On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:07:18 -0600, "Ken Bessler"
wrote:

"W9DMK (Robert Lay)" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:53:07 -0600, "Ken Bessler"
wrote:

Dear Ken,

Are you saying that you have a separate SWR meter, external to the rig
and that you are using this instead of the rig's internal SWR meter?
Is their no internal autotuner or outboard manual tuner involved?



Bob, W9DMK, Dahlgren, VA

I'm using a seperate SWR/Power meter. Both rigs, old and new,
had no internal tuner and used my MFJ-864. The FT-857D has
a SWR meter but it's not calibrated or even marked. So, I use a
seperate, dedicated & calibrated meter. I'm using a MFJ 941C
tuner but all my measurements have been with the tuner in bypass
mode, going direct to the antennas.

Dear Ken,

Then I'm going to suggest that which was my first thought - something
has probably been damaged by lightning, and it will probably require
that you take everything down and examine it inch by inch to find what
has happened. Be especially observent over the entire length of coax
for any sign of a burn.

I have had several strikes over the years that have caused varying
amounts of damage. Often, it is just a small burn through from the
inner conductor to the shield that leaves a lump of charred dielectric
at the point where it left the feed line and found some shorter path
to ground.


Bob, W9DMK, Dahlgren, VA
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