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> Date: Saturday, June 12, 1999 6:54 PM
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> From: Pat Barthelow <aa6eg@hh.tmx.com>
> To: thompson@mindspring.com
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] More KT 34XA problems
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> Hi Dave,
>
> We at N6IJ, recently upgraded our KT-34XA with a kit that KLM supplied, I
> think for about $50.00. We have not erected it yet, so have no SWR data.
> The new kit also supplied small tubing extensions to install, and bring
it up to
> new dimensions shown in the upgrade kit diagrams. It had the newer
> polyethelyne (blue) end caps for sealing the capacitors, and new
capacitor
> tubes that did not have drain holes.
> They had us drill a small hole on the top side of the inner tube of
> each capacitor in order to accomplish what the exterior holes formerly
> did. The inner hole is sealed (mostly) from the immediate outside
weather,
> while allowing pressure equalization into the capacitor, which has to
> occur by the air passageway to the outside,traveling the length of the
> inner tubes through their open ends some distance away. Apparently the
> KT-34XA is EXTREMELY sensitive to ANY water entering the tubular
> capacitors. It is also a real bear to disassemble, clean, repair and
> weatherseal, though we are looking forward
> to adding it to our antenna farm and compare with it's bretheren and
> cousins...
>
> 73, DX, de
> Pat, AA6EG/N6IJ;
> aa6eg@hh.tmx.com
> 599 DX Drive, Marina CA 93933
> "The Contest Station from the Government"
>
> On Sat, 12 Jun 1999 thompson@mindspring.com wrote:
>
> >
> > The KT 34 XA has been sitting just above the roof for two months now
after
> > completing the re-capping. SWR is below 1.3 on 20 and 10 and 2:1 on
15.
> > Never could get 15 below 2:1 and sigs are often louder with the 40
meter
> > beam 9 feet above. Looks like interaction.
> >
> > But I have been working DX with no problem on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, and
10 so
> > I decided to plan on cranking it all back up for this year. On
Thursday we
> > had the first rain fall in three months (over an inch) and I noticed
the SWR
> > went up from 1.3 to nearly 3:1 on 10 and SWR crept up some on 15. As
soon
> > as the WX dried up the SWR went back down. Does anyone know how to
keep
> > the water out of the caps on 10? I have the drain holes down as per
the
> > manual and have never had this problem before.
> >
> > Dave K4JRB
> >
> >
> >
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