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6700 High SWR at the end of a transmission
Operating my 6700 I am seeing a high SWR of 1:1.6 and higher on tune and at the end of each SSB transmission.
I am using the 6700 into an OM Power amplifier, and then to a 4 element Steppir, and measuring /checking the SWR during transmission by an Array Solns Powermaster II. The odd thing is with the amplifier operating, the SWR comes down to about 1.06, which is what I would expect for the Steppir, BUT at the end of each transmission I can see the SWR shoots up to 1.6 or higher on the Powermaster II as the 6700 stops transmitting.
It happens on all bands, not just 20m.
I have just replaced the 6700 with one of my 6600,s and the SWR is constant at 1.06, , the SWR does not alter at the end of a transmission, so the problem is not the coax, the amp or the Steppir.
So what in the 6700 could be causing the problem, advice please.
Regards
Ross
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6700 High SWR at the end of a transmission
Ross Biggar Member ✭✭ 12:54PM
Operating my 6700 I am seeing a high SWR of 1:1.6 and higher on tune and at the end of each SSB transmission.
I am using the 6700 into an OM Power amplifier, and then to a 4 element Steppir, and measuring /checking the SWR during transmission by an Array Solns Powermaster II. The odd thing is with the amplifier operating, the SWR comes down to about 1.06, which is what I would expect for the Steppir, BUT at the end of each transmission I can see the SWR shoots up to 1.6 or higher on the Powermaster II as the 6700 stops transmitting.
It happens on all bands, not just 20m.
I have just replaced the 6700 with one of my 6600,s and the SWR is constant at 1.06, , the SWR does not alter at the end of a transmission, so the problem is not the coax, the amp or the Steppir.
So what in the 6700 could be causing the problem, advice please.
Regards
Ross
ZL1WN
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Is it possible that you are reading the SWR to the input of the amp for the brief moment after the amp stops amplifying?
Gordon, ve7on
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