Sunday, August 6, 2017

Answer to Tuning Problem

The rain stopped earlier today and I decided to go and look at my antenna to see if I had the opportunity for a quick fix so I could get on the air today. If you recall I picked up the Yaesu FT-991A recently and have not had the opportunity to transmit on it due to the fact that I could not get it to tune. I dropped one end of the antenna down as I did not have the balun supported and I am going to pull it back into a tree for support. When I got it down I decided to trace the entire length of the coax to check connections and the integrity of the coax itself.

It did not take long to locate what my problem might be. I am going out on a limb and guessing that this is the cause of all my problems. Ha, who am I trying to kid? I guarantee I found my problem.
What do you think? The only explanation for this is that my stepson cut the coax mowing the yard. Guess I need to bury it as soon as I get it fixed.


Unfortunately, even though my investigation found the problem I did not have any connectors at the house to make the necessary repair to the coax to get me on the air this evening so it is going to have the wait a few days. I am going to run right now and place my order for the items I need and fix the coax on Tuesday or Wednesday when the parts arrive. You all have a great time on the air and I will join you all soon.

73
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2 comments:

  1. Brian KB9BVNAugust 7, 2017 at 2:53 AM

    Nice find Steve! I hope you are back on HF soon.

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  2. VE9KK August 7, 2017 at 6:24 AM

    Good morning Steve, I too have had the same issues in the past. What I have done is purchased 1/2 inch poly pipe put the coax in that and then buried it in the yard. I just got a shovel and lifted the grass and tucked the poly pipe just under the grass. I then walked over the grass a bit to stomp it down. It was great for years and years.
    73,
    Mike
    VE3WDM

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