Double Bazooka antenna issues

[chr0nik]

Hi,

I'm in the process of building a double bazooka antenna for 10m and I when I'm checking the antenna on the Sark-100 meter, the SWR is between 1.0 and 1.3 but 0 Omhz.

Is this normal? I know as it's a bazooka, it needs to be shorted but it should at least show 50 Ohms.

Whilst moving through the other bands, all I could see was very high swr but with impedance between 35 and 200.

Can anybody advice if this is right?

Thanks

 

[WA0CBW]

"0 mhz" ?

I would start by checking it on a dummy load.
BB

 

[prcguy]

You probably mean 0 ohms. That would be unusual for an antenna analyzer to show a very good VSWR but read 0 ohms. I would suspect a problem with the meter. If its made to the right dimensions and has a good match that dips where its supposed to dip then ignore the meter giving you odd readings or try another meter.