UPDATE
I talked with Mark at Palstar today. He received my LA-1K and validated that it does have a SWR issue. He said the SWR circuit is reading high in both Forward and Reflected. I'm happy to hear this, for it validates the issue is not with some environmental issue in my shack. He said Palstar is "really busy" with build orders (guess that's good) and plans to schedule time next week to identify what the root cause is. I will update this group once Mark has the final diagnosis.
Thomas NE7X...
Thomas NE7X