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Re: [TowerTalk] 4 SQ issue

To: Jorge Diez - CX6VM <cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 4 SQ issue
From: Mpridesti via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Mpridesti <mpridesti@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 14:48:10 -0400
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Jorge

I am using the Comtek box. 

Regards,

Mark, K1RX


> On Nov 2, 2021, at 2:44 PM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM <cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello Mark
> 
> what 4SQ box do you use? DXE or homemade?
> 
> Sometimes, after several days that I not use my DXE-TFS4, antennas show high 
> SWR, I need to TX with high power to return them to low SWR
> 
> 73,
> Jorge
> CX6VM/CW5W
> 
>> El mar, 2 nov 2021 a las 12:41, Mpridesti via TowerTalk 
>> (<towertalk@contesting.com>) escribió:
>> My 80 m 4 SQ seems to work well in 3 positions. To the SW the signal drop in 
>> the favored direction where the other 3 directions appear to work well. 
>> 
>> SWR measurements seem normal around 2:1 at the end of the 1/4 wave 75 ohm 
>> lines except one which is 1.87. Haven’t made loss measurements yet but I 
>> suspect the lowest SWR line is the problem (low reading due to higher than 
>> normal loss making it the suspect line). 
>> 
>> Has anyone else experienced this type of behavior?  Also the suspect line is 
>> the NW element and the direction which has the problem is SW. Does this make 
>> sense? Effectively this lossy element is the other half of the “driven 
>> element “ if you thought of the 4 sq as a 3 el vertical beam. 
>> 
>> Keeping with this concept, one would think the NE direction would have 
>> similar loss but it doesn’t (or it’s not noticeable). 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Mark, K1RX
>> 
>> 
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> -- 
> 73,
> Jorge
> CX6VM/CW5W
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