Re: [TenTec] OT: Antenna Problem

["mcelmer1" <mcelmer1@netecin.net>]

The tuner on my Orion 1 has some very strange quirks. I would suggest you 
connect your tribander to antenna position "2" and see if the problem goes 
away. On the Orion 1 the auto tuner is completely bypassed in antenna 
position #2 and my "high swr" problem vanished.
Mike
W8TRN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <K5XS@aol.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 5:04 PM
Subject: [TenTec] OT: Antenna Problem


> Off topic, but I figured among my Ten TEc friends there might be some
> expertise.
>
> Suddenly my SWR on all three bands has jumped significantly on my 
> Cushcraft
> A3S tri-bander.  It's up to 3:1 on 20 and similarly high readings on the
> other bands.
>
> I'm scratching my noggin (and trying to avoid thinking about lowering 
> it).
> Would it be a trap if the jump came on all bands?  Might it be a  feedline
> issue?
>
> It happened rather quickly, which leads me to think it is a trap failure
> (ugh), but I wonder if that would manifest itself on all bands.
>
> (Fortunately, my new Orion II has a nifty tuner, so I am surviving.)
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Bernie K5XS
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