I would test the SWR (stand wave ratio) of your system. It tells you how much energy which is going out is reflected. With a device like this: (there are others which can do the

Joerg, * what cable did you use for connecting the antenna with the tuner? should be a GTO-15 and no coax / copper cable. This is sometimes the problem. * make sure that this cable is away from

Thanks very much everyone for responding. I had thought I would disconnect the tank from the common ships ground and connect it to the SSB ground. I have been checking my connections since the boat

Hi Frederic, Did amel supply these parts for you? I'm hoping to replace the same mounts in the coming weeks as the engine is out of our Mango. Thanks, Ellen

HF shall do no harm neither to the Amel bonding system nor to all connected metals, even if transmitting with high power. It is the DC connection that has to be avoided, and this DC connection will be

Hi Joerg I believe that it is hard to improve on a direct connection system using dynaplates. If the connections are good and the dynaplates are relatively clean then I am not sure that extending the

Hello Joerg, all the metal parts of your AMEL 55 (including your fuel tank) are connected together with the green/yellow wiring net and with the zinc anodes of your rudder EXCEPT the SSB

Heinz, I believe most of that area in an SM is a false floor that is glassed in above the actual hull. Bill--

I was suggested by an expert to line the entire floor of the stern locker with copper foil and then solder it to the ground of the antenna Fair Winds HEINZ Quetzal, Sm 2000, 292

Hello Bill, nothing to add so far. That's just a perfect information. Olivier

He all when the flap is not in stock by Amel , maybe you find it here Best Elja SY Balu SM 222 https://www.segelladen.de/Inhalt-untergruppen17/spiegeldurchfuehrung.htm Von meinem iPhone gesendet

On my boat 90% of Electric and electronic Problems are Connection Problems. This also applies to the SSB radio installation. I would check all the connections from start to end for corrosion and weak

to be more specific: Your ground is the sea. So you need a good electrical (HF - high frequency connection) to sea-water. This is done by your dynaplate. If you connect your bonding system you will

Hi Joerg, in my opinion there should be no need of adding additional ground, make sure that the connections are clean, no corrosion on any contacts, from tranceiver to tuner to antenna!, and also

On Amelia we have the Volvo Penta D3 110. In the Volvo manual that came with the boat, in it’s original Amel folder, there was a note to say that as a matter of maintenance one should spray

Thank you Mark Jose Alegria Amel55 #03-MERIT +351918663037 Josealegr@...

To try and mitigate this problem a 12 V normally open (NO) valve could be connected to the muffler drain. 12 V power can be obtained from a ship’s system such as the engine exhaust fan that only

Joerg, I am no SSB expert. Sometimes I think there is as much art to "fine-tuning" an SSB system as there is science. Maybe you need advice from one of those "artists." You want to be careful in

Sorry I have not responded sooner, have been off the boat without internet for a bit. On the Volvo D3 – 110 you can see the round vacuum actuator attached to a rod that leads up to an eccentric or

Thanks, Olivier! I took your photo and added it to the other photos I had. I hope that together these photos help others understand the exhaust system after SM #100. Corrective or Additional comments