[Towertalk] Hy=Gain 402BA-S

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/21/02 2:51:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
wfking@worldnet.att.net writes:

> I have a HY-GAIN 402BA-S 40 meter 2 el beam. It works fine on RX and 100 
>  watts TX. However it does not like high power anymore. Instant SWR 
>  infinity with the PA on. Even at 200 watts it appears to arch over. As 
>  long as I run less then 150 watts it's fine.

    As I recall (I was never an owner), this is the classic failure mode for 
this antenna. It's insulator failure and arcing. 

Cheers and condolences,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH