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Old January 5th 06, 01:25 PM posted to rec.radio.cb
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Default Antron 99 SWR problems - weird set up

On 4 Jan 2006 13:59:49 -0800, "Jim Bradley"
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+is DC ground the same as earth ground?
+


essentially yes

james
+if everything checks out (I am going to check the coax and antenna
+tomorrow) to be OK what would be my next step...
+
+Jim
+
+Dungeon Master wrote:
+ Hello Jim,
+
+ The A99 should have a good DC ground reference. It's sounding like the
+ internal parts were fried. The only time I have seen this is with high
+ power being fed into the A99. Go through the system. Check your coax
+ and connections. You may have a short in one of them. Disconnect the
+ coax from the antenna. use an ohm meter to measure from center to
+ shield of connector. This must read infnity. measure from center to
+ center and then shield to shield. In both cases it should be less than
+ 1.5 ohms. When you connect the coax back onto the antenna, you should
+ have around 2-3 ohms through the antenna.
+ I hope this helps....
+
+ Dungeon Master




 
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