Hi Bill, Choking the window line is not a good idea - you'll choke the signals too. Common mode chokes are mainly used for coax cables and multi-conductor cables. I'm sure you'll get many more detail
We're talking about a common mode choke, not a balun/transformer. Bert, VE3NR Wes. N7WS Sent from my iPhone Hi Bill, Choking the window line is not a good idea - you'll choke the signals too. Common
Bert, VE3NR On 12/11/2017 8:04 PM, Grant Saviers wrote: It seems there is a good solution to a single common mode choke for balanced lines over all of HF. See the article in November 2017 RadCom (RS
I think they are called realtors!! ;-) Bert VE3NR On 2/7/2018 6:46 PM, terry burge wrote: We just bought our place within the last year and a half. We had a very good relater but it took me several t
This is probably the best earth anchor system I've seen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtq-YFgUQ60 If you're a little handy with metal working you can make it yourself. Bert, VE3NR Take a look at A
I agree. I was thinking more about the concept of using a solid rod for the anchor instead of the wire rope. There are smaller models of arrow anchors that possibly could be driven into the ground wi
Stainless steel and aluminum don't go well together - galvanic corrosion! Maybe I missed something? Bert VE3NR Very much so. If Aluminum weren't such a pain to make good connections to, it would alm
I would use phosphor bronze wire. Bert VE3NR My question is given that each leg of this antenna will be 300' long am I better off going with a lighter weight #14 THHN insulated stranded wire or some
Hi Tony, I would use a nibbler if it's small enough. Start by drilling a small hole to fit the nibbler and expand the hole to fit the F-connector. You can get a nibbler on Amazon for $ 14.00. Alterna
Here is another one with higher quality - one third the price!! https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAUFF-GR-7-760-3-PA-Pipe-Hydraulic-Hose-Clamp-ID-60-3mm-2-With-Mount-Complete/173582396462?hash=item286a512c
I was comparing 2 inch clamps, but read the wrong price, so I screwed it up! Sorry! The lot of 10 was 1/2" clamps. Bert VE3NR https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAUFF-GR-7-760-3-PA-Pipe-Hydraulic-Hose-Clamp-I
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I always solder the pin, regardless! Bert VE3NR Every site that I've visited dealing with this product shows them to be crimp/solder connectors... https://www.amphenolrf.com/182102.html 73, Jon Pearl
Most professional installers crimp the coax connectors when possible. If it's good enough for them, it's good for me! Bert VE3NR The reason is that some of us old school hams like myself have always
Hi John, Now you know how we feel in Canada when the ad says "shipping to CONUS only"! That statement never made any sense to me!! Bert VE3NR John KK9A Certainly no more than half the new price. Thin
The website works fine www.mgs4u.com Bert VE3NR On 3/8/2020 12:29 PM, Dave Sublette wrote: Some time ago (two years) I bought some 1.75 inch diameter fiberglass Rod to use as a center insulator for
If you want to step it up a notch, use Manta Ray anchors. Load up to 16,000 lbs depending on soil conditions. Much better than screw anchors. https://www.linemen-tools.com/v/vspfiles/assets/mantaray_
Hi John, According to the Galvanic Corrosion Table, stainless steel and aluminum alloys are in the green region of the chart and should be safe. I think this is the best practice available, even if i
Google is always your friend! ;-) Bert VE3NR Another possibility is Gorilla Glue. It works on all kinds of things, including plastic. Again, maybe you could test this on a piece of Teflon and see wha
Hi Pete, You need a 4:1 balun at the feed point and a common-mode choke to replace what Radioworks call line isolator. I have had a few Carolina Windoms and the performance and quality of the balun a