[Mobile-Portable] Question about HF mobile

[Earl Needham via Kubuntu]

Brian K. Gaskamp wrote:
> Hello all, I'm new to the list here and also new to HF mobile and I'm 
> having a problem that has me stumped.
> 
> I'm running a Icom 706MKII with a Hustler 40m ant on my truck.
> 
> I can be in front of my house and I get full output on 40m and 
> everything works great...
> 
> I check into a 40m traffic net during my lunch break and my power out is 
> abt 50 watts, and swr is 2.3-1...
> 
> I just stumped and what could be happening and need some advice, 
> suggestions, on what I'm doing wrong...
> 
> Or better yet, what happens to my HF mobile from the time I leave my 
> house and why it acts like it does once I get to work.

	Seems like the 706 is protected from the finals overheating by a 
similar circuit as SWR protection -- is the rig REALLY hot from sittin 
in the car in the sun when this is going on?

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	Earl
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Earl Needham KD5XB
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