[1000mp] MkV front end problem

[Paul Erickson]

This last weekend at the multi/2 operation where I contest, it looks 
like we blew the front end in my MkV. I was not in the shack when it 
happened, so don't know exactly what happened to cause the failure.

Symptoms:

While you can hear receiver noise, and changing the filters seems to 
affect things.

No signals can be heard. Connecting/disconnecting antennas on any of the 
ports, including the rec antenna port causes no difference in heard 
noise level.

I thought initially that it might be the TR relay, because occasionally 
when transmitting there would be a "high swr" indication, and the power 
would fold back. While the TR relay may be part of the problem, the lack 
of signal through the rec antenna port causes me to suspect there is 
probably something more wrong.

Anyone else encounter similar issues? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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cheers, Paul - VA7NT - email: va7nt at telus.net

"Those who hear not the music, think the dancers mad."