Who knew people would be this emotionally involved with their choice of soldering iron? Soldering Irons: the third rail of ham radio politics. "It's a Weller, not a choice" I didn't use innuendo, as
I use Harris Safety-Silv 56FC a 56% Silver Brazing Rod. You need the higher content of silver to hold up under ground (though some new alloys work too), and it bonds to everything (Copper/bronze/stee
If you want to use Times cable use the EZ series connectors. These are all silver plated and rated for the cable. Tessco PN Cost Description 59520 0.62 LMR400/ft 593140 54.86 Davis Crimp tool and Die
Make up a business name, and speak with authority about it. It's not like they verify it. I still use my same account with the same discount % from 10 years ago and the company is long gone. Heck, ou
Jon, Did you do a wrap of Scotch 33/88 electrical tape, then mastic and then a top wrap of scotch 33/88? I've been buying the Tessco weather proofing kits for about $10 and they come with 5 rolls of
It's basically identical to LDF heliax. It's about 1.80/ft from Tessco now. RFS brand connectors are $30 each. I used it to build out a repeater site a few months back, it's great stuff. It's the rea
7/8 LDF5-50A is a tube, this is a tube as well. The connectors are interchangeable for all intents and purposes. I've measured the gaps between the ridges and they are identical. LDF Data sheet http:
Do you have any sort of a discount with Tessco? Without an account they will soak you. I'm seeing $1.90/ft now when I log in. Contact your rep and see what they can do. -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 -
An o-scope with a TDR would be the best method. This would get you a length to within a few inches. The other option is to calculate it out using a spool cable equation. This is less accurate. -- Bry
I think this is technically wrong. They state it's PEP which is measured at the antenna. Definition of PEP from 97.3 (6) PEP (peak envelope power). The average power supplied to the antenna transmiss
Why not open source it? I doubt it will be easy to port it vs. a complete rewrite if it's a compiled basic program. 73's -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice http://bryanfields.net __________________
Does your email transit via softlayer or is your email provider hosted there? Softlayer and a few other carriers are known to block Cuba, Iran, and the DPRK IP space. -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - V
It's legal and basically the same thing as a cadweld if _done right_. I used the Harris safety-silv rods here and a oxy-acetylene torch when I put my ground rods in. A cadweld does not need the torch
The RFS/Eupen/Andrews are basically the same cable now. The AVA cable from andrews is different and actually a lower grade IMO. That's what I try to do, but locally I've been seeing people think they
I have no idea what this statement means. -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice http://bryanfields.net _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ T
This has nothing to do with hardline. -- Bryan Fields 727-409-1194 - Voice http://bryanfields.net _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tower
This still breaks threading. You need to add the In-Reply-To: headers as well. Mutt will handle this if you use the MIME formatted digest, or you can reply via the archives on the web. Granted we're
Pasternack manufactures most of their connectors (or contracts it), Tessco is a distributor for others (RF Industries, RFS, etc.). That said, Pasternack is overpriced and under performing IMO. They r
If only there was some way to search for things like this, however I'm aware of no such technology. I suspect if such a technology was developed, it would become an overnight success and make its inv