[Antennas] Need Advice / help

[R E Lay (W9DMK)]

On Saturday 15 February 2003 14:24, Tom Bates wrote:
> >>Why not turn the auto tuner in the rig off?
>
> Done that...Whirring and grinding stops, but SWR measurement / power
> reduction circuitry still works and reduces output.

Ahah!
Then your story is inconsistent. You originally said that the MFJ gave a 1:1 
SWR on all bands. That is inconsistent with what you are saying now. If the 
MFJ is providing a match, then the SWR sensing on the rig would show a match, 
and that would be the end of it. 

Disable the auto-tuner and use the MFJ to reduce the indicated SWR at the 
transceiver. If that does not work. then the system is impropery 
connected/configured and/or has some terrible RF floating around on the 
station "ground" that is getting into something it shouldn't.

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