[TowerTalk] klm kt34 help

[David Hachadorian]

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From: "Norman J McSweyn" <normn3ykf at stny.rr.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 12:43 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] klm kt34 help


> Hi all,
> I'm in a quandry. My antenna swr has changed. The swr has increased 
> on the whole of 20m. On 20, it is like the sweet spot is now above 
> the band rather than where it should be. The other bands are 
> different, too.
> changed:
> new balun from m2
> new feedline
> The good news is that the antenna is on a 10ft section of tower on 
> my (flat) roof. It'll be on the roof at 730 am.
> Any Ideas????

Connect a DC ohmmeter between the 10 meter capacitor tube and the 15 
meter capacitor tube on each element half. This reading should be less 
than about 0.5 ohm, after subtracting the resistance of the ohmmeter 
leads. This one reading checks the electrical integrity of every 
connection in the element half.

Then, connect the ohmmeter across the two halves of the rear driven 
element. Once again, you should see less than about 0.5 ohm. This one 
reading checks electrical integrity through the phasing straps, 
matching section, and balun.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ










































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