"W4RXN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Check the 160 xtal and wiggle the xtal switch... 73 Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:31 PM Subject: [drakelist] T-4XC output on 160 Meters fades...
> > Doug Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Here's an odd one.. > > I just flipped on the rig and tuned up on 160. Everything went well, > and I tuned up to 100 watts out as I normally do. Then, while waiting > for the 3-500s to warm up I switched in the antenna to touch up the > antenna coupler. And, as I was sending a string of dits the output > faded to near zero watts. > > I shifted to 80 meters and tuned up -- 100 watts out, no problem. Back > to 160. No power output... > > Turned the rig off and came back 15 minutes later and tried again. I > warmed up the T-4XC for a minute, hit the key and had 100 watts out on > 160. So, I let it sit for 5 minutes and tried again -- no power out. > > It *seems* like as the rig warms up the power fades to zero (on 160 > only). All other bands are fine. > > Any ideas? > > 73, > -Doug, W7KF > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body > Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message > Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------
