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FILLED WITH MANY NULLS.  I FOUND THAT ON 20 METERS AND ABOVE, THE
PERFORMANCE WAS ACCEPTABLE.  I TRIED TO FEED IT THREE WAYS.  THE FIRST WAY
WAS A LADDER LINE INTO THE SHACK TO THE MFJ 993B WIDE RANGE ANTENNA TUNER.
THAT WORKED WELL, BUT I HAD RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE RFI.  SO, I ADDED
A 4 1 BALUN OUTSIDE THE SHACK ABOUT HALFWAY TO THE FEED POINT, WITH RG 213
COAX TO THE BALUN AND WINDOW LINE THE REST OF THE WAY.  I GOT A VERY STURDY
BALUN DESIGNS MODEL 4124T AT THE ANTENNAS FEED POINT, AND RG 213 COAX
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RUNNING DOWN TO THE STATION.  THIS ELIMINATED ALMOST ALL RFI PROBLEMS AND
GAVE ME ACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE.  AT THE TIME, I HAD AN OLD BUTTERNUT HF 9V
VERTICAL MULTI BAND ANTENNA THAT NEEDED SERIOUS RESTORATION.  I INSTALLED
IT AT GROUND LEVEL WITH 15 RADIALS OF VARIOUS LENGTHS.  I STRUGGLED TO GET
IT TUNED, BUT ONCE IT WAS UP, I FOUND IT PERFORMED MUCH BETTER THAN THE
MULTI BAND HORIZONTAL LOOP ANTENNA.  SO, I TOOK THE LOOP DOWN, CUT UP THE
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