[Amps] Bird Dual Line Section

[Bob Maser]

I now have both sides of the dual line section working.  I think it was a 
combination of 2 things.  First, when I bent the little contact fingers in a 
little bit I was able to get one side working.  The other side had a 
intermittent contact in the cable that runs from the top of the line section 
down to the BNC male jack which plugs into the mating female bulkhead BNC 
jack.  I'll redo that one tomorrow.  How do you spell relief?  I had visions 
of having to find a replacement dual section.  If anyone wants to see some 
pics of my new tuner, just ask.  It should be good for mucho power.  It is 
built into a Buckeye enclosure, looks slick.

Bob  W6TR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Maser" <bmaser at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "AMPS" <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 9:33 PM
Subject: [Amps] Bird Dual Line Section


> This may not be the right reflector for this but don't know where else to
> ask for help.  I have a Bird Dual Line Section that I have had for years 
> but
> never used it.  Now I want to use it on the input of a BIG antenna tuner
> that I homebrewed and I get no readings on the 30uA meter that I bought 
> for
> this project.  The tuner works fine.  I know that the wiring is correct 
> and
> the slugs that I am using are OK because I took my Bird 43 apart and find 
> by
> substitution that the dual line section is the culprit.  What can go wrong
> with the line section?  Is there a circuit in the 3/8" tube that runs
> longitudinally inside the unit?  Help!
>
> Bob Maser
> W6TR
>
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