Get over it! Ask Santa for a sense of humor! Chuck, W6AJW Hams are a well known bunch of cheapskates. Cheers, Steve K7LXC You have to be kidding. Most hams I know are cheapskates! I have a Yaesu FT50
An inexpensive remote reading thermometer, like the one from Harbor Freight would be a less invasive, and less likely to result in an RF burn. Sounds like capacitor to me. Chuck, W6AJW Even at low po
Simply add a couple of nuts of appropriate size to the tip of the arrow. The extra weight will cause the arrow to drop to the ground and allow you to retrieve the fishing line. I do this whenever I n
In my old and tired memory, a drone was basically a target. It was uncontrolled beyond the internal mechanisms required to allow it to fly stably. Beyond a simple control to allow remote, emergency d
An engine hoist/crane can easily lift that weight and if the ground isn't too rough you can move it around. Do it on the driveway it you can. W6AJW I haven't seen it up close yet, so I'm wondering ho
I have been using a Yaesu G-800S controller to run my CATS RD-1800Y rotator for 14 years. Rotator is fine. Yaesu controller, not so much. When I opened the controller up, I found the rubber belt had
It would seem that additions to the DX Engineering data base for other materials would be fairly simple. Just my take, I have to mechanical engineering background, but I just can't see why it can't b
I use a post leveling and plumbing tool. These are indispensable in a rural setting and if you're building a fence. It really gives the details in all important planes. They're cheap, too! 73 Chuck,
It would seem to me that strong EM signals, that might cause glitches in a pacemaker are a square law issue. Since most of us don't want our stations to emit RF into the shack environment, well-match
Be sure to use a messenger cable to support the coax. Chuck, W6AJW Sent from Outlook Mobile I am starting construction on my new antenna farm this spring on a piece of land that I acquired, neighbori
I have noted similar changes on my KT-34XA. I've heard that on these antennas that water gets into the capacitors on the elements, causing the tuning to change. It doesn't last very long after the ra
A little off topic, but..... Curious where exactly these stats came from. Anybody know how many are retired and how they're counted in these metrics? Chuck W5PR There are, after all, over 90 million
When dealing with potting compounds, glues, binders and such, often the providers, will make chemical changes, or mixes without informing the user. Talk about screwing up the mix since there is usual
I've always identified an interconnected mesh, regardless of what metal it's mad of as a counterpoise. It may, or may not be "tuned". Radials are generally identified as being of specific lengths gen
To put a point on how dangerous this stuff can be, while I was working in Egypt, I saw a local engineer using CAD-weld to join ground wires. He lit it with a match! When it flashed, it literally burn
I ponder where the steel used by US Towers, and others comes from. It makes little sense to me that raw and scrap materials are shipped to China and other countries, made into materials and then resh
I also have an 8 Kw PV array. I have one big inverter (which) likely has several inverter units inside the cabinet. When it was being installed, I had the solar provider do the research and to provid
Since you didn't mention a balun, and I assume you are using one, the open wire line will exhibit less loss. That helps. 1.8 dB(what)? Chuck, W6AJW I'm in a limited space location, I'm looking for a
The ARRL sponsors a group insurance plan that covers all your equipment, tower, antenna, etc. That's what I use. Never had to make a claim, but I am assured that it will do the job. It's cost effecti
Seems to me, that way too much emotion is involved here. Any opportunity to bash the ARRL, and it's publications appears to be more important than providing real solutions to observed errors. I think