I put up a 73' dipole antenna between two trees and hooked it up this week. The antenna is above the house and about 20' away. I let the ladder line droop until it was even with the eaves, then ran it along the eave to the balun. From there, I ran the heavy 400 coax down to a surge arrestor attached to a copper grounding bar, then another coax back up to a pass-through in my second floor window, then another length of coax to the Icom IC-7300. This was the wiring plan suggested by someone at Ham Radio Outlet to address my grounding concerns operating from a second floor.
It will probably come as no surprise that the SWR is pegged and the built-in tuner in the 7300 just beeps once and gives up. I tried running the coax from the balun directly to the radio, but the results are the same. I don't know if I'm misinterpreting the radio's SWR meter or if I really have a problem here. Don't want to burn out the transmitter.
Desperate for help. Anyone want to tackle this?
It will probably come as no surprise that the SWR is pegged and the built-in tuner in the 7300 just beeps once and gives up. I tried running the coax from the balun directly to the radio, but the results are the same. I don't know if I'm misinterpreting the radio's SWR meter or if I really have a problem here. Don't want to burn out the transmitter.
Desperate for help. Anyone want to tackle this?
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