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If your coax line was an odd multiple of a half-wavelength for the testing frequency you would have seen 3:1 at both ends.
Changing coax length can never change SWR at the antenna but it can make the SWR meter give false readings. SWR can only be changed at the antenna.
This is the main...
I really enjoy reading your postings Justin good/bad/indifferent and you can always hit me up on email with any ideas you might have as I'm a pretty open minded person. So send me that rant via email when you have time. :)
-Ray
Ray@GalaxyRadios.com
I bet he doesn't and bet you're just reposting what you've read. He should see a flat match with the Dial A Watt button out and about 1.3:1 with the button in. I have tested several off the assembly line and can tell you without doubt that you will not ever see 2:1 input swr on any TS unit with...
Pressing in the Dial A Watt button also inserts a 75 ohm 4 watt metel oxide resistor "pad" for protecting the variable power pot.
This accounts for your drop in power when the Dial A Watt button is depressed.
Also your power readings are right on the money.
-Ray
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If one picture is worth a thousand words then looking at the two waveforms on the scope says it all.
Techs like NorthStar, nomadradio and FL Native should be all over that.....
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