[ICOM] Icom PW-1 Failures - How To

[Tony Hwang]

Bruce J. Howes wrote:

>Icom 765 and resonant 160 meter dipole.
>
>Something is not right about the nature of this failure, even if it did have
>a mismatch it should not repeatly damage the resistor.
>
>Seems the fault occurs when the rig tuner, not the PW-1's tuner is used.
>
>Bruce W1UJR 
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
>Behalf Of Mike Mellinger WA0SXV
>Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 9:07 PM
>To: 'ICOM Reflector'
>Subject: RE: [ICOM] Icom PW-1 Failures - How To
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>That must be quite a load.  What are you running for an exciter and antenna?
>
>Mike
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
>Behalf Of Bruce J. Howes
>Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 19:31
>To: icom at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [ICOM] Icom PW-1 Failures - How To
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>Guess you just can not use the rig's internal antenna tuner with the PW-1.
>Zorched the SWR resistor again, R7.
> 
>Poor design.
> 
>73 Bruce W1UJR
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Hmmm,
How did you check the resonace of the dipole? Noise bridge? Dip meter?
At it's height or at lower level? What will the internal tuner of 765 
accomplish?
I am puzzled!
73,
Tony, VE6CGX