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Re: [TowerTalk] SB220 changing SWR in bypass

To: towertalk@contesting.com, Jim <jimw7ry@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] SB220 changing SWR in bypass
From: Bob K6UJ <k6uj@pacbell.net>
Reply-to: Bob K6UJ <k6uj@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 20:07:31 +0000 (UTC)
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 I bet it is the T/R relay or a poor connection somewhere in the relay lines.  
Try a temporary jumper across the relay contacts and see if it clears up.  I 
had a similar problem with my Alpha vacuum relay and discovered there was a 
flaky solder connection to the relay.  

BobK6UJ
    On Wednesday, December 26, 2018, 9:09:36 AM PST, Jim <jimw7ry@gmail.com> 
wrote:  
 
 Intermittent dirty relay? Lightning or static damaged the T/R relay? Is 
there a cap to ground (30-40 pF) that has shorted or changed value.

The cap is used to cancel out the inductive reactance in the T-R circuit 
on 15-6 meters. 6 meters in your amplifier.




Thanks
73
Jim W7RY

On 12/26/2018 9:53 AM, Dick NY1E wrote:
> When I arrived back in Florida for the winter, first thing I did was stack my 
> 6 M beams. When I go to operate I find my 1.1:1 match had moved to 51.8 Mhz. 
> after fooling around with the antennas I eventually went back to the original 
> single and the SWR was still at 51.8. It turns out the amplifier is causing 
> it (in bypass mode) I remove the SB-220 (converted to 6M only) and the 1.1:1 
> is at 50.1 again. Any ideas what could move my resonant point 1.7 Mhz?. It 
> was fine when I left in the spring....de Dick NY1E
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