Duane -
I don't know about your vertical, but the problem with the G5RV sure sounds
like a balun running more power than it likes. I've never had a problem with my
238 tuner, but have with poorly-made baluns (RG-8X wound on a ferrite core)
running a KW.
73 - John, W4AU
At 08:58 10/1/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Has anyone had a problem with their Model 238 tuner, especially if you
>run a KW? Just curious - I had something happen during the CQ/RJ RTTY
>contest last weekend which, at first, I thought meant I'd blown another
>doorknob on my vertical (oh no - - more $$$!). Then I got a similar
>indication when I switched to my G5RV. The only common item is the
>tuner. SWR kept changing and I'd have to retune. On 80m, it would start
>low and then skyrocket. They are different enough indications that I
>might have 2 problems, but I'd like to see how others have found their
>Model 238. I've had mine for 3-4 years with not a single problem.
>
> 73, Duane
>
>
>Duane Calvin, AC5AA
>Austin, Texas
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