I recently bought a dipole antenna from Ebay. It is very well made and I hooked it up last night and the skip came rolling in. But my problem is that I have high SWRs. I have it hanging horizontally from two trees only about 7 feet high.
I know it gets out locally for about 4 -5 miles. But no luck on DX. This antenna is already tuned for 11 meters, so why would I have high SWRs?
I have seen videos and heard people mounting them in rafters, apartment walls and such. So I know that the height I have it at should be ok as far as SWRs go. Right??
Would I use the same type coax as I do in my truck?
I know it gets out locally for about 4 -5 miles. But no luck on DX. This antenna is already tuned for 11 meters, so why would I have high SWRs?
I have seen videos and heard people mounting them in rafters, apartment walls and such. So I know that the height I have it at should be ok as far as SWRs go. Right??
Would I use the same type coax as I do in my truck?
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