The amp is (more ore less) working. Heap down your abuse upon me for my malignant deeds, of which I will speak of presently....
Center pin of q4 got disconnected from one of the resistors.?
Works now, but SWR is high.
On a short piece of coax from TX to PA, the SWR is 2.5 and QMS shows 5.4W. Uncomfortable.
Long coax shows 1.9 SWR and 2.4W, PA draws 45W at 18V, heat is good, definitely getting out.?
The amp is (more ore less) working. Heap down your abuse upon me for my malignant deeds, of which I will speak of presently....
Center pin of q4 got disconnected from one of the resistors.?
Works now, but SWR is high.
On a short piece of coax from TX to PA, the SWR is 2.5 and QMS shows 5.4W. Uncomfortable.
Long coax shows 1.9 SWR and 2.4W, PA draws 45W at 18V, heat is good, definitely getting out.?
Getting out though!
Weirdness with the cable has me head scratching, and I prefer to run the long (5 meter) cable from the TX to PA for the apparent attenuation. Did Amazon ship me spark plug wire with BNC on the end? LOL wouldn't surprise me.??
Thanks for all the help. I have other data, but this is the 3rd time I've tried to post these images and the forum keeps losing the post. Still feels like a hack, so wondering what others think?
Andy KA1PLU
