Hi

    This sounds a little strange but you might try cleaning the latter line. 
I have heard that can be an issue with this type of feed line.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: antenna problem


> Hi Tom.
>
> Yes, I think that brushing up the R7 to get the corrosion out of the 
> joints
> could make quite a difference.  It's probably a first step in trying to 
> get
> that antenna going.  As for the antenna tuner in the TS850S, if it is
> anything like the auto tuner in the TS450S and TS690S, it is probably a
> pretty tolerant antenna tuner.  I personally think that the AT450 that is
> used in the two radios that I just mentioned is a real gem, and it
> sometimes even outperforms the MFJ993 tuner that I have.  Keep in mind 
> that
> when trying to debug the G5RV, the ladder line cares a lot more about what
> is around it than coax fed antenna systems do, so try to look and see if
> there are any metal objects near it that could be affecting it.  G5RVs 
> work
> best when they are up in the free and clear, but few of us have that 
> luxury.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 12:54 PM 4/2/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>>Thanks for all six of the responses I have received so far. The Kenwood
>>850 has an internal antenna tuner. It worked fine last year  at Handihams
>>radio camp in Malibu.  That was with a G5RV. The R7 is just like it was
>>when I acquired it from the estate of silent key Bob Larson, except for
>>one joint half way up the mast and the 10 radials at the base. Would
>>polishing up the surface do any good or does rf not care? I couldn't use
>>it San Francisco because my lot was only 22 feet wide, but now I have 75
>>by 300 feet. First I'll try the suggestion from two of youto put the twin
>>lead straight and perpendicular to the long line, but at an angle to the
>>ground. I's new and connects directly to the transmitter. I've used two
>>different coax cables on the R7 with identical results. The ground is
>>fine. I could get the G5RV higher if I could figure out what to use as a
>>non-metallic mast. Any ideas?  Would it be worth buying an external
>>antenna tuner to use instead of the internal a t in the K850?
>>Again, thanks for all the quick help. I don't stay on this list because
>>there is too much traffic for me to add to what else is coming through,
>>but it is great to get back on now and then. I'm always available at
>>[log in to unmask]
>>Tom Karnes K6FUN
>>73
>
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