I used my AL-80A during the recent NA Sprint. I found that when I
went to 80m, it was difficult to tune to more than 300 watts without
exceeding 150 ma of grid current. After a few minutes, I also heard a
"spitting" sound in time with the CW coming intermittently from
either the amp or the tuner. I also saw the VSWR indicator on the
KAT100 moving around. Thinking there might be arcing or some other
problem, I turned the amplifier off.
I also had a problem with the relay sticking when returning to
receive -- signals were greatly attenuated. Transmitting again would
restore the receiver, although there were a couple of times it took
several transmissions.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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