Yeah:  I'm going to look at that possibility.

The other thing I will do is take the SWR directly from the main antenna 
lead, but it was too windy and snowy yesterday to do that comfortably.

If it is the main antenna feedline, I'll be really upset too, because it is 
a brand new 50-foot piece of RG8X coax that I just bought.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

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From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: I think the antenna gods are out to get me!


Maybe it's a common jumper that's bad? Might be easier to fix.
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From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
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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