[TowerTalk] Cushcraft XM240 SWR Issue
W0MU Mike Fatchett
w0mu at w0mu.com
Wed Mar 11 17:53:05 EDT 2015
Thanks! This is the 2nd email I got pointing me to the coax. We have
had a huge melt down recently and some critters might have damaged my
coax that is in drain pipe but above ground.
Thanks for all the replies!
Mike W0MU
On 3/11/2015 1:52 PM, K7LXC--- via TowerTalk wrote:
>> The SWR meter is showing 1.95:1 across the entire band.
>
>> It definitely had a curve before. No clue when this started.
>
>> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Methinks you have a feedline problem. I'd start at the antenna
> checking the swr and work your way back to the shack from there.
>
> A feedline failure usually indicates higher swr but if there's no dip
> anywhere (did you check above and below 40M?), then it doesn't look like an
> antenna.
>
> Cheers & GL,
> Steve K7LXC
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