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Butch,
You might want to double check to be sure you were sent the correct
antenna. It sounds like you ended up with a significant mismatch and high
SWR. I suspect if you are not careful, you will damage the final circuit in
that little transmitter.
Ron, K8HSY
At 06:54 PM 12/10/2012 -0800, you wrote:
>Concerning fm transmitters. I tried the antenna, and I'm not impressed.
>It is an el bow b n c with a loaded duck on it. I got a preggy hot rf
>burn off of the metal part below the duck. Also after being on a couple
>hours, the coil was warm to the touch, so power lost there. I'm going to
>figure out how to build some kind of outside antenna.
>
>73
>Butch
>WA0VJR
>Node 3148
>Wallace, ks.
>
Dr. Ronald E. Milliman, retired Professor Western Kentucky University
Chair, American Council of the Blind Public Relations Committee
Monthly Monetary Support Program (MMS) Committee
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