Topband: Inverted L SWR Jumps ???

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

On 11/28/2012 1:14 PM, Ashton Lee wrote:
 > I don't know why the issue only showed up on a single antenna of the
 > many I have fed through that device. But it did.

Simply because the ratio of voltage varies along the feedline if the
SWR is anything other than a perfect 1:1.  The feedline length and SWR
for your inverted L was probably just right to put a high voltage point
right at the switch/arc plug on that antenna but not on any others.


73,

    ... Joe, W4TV