[TenTec] OT: Antenna Problem

[Charlie Hugg]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W.D. (Doc) Lindsey" <dock0evz at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Antenna Problem


> Bernie:
>
> Very sorry for your current heartburn with this setup 8^) .  I always 
> start
> with the very simplest thing, which in this case would be the coax
> connector itself.  If that checks out, then I would disconnect from any
> switcher, and try running it directly into your rig.  I have occasionally
> had glitches in them which mysteriously disappeared.  I surely hope those
> two simple checks will clear them up without having to bring the A3 down.
> And believe it or now, it could be something as simple as not accurately
> seating the coax connector before tightening it down.  I have been a ham 
> 47
> years, and I still do this more often than I care to admit.  And I blame
> the tuner company for quite a while before I finally settle down, go
> systematically through it, eventually discovering my error.
>
> IE, it could be a simple thing, and not be the antenna itself at all.
> Here's hoping it is something simple like that.  Anyway, good luck in your
> quest.
>
> 73,
> --Doc/K0EVZ
> .
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: <K5XS at aol.com>
>> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Date: 1/18/2007 5:04:50 PM
>> Subject: [TenTec] OT:  Antenna Problem
>>
>> Off topic, but I figured among my Ten TEc friends there might be some
>> expertise.
>>
>> Suddenly my SWR on all three bands has jumped significantly on my
> Cushcraft
>> A3S tri-bander.  It's up to 3:1 on 20 and similarly high readings on the
>> other bands.
>>
>> I'm scratching my noggin (and trying to avoid thinking about lowering
> it).
>> Would it be a trap if the jump came on all bands?  Might it be a
> feedline
>> issue?
>>
>> It happened rather quickly, which leads me to think it is a trap failure
>> (ugh), but I wonder if that would manifest itself on all bands.
>>
>> (Fortunately, my new Orion II has a nifty tuner, so I am surviving.)
>>
>> Thanks for any advice.
>>
>> Bernie K5XS
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