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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Help
From: John Nason / NA9U <na9u@arrl.net>
Reply-to: na9u@arrl.net,Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 06:19:16 -0800 (PST)
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Each time a rig of mine has done that I have found a
bad PL-259 connection which was skyrocketing the SWR. 
Usually something in the antenna chain. 

73,
John NA9U

--- John/K4WJ <k4wj@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Ken,
> 
> How much current is being drawn when the power
> supply kicks off? It 
> should kick off when you exceed 20 amps. If this is
> what is happening 
> then maybe the impedance of the antenna is too low.
> If your swr is 
> over 2:1 and the impedance is less than 25 ohms you
> may see too much 
> current being drawn by the PS and it will kick off.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 09:00 PM 2/20/2006, you wrote:
> >I am a new owner of a Omni D and when turn up the
> drive, it kicks the P/S
> >off, all help would be appricated
> >Ken N4ALP P/s the Ps is a 252 m
> >
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