shock from mic

[mele]

I have a new Connex 4600 with a Astatic mic.

If I turn the tx pwr up past say about 60-70% I get a lil shock from the spring at the base of the Astatic mic.

What could be the cause of this?

TIA

Mel

 

[74IN]

Bad ground.

 

[Sonwatcher]

Yep, the old ground snap. Between that and getting a mustache whisker caught in the screen those mics can inflict some pain ! :blink:

 

[Slim]

"getting a mustache whisker caught in the screen those mics can inflict some pain ! :blink:"
That's a great one Ron! Can't say I've been there done that;Thankfully.LOL!!!
OUCH.....
But anyways,sounds like a proper diagnosis to me guys!
Slim.

 

[mackmobile43]

A high swr/reflected wattage problem can cause a serious shock also, such as the center conductor of the coax to the antenna not making proper contact to the antenna.

There are several ways this can happen, pl-259's not soldered on properly or I have seen a cheaper coax actually burn off inside at the pl-259 or just not make contact where it slides into the pl-239.

Another is the center conductor has broken somewhere in the coax other than at the ends.

Last but probably most important is a mistuned antenna, did you check to see if you still had an antenna? maybe someone stole it,lol never hurts to check. :laugh:

 

[Sonwatcher]

"getting a mustache whisker caught in the screen those mics can inflict some pain ! :blink:"
That's a great one Ron! Can't say I've been there done that;Thankfully.LOL!!!
OUCH.....

I have ! And the bad part about it is you don't know it till you KNOW it !:blink: LOL !