I don't know that I'd worry too much about it if you sound good and don't 
have much trouble.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: RF grounding continued


>    John:
>
> I have't gotten any complaints of RFI here so far, and my signal coming
> through the monitor sounds good to me.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 8:05 AM
> Subject: Re: RF grounding continued
>
>
> Have you heard any complaints of RF feedback when you're talking? or hear 
> it
> on the monitor if that radio has it?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 9:59 AM
> Subject: Re: RF grounding continued
>
>
>>    Howard:
>>
>> I don't have a dummy load here, but the problem does not exist at all 
>> when
>> no power is applied.
>>
>> I just tried it quickly here with 50 watts, and again, no volume control
>> problem.
>>
>> It seems to be a problem when I get up to 100 watts with the TS480.
>>
>> SWR is 1 point 4 to 1 here on 40 meters where I am doing the testing.
>>
>> Have to get to work now, but can do some more troubleshooting maybe
>> tonight.
>>
>> Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: RF grounding continued
>>
>>
>> Tom, maybe, but maybe it's a problem with the volume control.  Does the
>> problem go away if you use a dummy load?