[50mhz] High SWR on a 4-element beam

[Cecil]

What caused the rotor cable failure?

If it was lightning related that could be the cause of the antenna failure as well.

Could be a damaged matching device on the antenna....or damaged feedline.

Hard to know without more info.

Cecil
K5DL

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> On Mar 22, 2015, at 6:55 PM, "Ray Brown" <kb0stn at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> I finally got around to replacing my rotor cable on my 4-element beam, so that I can start playing around again on 6m. To be honest, I don't remember which brand or model it is. Anyway, I was trying it out on
> just low power and according to my cross-hair meter,  I was getting
> a very high SWR at 50.125. So I get my MFJ analyzer out and sweep it,
> and I have nearly perfect SWR at 46 and 60 MHz, but very high elsewhere
> on the band. The antenna looks okay, the rods are all in place and straight.
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> 
>               Ray, KB0STN
> 
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