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An external instrument will tell you very little and the cheapest
inline instrument that would be useful (a SWR meter) is going to
cost at least $50 to buy, which is getting close to the $100 shop
fee without having done anything.
. . .
Jim Pennino
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Jim,
Thanks. So, do what I can to improve the integrity of the most obvious/easily fixed failure points external to the radio. An SWR can be used to see if what I'm doing is improving things, at least as far as the antenna, then it's just a check of the physical condition of that piece. Seems simple enough.
Of course the SWR won't tel me anything about the integrity of the signal itself (am on on frequency, is it spilling over, am I overmodulating, etc).
Can I learn anything by checking the cable's (cable and connector's) resistance? It's 50 ohm cable and about 12 feet long.
Again, I appreciate your patience and support.
Mark
January 10th 15, 12:37 AM
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