I've tried every single setup mentioned from various forums and have concluded that my antenna is somehow damaged, I can't get the swr below 6.0 on 11 meters and a 2.0 on 10 meters regardless of length and so far DX Engineering and MFJ (Hy-gain) has failed to communicate with me in a meaningful manner, I have talked to DX Engineering but only about the matching rod which is curved in the wrong direction, found that the Shorting rod is a little too short but still attaches but not properly! I haven't heard a thing from Hy-gain about replacement parts or a new replacement antenna that DX Engineering claimed to have messaged them about! This antenna costed me $288.84, that's alot of money for a damaged product! BTW I should have refused to accept it when it finally arrived after 3 days of being lost during shipping, the box had been opened previously before It arrived here and had been resealed with boxing tape, leading me to believe that the antenna had been returned and sold to me without the benefit of being checked out before the sale!