Carl Built

[TimmyTheTorch]

Sounds like the input tune is going/has gone to crap

Are you thinking this because of the SWR issue (that may have been resolved by removing the lightning arrestor temporarily) or because of the new reports of the SSB modulation starting to get choppy/crackly despite no changes to any of the hardware or setup?

 

[dave457]

Try putting a small tuner between amp and radio to get a flat match

 

[144inBama]

Are you thinking this because of the SWR issue (that may have been resolved by removing the lightning arrestor temporarily) or because of the new reports of the SSB modulation starting to get choppy/crackly despite no changes to any of the hardware or setup?

How are the watts? Have you noticed a drop? I'm thinking that because of both issues. Why is there ferrite on the coax? That's going to cause issues because it's going to attempt to "trap" your signal. I'd be willing to bet the ferrite gets hot as the door hinges of hell when you transmit.

 

[144inBama]

That ferrite has an impedance of 2500 @ 100 MHz so the higher you go in channels, the more the ferrite is going to attempt to snuff.... Now, I ain't any kinda tech so I could be wrong...hell, probably am....

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

I would not worry about an SWR of 1.4.

 

[Van Lifeson]

New Carl Built base 1x4. All 2879’s. Very clean audio, great reports. Everyone says it sounds wicked. And the preamp is the best I’ve ever heard. Very happy with it. Works great with all my single final and tube radios.

 

[TimmyTheTorch]

How are the watts? Have you noticed a drop? I'm thinking that because of both issues. Why is there ferrite on the coax? That's going to cause issues because it's going to attempt to "trap" your signal. I'd be willing to bet the ferrite gets hot as the door hinges of hell when you transmit.

No noticeable change in wattage but I run the amp on the conservative side. I put the ferrite on the coax because I was reading about some signal backwash/harmonics possibly being a cause and a suggested step is to install one or more ferrites preferably where the coax connects to the antenna (not currently possible/reachable in my case) or close to where the coax connects to the end of the equipment chain (my Daiwa CN-901 in my case). The ferrite and coax under it are the same temperature as the rest of the coax, basically room temperature.

I am a relative newbie so a lot of this is a learning process by trial and a few costly errors.

 

[AxlMyk]

This is a Q5n2 radio, right?
Goto the service menu, (long press menu)
What are 21 RXNR and 22 TXNR set at?

 

[n0zna-1]

Xforce and carlbuilt are good

 

[groundwire]

How long did it take for you guys to get your carl amps? I only bought a 1pill, i hope it wont be a two month wait or longer.

 

[FlatlandBusa]

How long did it take for you guys to get your carl amps? I only bought a 1pill, i hope it wont be a two month wait or longer.

Both of mine took less than 4 weeks.

 

[groundwire]

Both of mine took less than 4 weeks.

Cool

 

[Elliott Hart]

Mine was in stock. Just shipping time.

 

[groundwire]

We shall see. I know he is backed up because that rooster cb guy keeps ordering like 20 amps a month and is re selling them at a higher price. Ridiculous

 

[Elliott Hart]

We shall see. I know he is backed up because that rooster cb guy keeps ordering like 20 amps a month and is re selling them at a higher price. Ridiculous

I saw that also???? Weird????