[Amps] RE: Need Help

[Crawfish]

I would have the utilities company put a recording voltmeter on the 240 VAC
line and check it. Sounds like it is losing a ground somewhere.

Joe W4AAB
----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Hix <w4th at hotmail.com>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 1:15 AM
Subject: [Amps] RE: Need Help


> I guess I didn't explain my situation very well.......When the problem
with
> the arcing/buzzing sound is coming from the amp, and the HV meter is
showing
> split second deflection at the same time as the arcing sound, the amp is
not
> in transmit mode, it does it even before the step start timer kicks in, it
> continues to do it after the step start kicks in.....I do not key it up
> because I am afraid to with it acting this way, so it is not RF getting
back
> into the amp as some of you have suggested......it cant be because there
is
> no drive applied.
>
> Thanks again.
> Tom......W4TH
>
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