[Mobile-Portable] KA5BKG's Question about HF mobile

[David S McCallum]

Hi Mac, Mac #2 here,,,I wonder what he's getting out for power in key
down position?. A lot of rigs from reading emails on this reflector and
Kenwood and Icom reflectors show about 70w in SSB, ie, all the questions
about the new ts 480sat when it came out. I too had not kept his original
email so missed a lot of his questions. Has anyone suggested that he try
it on a base antenna or is he just running Mobile......I bet he's ok,
heck throw the radio this away hahaha. Hope your doing well Mac, Mac#2

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:35:49 -0500 "D C *Mac* Macdonald"
<k2gkk at hotmail.com> writes:
> Select SWR on the menu of your 706.  See what
> that reads when you whistle into the mike on SSB.
> I'll bet you have considerable reflected power and
> the rig is reducing input power to prevent damage.
> 
> I know that at least one reply to your message has
> stated that MFJ analyzers tend to have peculiarities.
> Personally, I have not found the things to be worth
> a flip.  A Bird or other high quality Wattmeter is the
> only way to see if you are truly loading into a "flat"
> antenna system.
> 
> Internal SWR metering can also be suspect.
> 
> 
> 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
> Oklahoma City, OK
> 
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Brian K. Gaskamp" <ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net>
> Reply-To: Mobile-Portable Reflector 
> <mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net>
> To: "Mobile-Portable Reflector" <mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Mobile-Portable] Question about HF mobile
> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:14:30 -0500
> 
> Ok all I have another question abt my HF mobile setup.
> 
> I'm about to run out of ideas.
> 
> I put a MFJ-269 analyzer on my 40m Hustler antenna the other day, 
> the 
> analyzer shows 1.1:1 at 7277, flat SWR but yet I go to transmit and 
> might be 
> getting 70 watts PEP out.
> 
> If I had known HF was this tricky, never would have even attempted 
> to try.
> 
> I'm open to suggestions, cause its got me baffled.
> 
> If I don't get it going with lower SWR, there will soon be a 706MKII 
> up for 
> sale and I'll give up on my idea of HF mobile.
> 
> 73,
> Brian
> 
> 
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David S. McCallum, USAF RET. CMSGT. (W7SAC)