[K3PZN-List] subject storms last night

[Ray Wright]

from doublet to mfj tuner (fried) from tuner to alpha delta coax switch
surge protector which was set to common.  to a rf protector to the radio.


On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 12:48 AM, Peter Morton <mortonph at comcast.net> wrote:

> So, what was the doublet connected to?  Ground, or a radio, or nothing?
>
> Last year you and Keri used my FT-DX3000 on 20 meter SSB.  The phase noise
> of the radio when transmitting jammed the 20 meter CW station.  The
> antennas of the two stations were too close to each other.  So, this year
> it is important to keep the two antennas well separated and oriented 90 deg
> to each other to minimize the problem.  The K3 has less transmitter phase
> noise than the FT-DX3000.
>
> -Pete, W3GVX
>
>
> On 6/20/2014 8:53 PM, Ray Wright wrote:
>
>> Hi Pete
>>
>> so both radios were hooked up to two separate alinco power supplies which
>> were also hooked up to two other radios.   Just now we think we have found
>> out where the surge came from the doublet up at 100 ft shows signs of a
>> hit
>> of some sort wires are melted.  still have good swr's on the antenna
>>  But
>> yeah Pete didnt we have the k3 in the RV last year?
>>
>> ray
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 10:02 AM, Peter Morton <mortonph at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Ray-
>>>
>>> I'm curious about your FT-897 failures.  Were you using an external DC
>>> supply or were you using the optional Yaesu supply that mounts in the
>>> battery compartment (at least partially in the battery compartment).
>>>
>>> I will be in Texas over FD weekend.  You are welcome to use my K3/P3 rig.
>>>   I'd offer you the FT-DX3000 but it had co-band interference issues at
>>> last
>>> year's FD.  The laptop I provided last year is on the fritz, so you'd
>>> have
>>> to find another computer to run N1MM.
>>>
>>> -Pete, W3GVX
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/19/2014 7:09 PM, Ray Wright wrote:
>>>
>>>  The storms last night took out both of my yasue 897s so I will have
>>>> nothing
>>>> for FD gang.  they were hooked up to anything but the power supply that
>>>> was
>>>> hooked up to a surge protected circuit.  Heres the kicker the 2m rig and
>>>> old yasue 840 good to still up and running.
>>>>
>>>> ray kb3vwk sniff sniff
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