[Amps] SB-220 tuning cap needed

[Ian White, G3SEK]

wlfuqu00@uky.edu Wrote:

>Arcing can also be caused by trying to tune a badly mismatched antenna 
>or none at all.
>
There was also the case (reported here a year or two ago) where an 
inline lightning protector arced when the amp was in use, reflecting an 
unpleasant mismatch back up the cable to the tank circuit.

It didn't arc at lower power, making it very difficult to find.

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