Depending on your antenna, the answer can be as simple as ground moisture. Would need more detail about your antenna to speculate farther. 73, Guy.
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:12 PM, Kate Hutton <katehut...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am often on the same frequency daily - 3.575 MHz, but the ATU does not > give me exactly the same answer every night. On my wire antenna it always > starts at 5.8:1 to 6.1:1 and ends up at 1.8:1 or 1.7:1. But sometimes, it > gives me 1.0:1. The power shown on the display when transmitting always > seems to be more or less what I set it for. What is causing this > inconsistency & is it a problem? > > Thanks, > 73 Kate K6HTN > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html