should I re tune my lil wil just on the channel I use (19)

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should I re tune my lil wil just on the channel I use (19)

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just wondering what u think? if i re tuned it on 19 only would i gain anything?
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You should have started by properly tuning your antenna so that channel 1 and 40 have equal SWRs. If channel 1 and 40 equal then the end channels are the high points of your SWR curve. The center of your band is channel 20. Retuning so that 19 is the center of your antennas SWR curve will not have any productive gain.
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yup understood.. i set my 1-40 from the start and got 2swr i think the ch20 was 1.3ish
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i always setup my antennas at ch.20, then when im done ill take a look at my swr on 1 n 40...Dj
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