> The rig in question was an Drake TR-5. The rig failed. The coax was
> found shorted. I replaced the finals and checked the foldback circuit.
> It worked properly. Not too much later, I repaired an Atlas 210X that had
> the same apparent cause of failure.
I can't think of any way to build a directional coupler that won't
show high SWR when the load is shorted. Can anyone think of a
way?
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com
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