[TenTec] Problem on 160 meters, Whats up?

[Rsoifer at aol.com]

I would suspect that something is arcing over at the higher RF  voltage.  You 
might  try tying the ends of the feedline together  and feeding it as a 
single wire on 160.
 
GL,
 
Ray W2RS
 
 
In a message dated 3/18/2009 1:00:36 P.M. GMT Standard Time,  n3jbh at yahoo.com 
writes:





Let me lay out the question I installed a center feed  dipole it is 138 feet 
long. Feed with 450
ladder line. Using my  Palstar AT1KP tuner which I have raved so much about it
tunes this antenna  on 160 meters at 100 watts cw. Now turn on my AL-811H amp 
and
every thing  (swr) Goes nuts !!!  I am
assuming the Balun in the tuner is acting  up. But I am here begging for 
advice.
Or at least an explanation. I under  stand the dipole is to short. But why is 
it
loading at 100 watts but not  600.



Also the amp works great on 160 in to a dummy load..  Jeff





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