[RTTY] Interesting Discovery

[Steve Carpenter]

Well, scratch my comment about water. I hadn't read everything in the 
thread. But I, too, have had high SWR during rain that would return to 
normal afterward. I always just attributed it to a general moisture 
invasion into the system somewhere that I had overlooked. But, if you're 
convinced the system is tight, then there's obviously some other 
problem. I can't help but still think water, though, simply because it 
is the only variable in the equation. You might try checking along the 
coax for small nicks or cuts; I've never had a problem with squirrels 
but I know a local ham who did. Critters nearly gnawed all the way 
through his coax!

Good luck with the problem, and let us know what you figure out. I'm 
always anxious to learn!

73,

Steve K4DXV


On 12/2/2016 9:53 PM, Steve Carpenter via RTTY wrote:
> Sounds like water in the coax. Been there, done that.
>
> Steve K4DXV
>
>
> On 12/1/2016 11:40 PM, Bill Turner wrote:
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>> On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 02:46:09 +0000, Thom wrote:
>>
>>> My SWR readings are near 8:1 right now and that roof is acting like a
>>> great big RF sponge for incoming/outgoing signals.
>> REPLY:
>>
>> A "sponge" i.e. something that absorbs RF, should not affect SWR like
>> that. A metal roof might because of reflections, but your roof is
>> there whether it rains or not.
>>
>> Something else is going on.
>>
>> 73, Bill W6WRT
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