FlexRadio Aurora 510 FAILURE?! PTT Issue + Butternut Vertical SWR Mystery SOLVED

In today’s video, I dive into a frustrating hardware issue with my FlexRadio Aurora 510 that forced me to send it back to Flex for repair. The problem? A failure with the PTT on the RCA port that made operating unreliable.
But that’s not all…
I also talk about a wild situation with my Butternut vertical antenna where my SWR suddenly dropped from a sky-high 22–23:1 down to around 1.5–2:1 on 40 meters—with no major changes. What caused it? Was it grounding, radials, weather, or something else?
👉 Topics covered:
Aurora 510 PTT RCA port failure
What led to sending it back to Flex
Troubleshooting steps I took
Butternut vertical antenna performance
SWR mystery on 40m (and what likely fixed it)
If you’ve ever dealt with radio hardware issues or strange antenna behavior, this one’s for you.
📡 Drop your thoughts in the comments—have you seen SWR swings like this before?
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