[1000mp] Driving 3-500Z Amp with Mark V

Tue, 4 May 2004 16:27:10 -0300

My MP-1000 drives my L4B with no problems.  auto tuner is turned off.

press on regardless

73

chet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] Driving 3-500Z Amp with Mark V

> Hello:
>
> Have you tried enabling or disabling the auto tuner?  Seems like an input
SWR problem (?)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: frank60 <[email protected]>
> Sent: May 4, 2004 10:57 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [1000mp] Driving 3-500Z Amp with Mark V
>
> I have a brand new Mark V and I am trying to drive
> a Drake L7 amp and a TL-922A amp but the Mark V
> just shuts down and wont put any power out at all.
>
> I've been driving these two amps with all my other previous
> rigs including the Yaesu 920 with no problems.
> I even put both amps into a 2000 watt dummy load and it
> still wont drive them.     It just drops down to zero output
> power and shuts completely down as I try to drive either
> amp.
>
> My station grounding is via a large copper plate that is used
> as common ground going to a large grounding grid outdoors.
>
> So this appears to be a problem only related to the Mark V.
>
> Has anyone else had a similar problem?
>
> [email protected]
>
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