Of course it's costly to handle onesy twosy parts orders, but hams should have reasonable access to 10-50 quantities at far better prices than what these parts sellers are doing. And they're selling
Bob, I used tools and supplies very similar to those used by DX Eng. and if correctly installed, provide a very good connector installation. Doug Mike - Are you using the connectors, crimp tool, and
Here is a link that talks about center conductor pull-out: http://www.timesfiber.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/tech.specSheets/index.cfm ?act=download And here is a note about copper vs copper clad steel
A couple years back I did a comparison between my 80 four square and 3 L wire beam at 100 ft at the same QTH. On the short DX I couldn't tell the difference, however on the long DX the four square wa
Tonno, Thank you for this excellent objective comparison. Doug I have right now on 80 meters 3 element coil loaded Optibeam Yagi at 36m height on rotating tower and also full size 4 Square with 64 gr
Let's think about this a bit more. Muriatic acid, Hydrochloric acid of around 20 Baume strength - in my experience it takes less than 1 minute soaking not 10 minutes. I also would highly recommend ri
Tony, Don't worry about it. Appropriately you should have received a private email regarding this matter and with much friendlier wording. If I was the TT administrator I would send Steve a private n
On the contrary. In all the rotors I rebuild in Saskatchewan, I use Canadian Tire low temperature grease, which is recommended for snowmobiles and I believe is NGLI grade 00. Doug "Those Island days
Greg, Is this a brand new CC antenna? Something is wrong with the SWR ... you should see 1.4 or 1.5 at 7.062 MHz which is correct. The reflector on the XM is NOT grounded to the boom. The matching ne
John, The CC balun is 1:1 but the XM 240 does not have any matching - gamma, T, hairpin, etc. That is why a 2:1 balun is a better choice. Doug Renwick "Those Island days are always on my mind, Someda
John, The CC balun is 1:1 but the XM 240 does not have any matching - gamma, T, hairpin, etc. That is why a 2:1 balun is a better choice. Doug Renwick "Those Island days are always on my mind, Someda
Has anyone successfully used ca RG-8 or RG-11 center conductor only to carry 120 or 240 volts in place of an underground power cable? I have some surplus coax that I was thinking of using in place of
Thanks for all the on and off list replies. The general consensus was that it could work but is NOT recommended. In a temporary, emergency 120V situation one would run two parallel runs of coax with
At Dayton 2008 the USA stamped silver/teflon PL-259s were selling between $24.50 and $26.00 for 10. What a price increase in the last few years when you could get these same connectors for about a bu
Thanks Chuck and George, N4UA, for supplying the correct information. A jamnut reduces/prevents the NUTS from creeping. The nuts do nothing to reduce/prevent the threaded rod/shaft from loosening ove
My Antenna Mart catalog from 1976 lists the SW-9 at $131.50 USD plus $3 for UPS shipping. He mentions a price increase for January, 1977. Doug --Original Message-- Does anyone have anything on this R
Interesting. Let me tell you my story. In late February, 2008, I ordered a couple of keyer chips after receiving a quick response to my email. When the order did not arrive I began sending emails ask
Why are you apologizing for passing on relevant information? Doug --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Richards Sent: Jul
Has anyone a scanned TA-33 manual that they can email me? Or point me to a spot where I can download the manual. Couldn't see any download at the Mosley site. Picked up a used TA-33 for the price of
Thanks to all who so quickly responded. I now have many copies of the manual. Doug "Take my feet and let them be, swift and beautiful for thee." _______________________________________________ ______