I’ve had other problems with this antenna when the 17m traps broke down about three years ago.
Looking back at my station notes, I’m wrong. It wasn’t RG-313, it was RG-303. Sorry for the error. This is a small diameter (0.170”) coax with a solid teflon dielectric. > On Oct 14, 2020, at 1:17 PM, j...@kk9a.com wrote: > > AA4LR is using #43 ferrite beads on RG-313 coax. I am not sure what RG-313 is > however there should be no ohm meter short unless he is using a hairpin > match. Perhaps there is a flaky connection somewhere in his system. I had a > lot of RF feedback problems with my K3S when using a corroded station in the > Caribbean but no current warnings. > > John KK9A > > > > Alan - G4GNX wrote: > > > I presume that you disconnected the feeder from the balun when you did > the DC Ohms test? If not, there is something wrong because you should > see almost a dead (DC) short through the primary of the balun. > > I must admit I put off replacing my antenna until I was forced to. Might > be the way to go. :-) > > 73, > > Alan. G4GNX > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to aa...@arrl.net Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
