On Sun, 06 Dec 1998 08:03:19 -0800 Vic Rosenthal <rakefet@rakefet.com>
writes:
>
>Philip Balister wrote:
>>
>> I have a SB-200 amplifier. Recently I noticed the SWR seen by my
>> rig feeding it has increased on 10m. I checked across several bands
>> and found high SWR (>3:1) on 10 and 15 meters. 20 and 80 look fine.
>> Other than that everything seems OK.
>
>Your antenna or feedline has a problem. Try with the exciter alone
>and fix the
>antenna problem first before worrying about the power output.
>
>Vic, K2VCO
>Fresno CA
Thats doubtful Vic, when tuned for maximum power transfer the antenna
VSWR will have minimal effect on the input VSWR. I'm assuming a modest
VSWR of 5:1 or less, not a complete antenna failure.
73 Carl KM1H
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