[TenTec] Titan 425 tuned input

Gary Smith Gary at doctorgary.net
Thu Nov 20 00:23:59 EST 2008


Ron,

I don't remember it being 1:2 last year but it could be insidious and 
crept up on me. Guess I need to break out the old tel-Ohm-Mike & see 
what they show.

Gary
KA1J

> Gary:  The low-pass filter is a fixed, pi network, so it can't be
> adjusted. My guess is that one of the capacitors, C7, C8, C9 or C10
> has changed value or opened up.  C7 and C10 are 1500 pf, and I would
> be most suspicious of those two since they are the largest value.
> 
>          Ron  N6IE
>       www.N6IE.com
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary Smith" <Gary at doctorgary.net>
> To: <TenTec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:36 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] Titan 425 tuned input
> 
> 
> > Any easy way of adjusting the tuned input of my 425? My Omni shows a
> > 1:2 swr on 80M when running the amp. With the amp in standby as the
> > well as off, the Omni shows a 1:1 to the antenna. The SWR meter on
> > the Titan shows 1:1 under power.
> >
> > So it seems as if the 80M input might need to be polished up a bit.
> >
> > Suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Gary
> > KA1J
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