After a storm with winds the other day, I went out to check my Eastern beverage. I found a few brambles blown over on it, but otherwise it was fine. I have found the past few months the gain is down and maybe the directivity is off a bit too. I checked my matching transformer and the connections did not look too good. So I took an ohm meter and I found continuity between the two sections. I was not getting much, but still some crossover. My first thought was the coax, but in disconnecting the coax, I found it is fine. No resistance between the braid and the hot lead. But there was resistance between the to sections of the matching transformer. I always have a spare made up just in case. I found some bugs got in and made a nest and the connections were not great, so I replaced the matching transformer and I must have gained 5-10 DB, per the R8 S Meter. The directivity is much better too. So it pays to check your antenna connections especially in a wet swampy area like this. Even using a sealed box, things can happen.
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