Thanks, Pat, for the vote of confidence.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: Strange Power Readings With LDG TW1
> If you can get a match with the manual tuner, you're gold. Good luck
> and it'll be fine.
> Pat, K9JAUAt 09:18 PM 9/28/2011, you wrote:
>> Bob:
>>
>>But what about running the Ameritron al811H?
>>
>>Would I be setting myself up for trouble there, or should I consider
>>myself
>>to be ok if the Tentech 238A manual tuner tunes it down to a 1 to 1 SWR
>>when
>>I use the amp?
>>
>>I just don't want to risk damaging anything.
>>
>>73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Bob Tinney" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:02 PM
>>Subject: Re: Strange Power Readings With LDG TW1
>>
>>
>> > Tom,
>> >
>> > IF your internal tuner will tune it, go for it. If you have another
>> > external tuner, try that.
>> >
>> > Good Luck!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Bob Tinney, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
>> > Skype, bobtinn
>> > We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its
>> > way
>> > through Congress!
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 8:45 PM
>> > Subject: Re: Strange Power Readings With LDG TW1
>> >
>> >
>> > If the tuner tunes it, I'd run it, if there's a mismatch, the radio
>> > will
>> > role back and most likely, you'll know it.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 8:27 PM
>> > Subject: Strange Power Readings With LDG TW1
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi, folks.
>> >>
>> >> Maybe I ought to go back to basic antennas 101 class, but I just found
>> >> out
>> >> something with my Carolina Windom 160 compact that doesn't quite make
>> >> sense
>> >> to me.
>> >>
>> >> I am testing out the antenna to see if water got back into it after
>> >> the
>> >> week
>> >> of rain we have had here, and I discovered some strange power readings
>> >> with
>> >> my LDG TW1 talking watt meter.
>> >>
>> >> Right now, my Carolina Windom, such as it is, seems to be resonant on
>> >> the
>> >> lower end of 80 meters--right around 3.600 MHZ.
>> >>
>> >> As expected, then, when I go to the upper phone part of the band, say
>> >> around
>> >> 3.976 MHZ, my sWR rises dramatically to a blistering 6.0 to 1.
>> >> (ouch!!!!!!)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Interestingly, though, the auto tuner in the TS590 tunes the antenna,
>> >> which
>> >> was a bit of a surprise to me.
>> >>
>> >> I then took some forward and reflected power readings with my TW1,
>> >> and
>> >> was
>> >> told that the forward power was 102 watts, while my reflected power
>> >> was
>> >> 52
>> >> watts.
>> >>
>> >> Again, this is with the auto-tuner engaged.
>> >>
>> >> Can someone tell me what is going on here?
>> >>
>> >> To be honest, I'm still a bit hesitant to use the Carolina Windom,
>> >> given
>> >> the
>> >> water problems I have had of late.
>> >>
>> >> Would this antenna be safe to use on the top part of 80 meters, since
>> >> the
>> >> auto-tuner clearly tunes it, or am I just kidding myself here.
>> >>
>> >> And, could I safely use this antenna on the upper part of 75 meters
>> >> with
>> >> my
>> >> Tentech 238A manual tuner and Ameritron
>> >> AL811H amplifier?
>> >>
>> >> I guess I'm now a bit gun shy.
>> >>
>> >> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>> >
>
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