There is one thing I don't understand about Field Day, since I don't operate it myself: Don't people bring heir own gear? I would want to bring my own transceiver and power supply. I would NEVER hook
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: That particular connector is not too expensive, but some others are. About a year or so ago I went looking for a splitter type PowerPole for my K3 and it
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: On the rare occasions I have needed more than three wires under one screw, I use a dual screw terminal strip which gives me six. I don't recall ever need
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: Mouser has ring terminals for 10-12 wire with #8 hole at $10.03 for 50, Mouser part number 7113K48. To wire two wires would be 40 cents. They also have t
Here is an alternative to PowerPole that is already assembled and requires no special tools: http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/con-319/2-conductor-weather-resistant-connector-14awg/1.ht
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: There are lots of these available on eBay. Search for "vintage soldering iron". Pretty cheap, most of them. I recently found one at a yard sale for $3. 7
Don't forget crimp type connectors. Muscle power only. 73, Bill W6WRT _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: Same thing is true for marine wiring. Solder is forbidden, crimped connections only. 73, Bill W6WRT _______________________________________________ _____
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: That sounds good to me. I think I would prefer silicone RTV for a better seal than heat shrink tubing, but either one is better than nothing, especially
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: Before I retired I was a Manufacturing Engineer for a supplier to Boeing in Seattle and Boeing's requirements were for crimped connections wherever vibra
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: Hello Don: "Forbidden" means "don't do this" and that is exactly what I meant. If you prefer some other word, fine. The difference is subtle but I trust
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: Quite correct, RTV has almost no penetration, but I don't think that matters when it comes to sealing out weather. What you want is to prevent moisture o
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: You could tell a real man by the sound he makes: SPLAT! 73, Bill W6WRT _______________________________________________ __________________________________
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: "Top of the tower" got me to thinking. One way to solve this problem would be a tower-mounted amplifier. It should be broadband, i.e. no tune except for
While it's fun to mess with antennas, anyone serious about DXing should keep in mind the advice from W1GKK, the all time DX leader: "Be there when they're there." W1GKK is the only one to have worked
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: My first transmitter was a 2E26 built on a junked TV chassis when I was 15. It looked horrible but it worked. It was all I could afford. Having done it b
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: When you say "short", how many ohms are you measuring? 73, Bill W6WRT _______________________________________________ ___________________________________
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: And hams who believe that SWR is the best measure of an antenna loved it. Think about it... do you really want part of your precious, expensive RF energy
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: If you have the room, one excellent solution is just to put the two antennas in parallel. I've used parallel dipoles and inverted vees for years on all k
-- ORIGINAL MESSAGE --(may be snipped) REPLY: As one who has spent several thousand dollars with your company, I question the wisdom of insulting your customers. 73, Bill W6WRT ______________________