Ken wrote:
Am I radiating almost everything the radio is putting out? Or could I
still be having big losses in the tuner? How can I test it?

Put the forward/reflected power meter on the output of the tuner. Then
calculate the losses in the feedline.
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On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 14:43:16 -0500, W5DXP
wrote:
Put the forward/reflected power meter on the output of the tuner. Then
calculate the losses in the feedline.

I am not sure how to do this test.

The tuner has a 4:1 balun built in. Losses could certainly be in the
balun.

The coax terminators on the tuner do not use the balun. A separate
SWR meter will have coax terminators, requiring the use of a
standalone 4:1 balun after the meter, into the twinlead.

This will test tuner losses, but not losses in the balun.

I guess my follow-up question is, How do I test for forward/reflected
power in a twinlead feedline?

I have an RF probe; can that be used somehow?

Ken KC2JDY

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