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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
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>
>> 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
>>
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