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« on: February 02, 2006, 12:54:54 PM »
Hi from Tim..My viking2 is losing power when i'm transmitting... load ok,swr good,etc..plate current doesnt change,but during a buzzard transmission,my power will start to go down...by the end of some transmissions it may be as low as 70 watts,from 100 watts when i first throw the switch..ideas?..tnx...sk..
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...Yes, my name is Tim Smith...sk..
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« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2006, 02:00:38 PM »
Try a higher band that doesn't use loading padders. You have weak finals if the grid current doesn't change. If it works on higher bands fixed loading caps could be drifting. fc
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