Try taking one of the antennas off the tuner and feeding it directly to the 
rig, probably your G5RV.

You might need to use the rig's built-in ant tuner.  See if you hear 
anything and get a match.  I'm wondering if something in the tuner arced 
over.

Steve, K8SP
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: antennas out of service


> John, using your suggestion I replaced the jumper with an almost brand new
> one no joy.
> I don't have an antenna switch.
> The tuner has a button on it to switch from one antenna to the other.
> I put the continuity meter on the loop coax there is a short somewhere
> either on the short piece of coax or the ladder line.
> I sure can't climb that tower due to medical restrictions.
> I am glad you are coming up with some suggestions.
> Thanks very much John.
>
>
> Junior Lolley KG4itd
> Liberty County E. C.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 5:39 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: antennas out of service
>
> It must be a jumper, or antenna switch if you have that, unless somehow 
> both
>
> antennas came down, but if they're still up, it's got to be something 
> close
> to the radio I'd think, make sure to check everything, jumper from the 
> radio
>
> to the tuner, everything. The radio's just rolling back on power like a 
> bad
> SWR? that's almost got to be something inside that both use, jumpers,
> something with the tuner, maybe a bad connection, something.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 5:21 PM
> Subject: Re: antennas out of service
>
>
>> John, thanks for the idea but each antenna has a separate coax for it.
>> I will try another jumper.
>> Any ideas is appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Junior Lolley KG4itd
>> Liberty County E. C.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of John Miller
>> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 5:18 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: antennas out of service
>>
>> Wow, both of them? sounds like a bad jumper or some coax that's common to
>> the 2 antennas.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 5:12 PM
>> Subject: antennas out of service
>>
>>
>>>I don't know what happened yet but both the loop and the g5rv are not
>>> working.
>>> I disconnected them last night because of the possibility of bad 
>>> weather.
>>> I hooked them up this morning no joy.
>>> Every time I try to tune either antenna the 706 mark II g goes into
>>> shutdown.
>>> I will catch you when and if I get them working again.
>>> 73 to all.
>>>
>>>
>>> Junior Lolley KG4itd
>>> Liberty County E. C.