Re: [TenTec] 238 Tuner Died

[Stuart Rohre <rohre@arlut.utexas.edu>]

Very likely the Tuner was hooked up to the antennas and endured a build 
up of wind or snow static charges, which took out the diodes that sense 
SWR.  Check those for shorts or opens first.  Is the antenna(s) coated 
in ice?  You sure the antennas are intact at the feedpoints?  (In high 
winds, we often lose the club G5RV connection to one side or the other.)
The weight of the cable choke ferrite is just too much for the flat top 
in wind storms.
Good Luck, usually that is all that has happened unless you have some RF 
amplifier for the SWR/ tuner logic circuits.
-Stuart Rohre
Happy Thanksgiving to All!