What kind of antenna?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: Coax Brade Breaks


> Hi
>     Well, I am not sure of the efficiency factor but the power level on 
> the
> watt meter jumped and the SWR dropped. So, I wonder if I concentrated on
> building an efficient ground system for the antenna, if this is a work 
> able
> system for the long term?
>
> God bless,
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Coax Brade Breaks
>
>
>> probably either A, the soldering job wasn't all that good, the connection
>> at
>> the antenna is broke, or it finds your ground a better substitute for the
>> shield side of the antenna.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:18 PM
>> Subject: Coax Brade Breaks
>>
>>
>>> Hi
>>>     Some where years ago I heard about bead breaks in the ground braid =
>>> of coax. It had some thing to do with reducing RFI.=20
>>>     Jumping to the present, I was getting a 3 to 1 SWR on my HF =
>>> antenna. So, just for kicks I attached only the center conductor of the 
>>> =
>>> coax to the center pin of a PL259. I made sure the coax braid did not =
>>> touch the shield of the PL259. I ran a SWR check and found my SWR was =
>>> now at 1.7 to 1. My question is what happened? Why did this appear to =
>>> have such a wonderful affect on my antenna system?
>>>
>>> God bless,
>>> Mark
>>>
>>
>