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Chuck, KE9UW Sent from my iPad On Aug 22, 2012, at 3:54 PM, "ab2tc" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Something is not right here. VSWR is not supposed to vary up and down a coax > a few feet in length, particularly not on low frequencies as 80 and 160m. 8' > or 96" is less than 1/10 of a wavelength on 80m. Is this happening with amp > operating into a dummy load? If it is, something is wrong with the > instrumentation, if not, the real problem is RF in the shack. > > AB2TC - Knut > > > W2RU - Bud Hippisley wrote >> >> On Aug 22, 2012, at 1:01 PM, Jim Brown <jim@> wrote: >> >>> You >>> might try engaging the auto tuner in the K3 if you have one. >> >> Be aware that both the Alpha 87A and 99 manuals tell you "NEVER use an >> automatic antenna tuner into or through the [87A or 99]. This will cause >> damage to the Input Wattmeter & Input Relay." >> >> It's largely because of this prohibition that I don't even have a KAT3 in >> my K3. >> >> Bud, W2RU >> ______________________________________________________________ >> > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-and-Alpha-87A-SWR-tp7561478p7561493.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
