I use them outside as well as inside and have never had a problem. Before I started using them, I did a pull test to see how much force it would take to pull the coax out of the connector. I clamped
I find that 3M Temflex 2155 at $2.48 for a 22 foot roll at Home Depot works just as well as Rescue Tape. 73, Jerry _______________________________________________ ____________________________________
a it my of I came across this old post from April 2007 in the archives and thought it might be interesting to compare Thomas' predictions from 9 years ago to what actually happened. Thomas predicted
Hello Tower Talkers, I've decided to replace my TH-7DX with a larger antenna that includes 40M, so I bought an OptiBeam OB17-4 and need to figure out a way to get it up on the tower. I was able to bu
One thing that I didn't mention in my original post that I should have: the tower is behind the house and only about 15' from the house, so I don't think there's enough room to get the antenna to the
The roof of my house is pitched, not flat, and is tile, so walking on it will break the tiles. The front yard is actually big enough to build the antenna, except that smack in the middle is a large "
I wouldn't necessarily rule out an AC motor. There are advantages, especially for large systems. AC induction motors don't have brushes, so there's no source of EMI right up at the antenna when it's
If your mast isn't strong enough to support tramming the antenna, it's not strong enough to support the antenna once you get it up there. 73, Jerry _______________________________________________ ___
I've got an Optibeam OB17-4 new in box that I'm thinking of selling. I'd prefer pickup as this is a large heavy antenna in four boxes that would be expensive to ship. I'm in The S.F. Bay Area. If any
Not a very good price, however, at $11.96/ft. You can get it for $8.00/ft at other vendors. 73, Jerry _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ T