Re: [IRCA] Palstar

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

At 08:12 PM 3/2/2007, you wrote:

>Dennis & Walt,
>
>I was using John's MW550P when it started getting noisier and the gain
>started dropping. I wondered if a charge down the line on the 1500'
>beverage was the culprit, however I have all my the antennas on matching
>transformers and I have not noticed any large amount of voltage to the
>receiver. I would think using the small wire on the matching
>transformer, it would have burned that too. However several months later
>during a lightening storm (I had my antennas disconnected), The pot on
>the SW EWE died. It was burnt alright, so some voltage hit it. The
>strike was in Astoria 8 miles away though. I have no idea how sensitive
>the RF circuits are in the MW550P. The Drake R8 has a lot of protection,
>except with a direct strike of course.
>
>73,
>
>Patrick


Perhaps I've been overly critical of Palstar.  There seems to have been a good explanation for the failures noted thus far..........Walt.


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