[TenTec] Scout 555
Bwana Bob
wb2vuf at verizon.net
Tue Jan 19 19:44:50 PST 2010
RF can get into the Scout through the power cable. Many owners,
including me, use ferrite snap-on chokes on the power cable.
73,
Bob WB2VUF
Stuart Rohre wrote:
> Of course, resonance in a grounding conductor or antenna issues could
> cause any radio to have RF in the shack issues.
>
> The Scout when used at Field Day one year, had RF in the radio from its
> own transmissions. This was quickly traced to the jumper coax to the
> tuner not being tightened onto the female type UHF connectors.
>
> That was a good fix, to find that moving the harness wires cured 17m
> birdies!
>
> 73,
> Stuart
> K5KVH
>
>
>
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