This was meant to be a quick 4:1 Balun check. It wasn’t.
What started as a bit of routine fault-finding turned into a frozen balun, a broken SO239 ground, and a reminder that antennas don’t always fail in sensible ways.
No drama, no theory lectures – just real-world diagnosis, repair, and getting back on the air.
Videos mentioned:
https://youtu.be/CZf-dwWIUDo