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Re: [TowerTalk] Inverted V Trouble

To: Keith Dutson <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Inverted V Trouble
From: Bill Gillenwater <gillie@pa.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:05:43 -0500
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Check the barrel connection, might be water in the connection.

73 Bill


Keith Dutson wrote:
> I use an inverted V for 75/80 meters.  It hangs from my tower from about 80
> feet and has worked fine using a tuner for the past 6 months.  Last night
> the VSWR went out of sight.  After a while trying different tuner settings,
> it was brought back to flat.  However, as I began to transmit (SSB) the VSWR
> went wild again and I had to settle on listening to the guys on the net.
>
> What problem should I be looking for?  The antenna is an Alpha-Delta DX-80.
> I have had it for about 5 years in various operations, including the past
> two Field Day operations. It is fed with about 90 feet of LMR-400 plus 50
> feet of RG213 connected with a barrel connector.  We have had a lot of
> rainy, cold weather over the past two months and I am wondering if the
> problem may be caused by resistivity in the wire connections at the center
> insulator.
>
> Thanks in advance for your response.
>
> 73, Keith NM5G
>
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