Topband: Inv-L Issues - Still no luck - Solved , I think

[Dan Bookwalter]

Well I think i may have solved the issue...

it all started when I started running the amplifier , i got to thinking about it and decided to look at the feed point area. When I put this antenna up I just looped the wire around an eye bolt , when running barefoot it was fine , but , when i loaded up the amplifier it burned through the insulation and shorted to the eye bolt , which as it happens is connected to the radial plate and ground system. So I now have the wire looped around an insulator that is attached to the eye bolt and things seem to be back to normal , well for now anyhow...

as soon as i get an enclosure I will rework the feed system again so that it isn't so susceptible to issues such as this...

Dan N8DCJ


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 From: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj at yahoo.com>
To: "topband at contesting.com" <topband at contesting.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 3:48 PM
Subject: Topband: Inv-L Issues - Still no luck
 
Ok , I am having a real problem here that I haven't been able to solve yet.

I have an inverted L out at the tower that is about 160' long , 70ft vertical the rest sort of horiz , slopes down.... I have one run of RG213 to the RCS-10 remote antenna switch which is at the tower , it was very close to the L , so i moved it so that it is now about 4 ft away from the L, I also grounded it. what is happening is that when i transmit , even 1 dit at about 10 watts something happens out at the switch , the radio goes silent , then after a minute or two it usually starts to come back. it only affects the port that the L is attached to , my Windom is on port 2 and it works fine , so it isnt the radio , the L also works just fine on other bands , I replaced 2 PL-259's and changed the coax that goes from the switch to the L , I do not know what else to do at this point other than at night when i want to use 160 go out to the tower and connect the feedline directly to the L. It happens no matter what port i have the L connected to...

any ideas ?

Dan
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