[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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