[TowerTalk] Beverage Antenna Problem

Chuck w5pr at swbell.net
Wed Feb 24 19:02:09 PST 2010


I have been trying to repair my 4 beverage antennas.  Wires and terminations are good.  2 of the beverages work well, 2 are "dead"  I have checked the coax and connectors are ok.  Other than broken wires, what can go wrong with the transformer?  What the heck am I missing?  Short to the core?  I will try moving a transformer from a working Beverage to a dead one to see if that is the problem.  Both "dead" ones have RG-59 coax with foil and shield to them.  The working ones have other types of coax. All have transformers from ON4UN that used to work great.  3 are 600' one is 800'  the 800' and one 600' are not working.

I guess I should try the substitution of another transformer first...

Thanks

Chuck W5PR


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