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First dipole - 20m - 300 foot tower - Bristol Bay Alaska

Well I solved the problem! I took the antenna down from the tower and decided to open up the balun. Lo and behold there was a direct short across the Pl-259 connector! This balun was well designed but poorly constructed. The ground strap was resting on the center pin solder joint! What the heck? Anyway, fixed that and put her back on the tower.

WORKED amazingly! The band was great tonight and I worked Sweden, Japan, the Caribbean, and the West Coast!

Thanks for your help everyone!
 

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