[ICOM] Icom PW-1 Failures - How To

[Fern Rivard]

I suspect that it simply has something to do with your particular lenght 
of feedline.  Probably adding something like 20 ft or so of coaxial line 
between the exciter and the linear may cure that problem.
Fern


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce J. Howes" <bhowes at suscom-maine.net>
To: "'ICOM Reflector'" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:02 PM
Subject: RE: [ICOM] Icom PW-1 Failures - How To


> 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
>
> -----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
>
> That must be quite a load.  What are you running for an exciter and 
> antenna?
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----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
>
> 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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