On Nov 24, 2005, at 7:57 AM, StellarCAT wrote:
> I know this is slightly off topic - but only slightly... I am, was
> using an Autek RF1 meter to
> determine my swr on a new F12 240N but the lengths are considerably
> shorter than the manual (and everyone else) says... and it is not
> working
> right... so Tom suspects the RF1 as the culprit... however I have
> no means
> of using my IC746PRO to test it as it will not transmit below the ham
> bands -
> is anyone aware of a fix to do this? I know for example on the
> TS940 all one
> had to do was to clip a diode.... is there a way to get out of band
> transmit
> for these rigs for testing antennas at 5W?
>
http://www.mods.dk/view.php?ArticleId=2280
As an alternative, here's a pretty neat (and cheap) device to find
the frequency of minimum VSWR--the Tenna-Dipper kit:
http://4sqrp.com/kits/td/td.htm
73, Bob N7XY
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