I have a multiband yagi that covers 6 thru 40m.? ?On 40m, one of the capacitance spokes on the director fell off, and the SWR on my net frequency went from 1.5:1 to 2.0:1.
The finals in the LA1K are rated at 65:1 SWR, so I am not concerned about the finals, and the amp is working fine with 30W drive and approx 500W out.? The amp is reading 1.9 SWR and the HF-AUTO in bypass is reading 2.12:1.? The HF-Auto always shows a higher SWR.? What is the maximum power the amp will allow at 2:1 SWR before the protection circuit kicks in?? I am not wanting to "try it" to see.? I doubt it would damage the amp, but not going to risk it.
BTW, the reason I am asking and not just using the HF-AUTO is because I am planning on running the antenna directly into the AMP, to free up a slot on the tower mounted 4 position coax switch.
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