N00b Ham question.
I have a mobile/base rig (Icom 7100). I have a mobile whip antenna for 2m/70cm plug into it (Tram 1185). The internal SWR meter is reading very high (beyond the 8:1 measurement). I'm only keying for a fraction of a section because I don't know what kind of internal protection the Icom has.
I'm not sure where to begin to get this matched. I checked the feedline and antenna for continuity and loss, and it looks fine. I don't have an external SWR meter yet to separately compare to the internal one. I'm afraid to do to much because I don't want to burn up the output stage with a massive impedance mismatch, although maybe the Icom has enough protection.
Anyway, I'm completely new to this. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.
Also, what other forums are you guys on for Ham?
I have a mobile/base rig (Icom 7100). I have a mobile whip antenna for 2m/70cm plug into it (Tram 1185). The internal SWR meter is reading very high (beyond the 8:1 measurement). I'm only keying for a fraction of a section because I don't know what kind of internal protection the Icom has.
I'm not sure where to begin to get this matched. I checked the feedline and antenna for continuity and loss, and it looks fine. I don't have an external SWR meter yet to separately compare to the internal one. I'm afraid to do to much because I don't want to burn up the output stage with a massive impedance mismatch, although maybe the Icom has enough protection.
Anyway, I'm completely new to this. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.
Also, what other forums are you guys on for Ham?