Hi, folks.

Well, I got my TW1 back from LDG, and they indeed did fix the volume control 
with no charge.

I thanked them sincerely for doing this, and told them that we blind hams 
all appreciate a commitment to service like that.

Anyway, I was doing some antenna testing tonight, and noticed something a 
bit strange with my Carolina Windom 160 compact antenna.

Tonight's  SWR readings seem to be reasonably in line with what I would 
expect on all bands, except for 40 meters.  On 40 meters, they used to be 
around 1.4 to 1 at the bottom of the band, and about 4.7 to 1 at the top. 
Now, they range from around 2.5 to 1 at the bottom of the band, to about 7.3 
to 1 at the top of the band.

Fortunately, I have my Alpha Delta DXCC antenna, which tends to do better on 
40 meters anyway, but the change in 40-meter SWR's for the Windom concerns 
me a bit.

Maybe it has something to do with more leaves on the trees than there were 
in the Winter when I took my original readings, but I'm hoping I'm not 
starting with my moisture problem again.

We have had a lot of rain here over the past few weeks, and have had very 
little opportunity for things to dry out.

I have tested all coax jumpers for continuity and tightness, and all looks 
good.

Anyway, I'd be interested in any thoughts that anyone has regarding what 
might be going on here.

Again, I want to emphasize that the antenna still looks reasonably good on 
most other bands and frequencies.

Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ