[Boatanchors] Cushcraft R7000 repair question

jeremy-ca km1h at jeremy.mv.com
Sun Aug 12 09:16:16 EDT 2007


Check the toroid and capacitors in the matching box. They are known to blow 
from high RF as well as lightning.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yong Surk Lee/HL1FB" <yonglee at yonsei.ac.kr>
To: "Boatanchors Reflector" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; 
<antennas at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 6:01 AM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Cushcraft R7000 repair question


>  I have been using a Cushcraft R7000 for the last 5 years with excellent 
> results.
> But recently it started to show very high SWR on all bands. I checked the 
> cable and found it was
> not the cable problem. Maybe lightening or bad contact  due to corrosion?
> Anybody has similar experience?
> de HL1FB


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