JI1FGX/DU9 Mindanao, Philippines Amateur Radio Diary IOTA OC-130
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25/06/08  AutoCWType_Ver1.4.1
25/06/07  Introducing the Shack
25/06/06  A portrait illustrated by ChatGPT
25/05/26 Windows full-width half-width switching
25/05/17 OK2ZAW BCD to 16 converter
25/05/16 For 3.5MHz zepp antennas
Stepping motor this and that
25/05/15 3.5MHz stepping motor plan
25/05/14 3.5MHz tuning coil installed
25/05/11 3.5MHz antenna installation completed
25/05/03 JTDX automatic operation program Ver0.4.3
25/04/26 Drone Habsan ZINO
25/04/25 Time setting Ver0.3
25/04/24 AutoCWType_Ver1.3
25/04/23 FTDX3000 LCD repair preparation
25/04/22 Installation plan for 3.5 MHz Twep antenna
25/04/21 AutoCWType_Ver1.1
25/04/20 10,14MHz antenna installation completed
25/04/19 JTDX automatic operation program Ver0.4.1
25/04/19 Antenna pole installation at 14 MHz
25/04/18 ThinkPad X390 repair completed
25/04/17 Search is now available.
25/04/15 Preparation of 10 MHz dipole
25/04/12 Hexbeam Part8
25/04/06 ThinkPad X390 is broken.
25/04/05 Time Setting Program
25/03/31 JTDX Automatic Operation Program
25/03/30 Automatic log sending from CWType to Hamlog
25/03/21 Hexbeam Part7
25/03/20 FreeDV Part3 First QSO
25/03/18 FreeDV Part2 QSO in shack
25/03/16 Hexbeam Part6
25/03/15 FreeDV Part1 installation
25/03/09 Hexbeam Part5
25/03/07 Hexbeam Part4
25/03/05 28MHz antenna modification
25/03/01 FTDX3000 is broken!
25/02/28 Pile up at 50MHz FT8
25/02/28 DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair
25/02/27 Pipe and rebuild plan for tower
25/02/26 Direction of Japan from Ozamiz
25/02/26 28MHz does not fly.
25/02/23 DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair
25/02/22 Hexbeam Part3
25/02/21 Hexbeam Part2
25/02/18 28MHz antenna construction
25/02/17 18,24MHz antenna height construction
25/02/16 Z26NS Cosovo
25/02/14 21MHz FT8
25/02/12 Antenna repair at 7,21 MHz
25/02/08 CW operation at 21MHz
25/02/05 DXV500ZS linear amplifier failure
25/01/19 Input Director
25/01/14 Temporary License Renewal
7,21MHz antenna repair (2025/02/12) 
The dipoles at 7 and 21 MHz have a higher SWR, and the SWR is 1.9 at 7 MHz and 1.7 at 21 MHz.
I got up on my heavy back and lowered the antenna under the scorching sun to check it out. (It is very hot in the daytime in Osamis, as if it were baking.)
There was nothing particularly wrong, but the element length was measured.
For some reason, the left and right lengths were different, so I adjusted the lengths.
The result is an SWR of 1.592 at 7.020 MHz and also an SWR of 1.5 at 21.110 MHz.
When feeding a horizontal dipole's theoretical impedance of 75 Ω with 50 Ω coax, the SWR will be about 1.5 theoretical, so,
The current measured SWR is 1.592, which is close to the theoretical value and can be said to be a level without practical problems.
The Smith chart value is also 75 ohms, so it is in good condition.

7MHz value measured by NanoNVA
SWR is at its lowest at 7.020 MHz.

Value at 21MHz measured by NanoNVA
It is centered at 20.960 MHz, but this is within the margin of error, so it is left as is.


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