Originally Posted by
skyhawk in texas
For those wondering why I was having problems with my mobile lately...... Being I bought the 32 pill used.... I thought maybe a preexisting problem with box. But when it killed my 24 pill Ghettoblaster which I had owned since day one with no problems. Not even a hickup in my previous system.... Time to go back and look at the new meter I put into the mobile.
Here is what I have observed so far....... Still testing it though.
Keyed with barefooted radio and talked for over 15 mins....... No Problems. Done this 3 times
Keyed with straight one driving straight two for 10 mins........ No Problems. Done this 3 times
Keyed with 8 pill in line for 10 mins..... talking local............... No Problems. Done this 2 times
Got 24 pill completed 2 days ago........
Keyed and talked on it........ 6 mins into the 10 mins and these weird ###### readings start showing up again........... So I stopped testing that night.
Next night after work....... I did not make it 6 mins before the readings would do it again.
So I check SWR on antenna with MFJ... Still good.
Read SWR going through coupler........ Not good. (The number that I was seeing on meter was telling me 3.07..... On MFJ 3.15) So the readings are close enough to compare.
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I took a 2 hour break.
Read swr through meter...... 1.11
MFJ.................................... 1.08 Still comparable.
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Put heat through it again with 24 pill........ made it 8 mins this time before funky ###### swrs show up.
Checked antenna
SWRs on MFJ direct to antenna........ 1.09 50.7 ohms
SWRs on LP100A............................ 5.67
MFJ through coupler 3.2 78.2 ohms,,,,,,,,
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Checked this morning no power at all through coupler.......
Looked at my ohms....... Direct to antenna....... 50.6
Looked though coupler.................................... 50.6
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I think something is going wrong through either the sampler coil going to the pc board inside the coupler...... Or something on the pc board is changing value after a little heat is applied.
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No big watts through the meter.... People should be fine. BIG WATTS need to stay with Bird is my opinion. I believe even big watts should be ok if they just use it to check the system out.... And not run it in system all the time........
This probably is going to be the extent of my testing to it. I done have bought enough pills...
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