Being clean with 100 watts, you are half way there. You should check to see what level of power you are causing problems, then you can see what improves the situation. Don't forget to check the leads
Have you tried a analyzer at the matching device? Perhaps you have a corroded ground that looks OK at DC but not RF. While you are looking at the analyzer you can move and shake the parts. (of course
So... just curious, what is it going from #14 to 2 inch irrigation tubing? Mike AD6AA _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing
I guess how much protection you plan, depends on how much lighting happens in your area. I have yet to see a "text book lighting protection" setup in my area. Seems like most people around here just
I suspect under certain conditions the cage antenna, with a voice mode, will hear better than a regular dipole. It would be interesting to compare. Under rapid fading the extra wire may act like "div
Jim, You really need to think about a hardcopy book, one of these days. How many pages are going to have in the Handbook? I may just get me a newer Handbook. Mike AD6AA ______________________________
I just looked at the pictures. With that relatively short stub in the foundation, how does one keep the structure perfectly vertical, especially with all that cement pushing everything around. A regu
I had a friend who would hang old CDs on his beam, to scare away the birds. Not sure if it was any better than a owl, but it did generate a UFO report one evening as the sun was setting. All the poli
I knew an old commercial farm welder. His shop was an old barn with dirt floors, this is why this worked. He used water coming out of a quarter inch copper line. Lots of water. He just wanted to keep
FYI On soil that's not too bad. A steel T-Post driver works well. Those steel fence post you see that are in a T shape are driven in sometimes with a T-Post driver (a pipe with a weighted end.) Some
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I asked this question because I am off the end of a runway. Using the TWAIR I am about 1000 feet farther away than when I use a manual calculation from the end of the runway. Well for me either way,
Not all oil is created equal. Use actual penetrating oil. WD40 is great, but don't use it to free nuts. After you spray, tap it with a hammer. If you can do this off on on for a day it would be bette
I use electrical tape first. One revolution, then twist it over and cover the connector with the sticky side away from the connector. Then I put the coax seal on, making sure it goes past the tape. L
I know of one person in the Bay Area that gave up on the permit process when the person at the counter had his translation of the code written on the borders of the book. He went and bought a trailer
No change in antennas? Just moved station? Otherwise same setup? I would first check the PL-259 connectors at the station end. Perhaps the coax going to your antenna switch. Have you tried running th
My droid seems to be accurate, if I do the calibration. Does the iphone have a calibration feature? Mike AD6AA _______________________________________________ ________________________________________
I used the larger Toroids when I set up my pickup for HF, it was about 3 or so years ago. I used them to wrap my large power cable coming from the battery. Did I need it. ??? I belt and suspende