[TowerTalk] SWR shifts with power

[Gary Schafer]

Any ceramic capacitors in the circuit?

73
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Coleman
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:28 PM
> To: Larry Phipps
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] SWR shifts with power
> 
> 
> On Jan 23, 2006, at 10:01 PM, Larry Phipps wrote:
> 
> > I would suspect an intermittent connection... either a coax
> > connector or
> > maybe a joint between tower sections. You should bridge the sections
> > with straps. Also the rotator bearings should be bridged with
> > straps...
> > anything that could provide a marginal connection.
> 
> I swapped out the coax with another line - same problem.
> 
> I doubt the tower section joints are a problem, although the rotator
> might be interesting.
> 
> I was thinking more like it might be a problem in the matching
> network itself.
> 
> 
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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