[amsat-bb] Anyone have a Gulf Alpha 70cm 8x8 CP antenna?

[Dave Webb KB1PVH]

Bob,

Copy and paste from one of the Gulf Alpha pages...

5. Slide the shorting bars onto the T match rods and driven elements. Set
the distances as follows for lowest SWR:

2 Meter part: 3 ¼"

70CM part: all the way out (this is the setting for other brands of UHF
antennas as well)

The above distances are measured from the inside face of the shorting bars
to the end of the T matchbox, not the end of the black bushing.
Dave-KB1PVH


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On Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 10:11 AM Bob Hammond <propgrinder at gmail.com wrote:

> Thanks Dave.  Unfortunately there isn't assembly/tuning instructions for
> my specific 70cm 8x8 CP antenna on that web site.  Hence, my query to the
> AMSAT-BB.
>
> Bob
> W7OTJ
>
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 10:58 AM Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Go to http://www.gulfalphaantennas.com there's still pages with
>> tuning/assembly instructions.
>>
>> Dave-KB1PVH
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Galaxy S9
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 1:55 PM Bob Hammond <propgrinder at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> I’ve lost the instructions on how to properly place the driven element
>>> shorting blocks.   I’ve tried using my SWR meter but with no good
>>> results.
>>>
>>> Bob
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