Re: [TowerTalk] A3 problem

[<sabrams@nycap.rr.com>]

Absolutely!!  I had the same problem with an A4S--just a few bugs and wet 
grass in a trap makes all the difference.  After the clean-up, it was right 
on the money.  By the way, you only have to clean the traps for the driven 
element.  73  Saul  K2XA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <n8de@thepoint.net>
To: <N2TK@arrl.net>
Cc: "Towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] A3 problem


> Sounds to me like a bug/moisture infestation ... you'll probably have to
> take it down and clean the traps.
> Don
> N8DE
>
> > Looking for suggestions with a Cushcraft A3 problem. Up till this year it
> > worked well. The swr was minimum at 14.1, 21.2, 28.4. Now it resonates at
> > 14.5, 21.2, 28.0.
> >
> > Compared to a C3E on another tower at the same height, 35', 15 and 20M 
> > are
> > comparable. On 10M, signals are down from 4-6 s-units on the A3 compared
> > to
> > the C3! The element dimensions have not changed. I would guess it would
> > have
> > to be a 10M trap. What else could it be? But which trap(s)? Puzzled that
> > 15M
> > resonance didn't change.
> >
> > Was thinking of using a dip meter to check the traps.
> >
> > Any ideas or have you seen a similar problem?
> >
> > Tnx
> >
> > N2TK/NP2, Tony
> >
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