Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Sat, 12 Jul 2014 12:28:03 -0600 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
Ron:
is this brand new coax, or is it some donated used coax?
73
Colin, V A6BKX
--------------------------------------------------
From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 3:50 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: More about Ron's Problem
> When Ron referenced what I had suggested that he check, I realized the
> message went only to him. Since this type of frustration could easily
> happen to any of us, I am posting that same message to the list.
>
> My subject line to Ron was "Before you cut the connector off the loop."
>
>
> Disconnect the ballun first, then check the connectors for shorts.
>
> If the ballun is one of those that is wire wound through some toroids,
> the ballun itself will show a short, even when the coax itself is okay.
> I learned that when working with the W2AU balluns long ago.
>
> My guess is that one of the PL259's is shorted. Of course, it probably
> won't be the first one you cut off, so be ready to replace both of them..
>
> As for the vertical, I thought of another possible problem. Some of the
> slip together fiberglass tube verticals need to have their connecting
> contact points re-soldered to the wire and capacitors that are inside
> the various sections of the antenna.
>
> Some of us around here have encountered that situation with the Tram
> antennas.
>
> Either way, you will still need to take the thing down to get to the
> problem.
>
> --
> Mike Duke, K5XU
|
|
|