Maybe it's a common jumper that's bad? Might be easier to fix.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 9:10 PM
Subject: I think the antenna gods are out to get me!


> Hi, all.
>
> Well, I wanted to do a little of the 10-meter contest myself today, plus
> check into the Cross-country blind ops net, but, alas, my Alpha Delta DXCC
> antenna was acting flaky once again.  After working real well, with a 1.5 
> to
> 1 SWR on 14.258 last week, I checked today, and my SWR was a whopping 5.6 
> to
> 1.  And, my SWR on 10 meters wasn't much better.
>
>
> We have had a major winter storm here in Michigan, and I don't know if the
> snow and wind did something, but I didn't want to risk damaging anything 
> by
> trying to get on the air.
>
> My Carolina Windom 160 Compact is also up in the air, but giving me 
> problems
> too with SWR's that are not very good.
>
>
>
> So, maybe after giving and grading final exams this week, I can get out
> there next week-end and figure out what in the heck is going on.
>
> I hope the cross-country blind ops net went well today.  I heard a little
> activity on 14.258 around 21:30 Z, but it didn't seem like any of our 
> folks.
>
> Anyway, I'll keep everyone posted on my antenna woes, and hopefully get
> things working again in one form or another real soon.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ in cold and snowy Big Rapids, MI