2:1 to 1.1:1 and similar drops across the measure band, except the steep low end freqs went from 4.0:1 to 3.8:1.

<blockquote data-quote="HomerBB" data-source="post: 142018" data-attributes="member: 8569">This is what it is now as suggested by a hand on another forum:Recut the match section to a 1/4 wave matching section cut for 27.075:Frequency: 27.075wire:Took off the insulated wire in favor of bare #14Remeasured forReflector Wire Length: 38 ft 7 3/8 inDriven Wire Length: 36 ft 4 21/32 inReflector to Driven spacing: 4 ftSpacers for Reflector: 13 ft 7 13/16 inSpacers for Driven: 12 ft 10 3/8 inThe b/f is not as tight as I&#039;d like. S-units drop about 2 -4 from straight on the front. I&#039;ll use it until my wife calms down, then I&#039;ll stealthily modify some more. Removed the omni antenna that was thirty feet NE of it and the SWR improved from 1.2:1 to 1.1:1 and similar drops across the measure band, except the steep low end freqs went from 4.0:1 to 3.8:1.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HomerBB, post: 142018, member: 8569"] This is what it is now as suggested by a hand on another forum: [i]Recut the match section to a 1/4 wave matching section cut for 27.075: Frequency: 27.075 wire:Took off the insulated wire in favor of bare #14 Remeasured for Reflector Wire Length: 38 ft 7 3/8 in Driven Wire Length: 36 ft 4 21/32 in Reflector to Driven spacing: 4 ft Spacers for Reflector: 13 ft 7 13/16 in Spacers for Driven: 12 ft 10 3/8 in[/i] The b/f is not as tight as I'd like. S-units drop about 2 -4 from straight on the front. I'll use it until my wife calms down, then I'll stealthily modify some more. Removed the omni antenna that was thirty feet NE of it and the SWR improved from 1.2:1 to 1.1:1 and similar drops across the measure band, except the steep low end freqs went from 4.0:1 to 3.8:1. [/QUOTE]

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