[TenTec] Omni D Question

[John L Merrill]

If you can try and get 100 watts into a dummy load, I woulld suspect an
antenna problem or feedline.

John N1JM
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Sent: Sunday, July 04, 1999 9:23 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Omni D Question


>
> Greetings on the 4th!!
>
> Need help with my TT Omni D please.
>
> Three days ago I could tune up to 100 watts on the "D" with TT tuner on
> 28.425 area of 10 meters, with no problem. Now, all I can crank up to is
> around 50 watts. Have to "work" the swr and pwr a little more to get 50
> watts.... more than I had to in the past.
> Now, on 40 meters, 7.110, works just as before... 100 watts easy with
> fiddling with the tuner, more than before it seems. Did have a BIG storm
in
> between these days though.
> Antenna?  Long wire (150 - 160 ft ) up 15 ft. slopes up to 50 ft.
> I hope it may be just antenna problems. Suggestion?
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> 73,
> Gordon kf4eib
> Greensboro, NC
>
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