[TowerTalk] Hardwired coax

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/30/2007 6:35:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
john at kk9a.com writes:

>  Are you sure that the stepper motors are functioning?   

Yep. The antenna acts like an antenna and  functions normally. 
 
>  The only time that 
I've seen high SWR and yet the  antenna still functioned properly is when I 
had a hairpin match  break.  
 
    What hairpin match? SteppIRs have an internal  balun. 
 
>  I don't believe the MonstIR uses any type of 
match,  except for a 2:1 balun.  Could the balun be the cause?  I seriously  
doubt it's from your splice, if done properly.


    The only way to check a balun is to substitute  another one. In the case 
of the SteppIR, that's not possible. 
 
    I think what the problem is is water ingress to  the dangling damaged 
coax. 
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH








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