[TenTec] swr

[N4PY2]

My best guess is a component in your Palstar overheats and changes its value 
or the Palstar goes into bypass mode from RF feedback.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Dr
Hays, NC 28635
www.n4py.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Molenda" <cdistflatfoot at gmail.com>
To: "TEN TEC DISCUSSION" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 8:03 PM
Subject: [TenTec] swr


>  Hi All , I have a TT Orion II and when I use it on 160 with a palstar
> auto tuner , TT Titan III 417Amp  and a new zero five vertical antenna
> The swr runs a muck.  This only happens with 250 watts or more , the swr
> will read on the radio or  tuner say 3.1:1  the Palstar auto tuner
> knocks it down to 1:1 and all is fine then all of a sudden maybe in the
> middle of a qso the swr will rise to 3 .1:1and I have to re tune and of
> course this will send the amp into a fault position . It is almost like
> the tuner just stops working .  I can't remember if this has happened on
> other bands but it will happen on 160 .  to answer some questions , no
> the tuner in the OII is not on when I use the palstar tuner .  And Yes I
> have 48 radials down at 45 foot each.  I use no grounding inside the
> shack but my antennas and coax are grounded outside the shack .  Is the
> problem the radio , tuner , amp or what .And by the way the antenna
> plays real nice on all other bands .   thanks for your input in advance
> .  all the best ! John kb2huk
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