[1000mp] Strange bahaviour on 80 meters

Thu, 25 Dec 2003 14:30:25 -0800

Thanks for the reply. Given some of the other things we
have seen, that will probably have an effect, but isn't that
dealing with symptomes rather than the real problem?

cheers, Paul - VA7NT

On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 13:45:07 -0800 [email protected] wrote:
> Has he tried changing the length of the cable between rig and amp?
> 
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> 
> A friend has recently aquired a 1000mp, and in the process of
> setting it up, we discovered that for some reason it has trouble
> driving his Alpha 86 on 80 meters. The internal metering indicates
> a high swr in the cw portion of that band, this resulting in a
> power fold back. The tuner can be used to compensate however, I don't
> think that this is dealing with the problem. Initially we thought
> the problem might be with the input circuit of the 86, but with
> another swr bridge in the line between the rig and the amp, the
> bridge shows a flat swr when the rig "tuned" with the antenna
> tuner. If the problem were with the input circuit one would expect
> the amp input swr to remain constant even though the rig could
> be fooled into full output by using the tuner. I suspect that
> the MP is putting out out of band energy in 80 meters, thus giving
> the poor swr indication. This is further confirmed by placing
> an ICE 80 meter bandpass filter between rig and the amp.
> 
> Other rigs in the shack have no difficulty driving the 86 and
> do not give the same high swr indication.
> 
> Am I on the right track here, or am I missing something?
> 
> Has anyone else encountered this, and if so what must be done
> to fix it?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> cheers, Paul - VA7NT ex VE7CQK - email: [email protected]
> "Those who hear not the music. . . think the dancers mad."
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cheers, Paul - VA7NT ex VE7CQK - email: [email protected]
"Those who hear not the music. . . think the dancers mad."