Before anyone scolds me I was warned about purchasing anything MFJ but, I didn it anyway. It is under warranty and I returned it but, no problem was detected. It's being returned to me but there is no doubt I'm still going to have the same issue that I sent it out for. I'm going to have to assume there's something on my end causing the meter to act like it does. Okay here goes!
I'm using a Madison in concert with a phantom triple stage (800) for ssb hooked up to a Dawia two position switch to operate a sonar fs 2340 with a Palomar 300a (500) for my AM use My antenna is an iMax 2000 with an MFJ 915 of choke and LMR 400.
When I key either the Madison or Sonar with the amps in stby the meter works fine.
About 2 watts on Am for the Sonar and, 2 watts AM and 15 on SSB with the Madison.
Once I take either amp off stby the anolg cross neddles on the mfj 828 open as wide as possible.
The neddle on the right side slames into the right of the meter and the left into the far left side of the meter.
The alarm sounds and the digital swr section of the meter shows an swr that's off the charts.
This lasts for about a second or so than the cross needles drop down to correct swr (1.2:1) and output as, does the digital side of the meter.
I thought that there might be something wrong with the auto wattage (output) recognition circuitry inside the meter.
I sent the meter back to MFJ and it was tested. According to Joe at MFJ there's nothing wrong with the meter. There's no doubt the problems going to continue.. Its as if there's no antenna in line for the second the meters figuring out how many watts is going through it.
I've watched YouTube clips of that same meter with a thousand Watts being applied to it and what happens to my meter does not happen to the meter on YouTube.
The one on YouTube reads the correct output and SWR instantaneously (upon key down) opposed to taking some time to recognize output. For a second it seems as if there's absolutely no antenna in line.
I'm afraid that until the meter figures out the amount of wattage going through it I'm going to damage my station.
I've listed my station and everything excerpt the Mic's, which I don't think matter in this case.
If anyone has an idea as to why this is happening please share with me.
MFJ. Live and learn. Thank u all.
I'm using a Madison in concert with a phantom triple stage (800) for ssb hooked up to a Dawia two position switch to operate a sonar fs 2340 with a Palomar 300a (500) for my AM use My antenna is an iMax 2000 with an MFJ 915 of choke and LMR 400.
When I key either the Madison or Sonar with the amps in stby the meter works fine.
About 2 watts on Am for the Sonar and, 2 watts AM and 15 on SSB with the Madison.
Once I take either amp off stby the anolg cross neddles on the mfj 828 open as wide as possible.
The neddle on the right side slames into the right of the meter and the left into the far left side of the meter.
The alarm sounds and the digital swr section of the meter shows an swr that's off the charts.
This lasts for about a second or so than the cross needles drop down to correct swr (1.2:1) and output as, does the digital side of the meter.
I thought that there might be something wrong with the auto wattage (output) recognition circuitry inside the meter.
I sent the meter back to MFJ and it was tested. According to Joe at MFJ there's nothing wrong with the meter. There's no doubt the problems going to continue.. Its as if there's no antenna in line for the second the meters figuring out how many watts is going through it.
I've watched YouTube clips of that same meter with a thousand Watts being applied to it and what happens to my meter does not happen to the meter on YouTube.
The one on YouTube reads the correct output and SWR instantaneously (upon key down) opposed to taking some time to recognize output. For a second it seems as if there's absolutely no antenna in line.
I'm afraid that until the meter figures out the amount of wattage going through it I'm going to damage my station.
I've listed my station and everything excerpt the Mic's, which I don't think matter in this case.
If anyone has an idea as to why this is happening please share with me.
MFJ. Live and learn. Thank u all.