Recent content by rbig

I think meters all right. It moves a bit on occasions. Just a slight upward blip. I can still use the tuner OK by minimizing reflected power, can't I?

Not the meter. I think 1N34A is bad. Would ya believer it? Radio Shack does not show a 1N34A !!!!! Is there anything close to it that would work OK I might find at Rat Shack???

I've got an MFJ-949E. It's an older antenna tuner. Sat in the closet for years. Got it out the other day and trying to get it to work on. The reflected power can certainly be minimized. Seems to tune good. Problem is that there is no forward power. This is one of those small...

They work fine without batteries!!! I got the fuse in the plug, and has one more blow on me. Reversal of polity on the gadget that plugs into the end of it. Got that one turned right, and BINGO: good results!

I think I may have found the problem. I took a VOM out to the car this evening. It's not getting 12vdc at the plug end of the extension. Did basic troubleshooting. The thing that plugs into a cigarette lighter had a blown fuse. I suspect tomorrow when I replace that, we'll have...

I've done that. No workee. Thing is, there may be other factors at work, inside and outside the cases. I'll post model nos later tonite. I'll take a measurement device and see if it's actually 12vdc getting to the radios.

Got a couple of older, but still quite nice radio's. They're the things that are hand held. They have 8 batteries, and rubber ducky antennas. Channel changers. I have a power cord which plugs into 12vdc. Big question is whether they are designed to run off of 12vdc straight...