Hello all:
I recently installed an ATAS-120A and an 857D into my FJ Cruiser. I ensured that I had a good ground at the antenna mount by testing for continuity, and the antenna worked well for about 24 hours. It tuned on all bands, and I was able to make some contacts.
I was outside in my driveway using it last night, when it suddenly stopped tuning. The "ATAS" icon disappeared, and despite pressing the tune button, I could not get it to reappear again.
I did a full reset on the radio, configured the ATAS to control "HF and 50" and tried again. Still no dice. When I press and hold the "tune" button, "init" appears on the screen for a split second and then disappears. I again confirmed that I had continuity with regards to the ground, and checked my coax connection at the radio and at the mount. The coax on the radio was slightly loose, so i tightened that back up and again reset the radio and configured the radio to utilize the ATAS to tune "HF and 50".Additionally, I ran a temporary grounding strap from the battery all the way to the antenna mount to ensure that it had an even better ground. Still the same issues as listed above.
I ran out of time at around 11pm, and was not able to do any further troubleshooting.
Is there a setup in the configuration process that I'm missing aside from setting the ATAS to tune "HF and 50"?
When I get home tonight, i'm going to use a multimeter to check for shorts in the coax connection.
Should I be seeing voltage in the coax lead?
My biggest source of confusion is why the "ATAS" icon no longer appears. I just get a firm "Beep" whenever I try to initiate it or turn it on.
I recently installed an ATAS-120A and an 857D into my FJ Cruiser. I ensured that I had a good ground at the antenna mount by testing for continuity, and the antenna worked well for about 24 hours. It tuned on all bands, and I was able to make some contacts.
I was outside in my driveway using it last night, when it suddenly stopped tuning. The "ATAS" icon disappeared, and despite pressing the tune button, I could not get it to reappear again.
I did a full reset on the radio, configured the ATAS to control "HF and 50" and tried again. Still no dice. When I press and hold the "tune" button, "init" appears on the screen for a split second and then disappears. I again confirmed that I had continuity with regards to the ground, and checked my coax connection at the radio and at the mount. The coax on the radio was slightly loose, so i tightened that back up and again reset the radio and configured the radio to utilize the ATAS to tune "HF and 50".Additionally, I ran a temporary grounding strap from the battery all the way to the antenna mount to ensure that it had an even better ground. Still the same issues as listed above.
I ran out of time at around 11pm, and was not able to do any further troubleshooting.
Is there a setup in the configuration process that I'm missing aside from setting the ATAS to tune "HF and 50"?
When I get home tonight, i'm going to use a multimeter to check for shorts in the coax connection.
Should I be seeing voltage in the coax lead?
My biggest source of confusion is why the "ATAS" icon no longer appears. I just get a firm "Beep" whenever I try to initiate it or turn it on.
