Thanks, John -
I'm going with the coax theory for now. It's a new motor and balun, so
hopefully
that's OK.
73, Mike NF4L
On 5/5/2011 5:52 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
> It sounds like your coax is not connected to the driven element. It could
> be a dead balan, bad connection or that the DE is fully retracted (if that's
> possible with a SteppIR).
>
> GL
> John KK9A
>
>
> To: towertalk reflector<towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Interpreting symptoms
> From: Mike<nf4l@nf4l.com>
>
> My SteppIR is exhibiting high SWR at all frequencies. Varying the length of
> the
> driven element does not affect it.
>
> If I plug only the center conductor of the coax into the rig the noise level
> is
> much
> higher than when the shield makes contact. Any SWAG's as to what this means
> the
> problem likely is?
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
>
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