I have had great success using "never seize" on the threads of stainless U-bolts at K3LR. I am able to tighten them without problem. There are also several different types/strengths of stainless mate
Hello Bernard! Given the your information I would suggest that the PL259 on either end of the cable is bad (does not show up until you have more 1 watt or more going into the coax). The PL259 on the
Hi Bob! I have given some thought to this in the past. One suggestion would be to set both rings (mounted on the tower) to the clockwise stop (180 degrees south by east). Use the pot wires from only
Hi Mark! I had a brand new one of these in 1979. Its factory dimension performance was horrible. I was attending college at the time and thanks to hundreds of key punch cards I was able to model on t
Remember that the old 5 element KLM had two driven elements (200 ohm log cell) effectively making it a 4 element yagi. 73! Tim K3LR _______________________________________________ See: http://www.msc
Hi Rich! Jerry Sevick, W2FMI wrote several editions of his book "Transmission Line Transformers". It covers your desired subject from A to Z. Look on the web for the Radio Bookstore/ Radio-ware at ht
Hello Jon! Sounds like a bad direction pot in the rotor housing. Try measuring the resistance on the 3 pot wires after removing them from the control box. End to end the pot is 500 ohms. Good Luck! 7
Hello Van! Congrats on your new 75 meter antenna. The HyTower is a real winner. I have been using HyTowers since 1977 and they work very well. How well your new antenna works depends on several facto
There is no question that the length of the coax used as a choke is part of the feed system. Also, when cutting lines for monoband operation I would suggest you use odd multiples of 1/4 wavelength fe
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There was a QST article a few years back that gave the matching section details. I think it was designed for 15 meters in the write up. This antenna is also known as two 5/8 waves in phase. I scaled
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Dead or alive... Let me know if you our someone you know has a Create RC5 series rotor/control box or pieces of same for sale. Thanks and 73! Tim K3LR http://www.k3lr.com ____________________________
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I am looking for a new or used Shakespeare ABS-1600 or NBS-2010. Please send me an email if you or anyone you know has one they want to sell. Very 73! Tim K3LR k3lr@k3lr.com http://www.k3lr.com _____