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I installed the Firestik. Tuning was a little tricky with the antenna laying horizontal above the ground. I used the MFJ-207 and tuned it for the lowest swr. As it stands right now, I had to run the A99's tuning rings up as far as they would go. The Firestick tuning screw is turned down as low as it will go. After raising the antenna back in it's upright position I checked the swr at my base radio coax end. It's tuned for 27.285 MHz -27.655 MHz. The swr is a flat 1:1:1 between these frequencies. That's about where I want it tuned. At 26.615 and 27.775 MHz it's 1:2:1 ratio. It's definantly got a swr curve to it. I'll leave as is and get some on air reports tonight and for this whole week.

[QUOTE="Lil'Yeshua, post: 450239, member: 28438"] I installed the Firestik. Tuning was a little tricky with the antenna laying horizontal above the ground. I used the MFJ-207 and tuned it for the lowest swr. As it stands right now, I had to run the A99's tuning rings up as far as they would go. The Firestick tuning screw is turned down as low as it will go. After raising the antenna back in it's upright position I checked the swr at my base radio coax end. It's tuned for 27.285 MHz -27.655 MHz. The swr is a flat 1:1:1 between these frequencies. That's about where I want it tuned. At 26.615 and 27.775 MHz it's 1:2:1 ratio. It's definantly got a swr curve to it. I'll leave as is and get some on air reports tonight and for this whole week. [/QUOTE]

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