Something is certainly wrong.   Check the resistance of the dummy load.   It should be close to 50 ohms if that is the type of coax you have.     Check the coax connector connections that properly connected center pin to center pin and shield to shiel and no leakage between the center and shield into the meg-ohm range.  I wouldn't worry about the antenna until you get this fixed.   
Wayne   
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike Ryan 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2014 10:02 PM
  Subject: 75m issue


  Hi all:

  On the one hand I got my buddy researching my antenna to death and coming
  up with a theory that my antenna shouldn't have the Unun balun because it's
  not a 4/1 which is what I'm supposed to have.
  Tom assures me that the way I have my antenna set up is just fine and it's
  the coax. Tom suggested I place a dummy load at the end of my coax and I
  should have a flat or very low SWR. If it was high then it was definitely
  the coax. I did just that and the SWR was 30/1 but was able to be tuned to
  flat and held.
  My buddy put my tuner on his wire antenna with 1kw through it with no
  issues.
  Omg the trials. I don't know who to believe.

  73:
  Mike VO1AX