Testing - Pacific Antenna PAC-12 Manual

Connect the whip to the other end of the coil by screwing the adapter into the threaded
opening in the coil. This completes assembly of the antenna.

Testing

Assemble the antenna and test for lowest SWR. You may need to collapse up to one full
section or more of the whip to achiever a low SWR at the low end of the band. The coil
turns specified above will put the SWR minimum at or near the low end of each band. To
go higher, you simply collapse the whip. You may need to collapse up to one full section or
more of the whip to achiever a low SWR at the low end of the band. If more than one
section is collapsed, remove a turn from the coil and retest. Once you are happy with the
coil, you can solder the end to a solder lug or just leave it looped under the screw.
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For operation, connect the radial wires or
counterpoise to the ¼" bolt in the center of the
feed point using the supplied wing nut to
secure the ring terminals on the radial wires.
Deploy the radials around the base of the
antenna as uniformly spaced as possible.
The antenna will also mount on any standard
camera tripod using a 1/4-20 thread.
If mounted above ground, it will usually be
necessary to use resonant radial wires for best
performance. The radial kit supplied is
intended for close ground mounting and is
designed for coupling to the ground under
such conditions.
When the ground is not present, longer,
resonant radial wires will improve
performance.
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