[TowerTalk] testing 2 element phased array?

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Do you have a way to test your coax runs?  Maybe critters have eaten 
part of a cable. I found this in my rcv array field where I have a huge 
Vole issue.


On 11/28/2016 6:37 AM, jimlux wrote:
> On 11/27/16 6:27 PM, Jamie WW3S wrote:
>> Whats a good way to test and troubleshoot a 2 element phased array? I 
>> have a 2 element array on 40, using the Christman feed method, which 
>> used to work quite well.....something doesn’t seem right with it 
>> now....the one direction, maybe is ok, but doesn’t seem to have the 
>> gain it had before.....but the other direction, signals are way down, 
>> even signals that should peak when switched to that direction.....I 
>> have a rf ammeter, can I used that on the feedlines to try to 
>> determine where the problem is?
>>
> Do the two elements have the expected performance by themselves? If 
> you A/B them against the same signal, do you get the same strength?
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