- 1. [TenTec] high swr for short time - can it do damage? (score: 1)
- Author: john ferro <foxbat426@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:00:47 -0400
- hi ten tec gurus! hope all is well - quick question - i forgot that my radio (Ten Tec paragon)was tuned to 17 meters and for a split second talked into the mic at full power (100 w)on 20 meters - the
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- 2. Re: [TenTec] high swr for short time - can it do damage? (score: 1)
- Author: OTAKEBI@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:24:04 EDT
- I hope you are using a Ten Tec supply. It sounds like you are not. A Ten Tec supply would trip its internal breaker at that SWR. If you are not using a Ten Tec supply I would highly suggest an inline
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-09/msg00352.html (7,754 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TenTec] high swr for short time - can it do damage? (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Brown" <k9mi@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:24:18 -0000
- Unlikely. Do you have a Ten Tec PS? If not, I'd get one. When the rig draws too much current, it just shuts everything off. I think there are circuit breakers for "non TT" power supplies also. But it
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-09/msg00353.html (9,217 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TenTec] high swr for short time - can it do damage? (score: 1)
- Author: Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:31:46 -1000
- the swr went to about 5 or 6:1 for a click of a mic second or two - this is the second time i did this (stupidity) - wondering if this can do damage? It depends. It depends. A 5:1 SWR could be either
- /archives//html/TenTec/2007-09/msg00360.html (9,795 bytes)
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