bigdigger
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Age : 58
 |  Subject: SWR reading  Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:32 pm | |
| hi set up my new antenna on sunday had swr of 1.1 but today it has increased to 1.4 I have had a lot of rain and hi winds can the weather affect my swr reading | |
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Pagan
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| | Subject: Re: SWR reading Wed Jan 08, 2020 5:38 am | |
| Hi Steven.....yes, the rain can temporarily affect your SWR reading but 1.4:1 is perfectly good so there's nothing to worry about. When it dries out it will usually drop back to its original value. | |
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bigdigger
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Call Sign : 108-CT-236
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Join date : 2019-07-04
QTH or Location : Scotland
Equipment Used : CRT 6900n
Age : 58
| | Subject: Re: SWR reading Wed Jan 08, 2020 5:45 pm | |
| I think i found the problem when I got home from work had a look and I think the top section of the sirio gps 27 has dropped I must have not tightened it right but will find out Friday afternoon when I finnish work and take it down for a look | |
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