On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:48:45 -0500, "Tom Childers, N5GE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I just installed a new direct feedline on my 6m Yagi and hooking it up to >Antenna 2. When I tested it I was horrified when I saw infinity SWR on my W1 >power meter. Then I realized the watt meter was not in the 6m feedline and the >rig was happily displaying a 1:1 SWR. > >Hmm, that means there is output on ANT 1 when ANT 2 is selected. I switched >the >ANT 1 connection to a dummy load and the W1 was showing .1 watt output from >ANT1 >with a 1.2:1 SWR. > >Is my Factory rig #806 the only rig with this leakage or is it a known issue? >If >so is there a fix for it? [snip] The issue was corrected this weekend when I replaced the shack to tower feedlines for 6m, 2m and 70cm with LMR600, so the person who suggested it was coming in on the HF feedline was correct. 73, Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety" An excerpt from a letter written in 1755 from the Assembly to the Governor of Pennsylvania. Support the entire Constitution, not just the parts you like. http://www.n5ge.com http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?N5GE _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
