Gut suspicion is that you have a relay with fused contacts or blown
coil or some such, and your ACTUAL connections inside are not not what
you would be expecting from the schematic. Or maybe a burned up trace
or something.
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 5:33 AM, Josep <ea6bf@ea6bf.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have recently noted a degradation in the signals arrived to my K9AY loops.
> In fact, signals are better on my 25m top-loaded-vertical rather than the
> loops.. I have checked SWR at the base of the ant and it´s very reasonable,
> 1.2:1 and some 40 ohm. Measured inside the shack, and directly to MFJ-259,
> remains the same, but things change when i measure it through the switching
> relay box, SWR goes up 2.5:1..! I have leaved the coax connected directly to
> the rig, instead of connecting it to the relay box, but can switch loops
> anyway. Advantage of connecting it to relay box, is to get the Preamp working
> I guess...So, later today or tomorrow morning I will try how it works this
> way. What could be the reason of that increment in SWR when coax goes thru
> relay box..? Something has blown inside..? Is there anyway to check the
> box..?
>
> Thanks for help..
>
> Josep
> EA6BF
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