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The people I was talking to advised me that my signal and audio levels would drop lower after or during the first word. One person told me that before I would even talk, his radio would read 5 s units, and then instantly drop to 4 s units before I would talk.

Good to know. Thanks Marc for taking the time to explain why you started down that path.

Settled pulling the 12 gauge run for the 4 gauge. What in the signal report gave you an idea that there was a problem? Lower readings then expected? I appreciate any information. Since I am still learning. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk

Wow! That looks great and is one heck of a deal! Congrats! Looking forward to seeing the new thread. It was based on signal reports from other stations. As soon as I got the reports, since the radio was nice and cool, I automatically assumed line voltage drop would be the most likely problem. The next thing I would have looked for was SWR (bad antenna ground, etc.). Going back a bit more than 20 years ago, I worked in radiotelegraph. RFI is most frequently caused by either proximity to the antenna being too close, bad RF shielding on the transmission line or improper output grounding. That is not exclusive, but frequent.