Something in the antenna or feedline connection might be arcing.

73,
matt W6NIA

On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:41:06 -0500, you wrote:

>I put up a 40 meter vertical with elevated ground plane today. The swr 
>is 1:1 at the bottom of the band (where I operate). For some reason, 
>after sending a few characters, the KPA 500 suddenly shows high swr and 
>faults. After resetting, the cycle begins again. I have an analog 
>swr/watt meter following the KPA500, and it does not show the swr 
>change. It has also done this on my 80 meter antenna. What is going on?
>
>Bob
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