--- In [email protected], "Eric Lemmon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Lemme see... Doesn't the TLE amplifier have an internal circulator
and dummy
> load?
Not that I can see. I could be wrong.
If this PA was pumping 100 watts into an antenna system that was a
> very poor match due to water intrusion, I'd expect that the
circulator was
> putting a lot of power into the load- which may now be a crispy
critter.
The wet antenna never did show a high SWR, I suspect it failed
in "dummy-load" mode. I expect to open it up and find fried
components. The internal construction of the comet GP-9 is pretty
dissapointing.
> It and/or the circulator may have damage, and may be causing the
smell.
I'm pretty sure I don't have one, unless it's well hidden.
> I am also really leery of that Comet diplexer- never felt good
about using such devices at a remote site.
It's not all that remote, it's just a pita for me to get to.
And, there's no choice, if we want to do VHF and UHF, we have to do
it through one antenna. So..
> This is a real head-scratcher! Please share your epilogue with the
list, when you get there...
I will. I'm hoping that whatever is damaged is something that I can
repair/replace.
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