Mike,

If you get a 30:1 SWR from your dummy load at the end of the coax, you've 
definitely got a problem somewhere in that coax.  A dummy load should always 
give you a 1:1 SWR because it's nothing more than a simple resistive load. 
Your tuner shouldn't even be in the path when you're working with a dummy 
load.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Ryan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2014 23:02
Subject: 75m issue


> Hi all:
>
> On the one hand I got my buddy researching my antenna to death and coming
> up with a theory that my antenna shouldn't have the Unun balun because 
> it's
> not a 4/1 which is what I'm supposed to have.
> Tom assures me that the way I have my antenna set up is just fine and it's
> the coax. Tom suggested I place a dummy load at the end of my coax and I
> should have a flat or very low SWR. If it was high then it was definitely
> the coax. I did just that and the SWR was 30/1 but was able to be tuned to
> flat and held.
> My buddy put my tuner on his wire antenna with 1kw through it with no
> issues.
> Omg the trials. I don't know who to believe.
>
> 73:
> Mike VO1AX
>