[ADXA] Are you READY???

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

OK, my advice to you, other than to start drinking heavily (Sorry, 
Animal House throwback) is to park your antenna at 75 degrees for now 
and if all is good do NOT turn it!!!

Yea sounds like a rotor loop issue.

ZN

On 2022-10-03 13:21, WB5JJJ wrote:

> OK, I need both of these DXCC like almost everybody else.  I just hope 
> my antenna problem does not pop up again at the wrong time.  Keep 
> reading.
> 
> So, I had an anomaly with my antenna a couple mornings ago.  I fired 
> everything up and my SWR was maxed out on the Mosley (20m-10m).  The 
> separate m2 6m beam and 5-EFHW's were all fine, so that eliminated the 
> switcher.
> 
> Used my Rig Expert to check cables, auto antenna switcher and all.  
> Everything checked out EXCEPT for the coax going from the switcher up 
> the tower to the antenna, its SWR was off scale.  Went out and looked 
> things over from the ground and saw nothing suspicious.  Came back in 
> and rotated the antenna for a better look, took zoomed in pictures with 
> my Nikon and everything looked good for a 10+ year old installation.  
> Just one end of coax hold down tape flapping in the breeze, but it's 
> been doing that since almost the original installation in 2012.
> 
> I did another check of the coax to antenna coax run and it was back to 
> normal, just by rotating the antenna.  Hit the power to it and the SWR 
> was as expected.  Now, I'm really frustrated as I may have a break in 
> the rotating loop part of the cable as it's a single piece of RG-8 with 
> no splices or mid connectors between shack and antenna.  The other spot 
> might be the crimped/soldered ring terminals on the coax to antenna 
> points might be loose or corroded.  But why would rotating the antenna 
> change their contact to the antenna?  Everything in that area is taped 
> to the boom.
> 
> I am getting things together to make an RG-213 section from just below 
> the rotor where it will connect to a home run LMR-400 from a pair of 
> unused loop antennae down to the shack.  From there it's just a short 
> run up the mast to the Mosley boom, then through a big choke coil and 
> out to the connection points.  I will need a bucket truck or man lift 
> in the near future to make this change out.  BTW, has anyone got about 
> 25' of new (or like new) RG-213 hanging around they would be willing to 
> part with?
> 
> For the time being, all is back to normal, but I know I'm on borrowed 
> time.  I'm open to any other ideas from the brain trust on here.
> 
> 73's
> 
> George - WB5JJJ
> HoIP - 100105
> HH - 4969
> 
> On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 1:15 PM Rory Bowers <k6cks01 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I think I am going to be home for this one.  Woo Hoo.
> Thanks Joel!
> Rory, K5CKS
> 
> On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 1:07 PM <w5zn at w5zn.org> wrote:
> 
> Two BIG ONES are about to fire up, D60AE Comoros Islands on October 5 
> and TY0RU Benin on October 14.
> 
> ARE YOU READY???? (TO GET IN THERE AND WORK 'EM)????
> 
> If not, the clock is ticking!!!!
> 
> 73 Joel W5ZN
> 
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