>> From: "jeg" <jackg@one.net>
>
>> I had a Kenwood TS-922A that had a bandswitch arcing problem.
>> Keying the amp while running VOX would result in an arc
>> typically once per 20 transmissions....
...snip...
>> After this change, all bandswitch arcing ceased completely. .......snip....
>
>That's a common cause Jack.
>
>Another common cause is an antenna system fault, or incorrect
>loading.
>
To see if this was the case in the case of an AL-80, check out:
http://www.vcnet.com/measures/bandsw.html
During a telephone conversation with Mr. Rauch in 1990, he told me quite
unequivocally that 'cheap coax' also caused bandswitch arcing.
Rich---
R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K
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