Rick,
Possibly an rfi problem. Leave the Herc out of the picture for a moment,
reproduce the problem running barefoot and then switch to a dummy load
and see if the problem goes away.
73/Carter/K8VT
Rick Williams wrote:
>
> I was working the ARRL contest today and noticed something odd! When
> I went to 10 metres and operated barefoot the mic drive required was
> almost full clockwise (approx. 5 o'clock)! (I usually operate with
> the drive at about 9 o'clock position). This was the only place I
> could get significant ALC indication and significant SSB output (80 to
> 90 watts).
>
> When I turned on the Hercules II and transmitted I needed to back the
> drive WAY back to about 10 o'clock.
>
> I tried the same operation on 12 metres and it behaved in the same
> manner. Fifteen meters and lower frequencies are normal??
>
> What's happening??
>
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