Roger, I have an addition we learned from Rick, N6RK in his earlier post. STICTION Another term for static friction (I thought Rick was being humorous, but I looked it up and it is defined as : "Stic
Tom, Thanks for your information on using the 2800. I am very interested in the comments from this thread, I have a new 2800 I will be installing soon. The weatherboot is something I am planning to d
Hans, No problem at all. I knew what you meant. Thanks for the information. (Ask these guys to make a message in your native language and we will see how they do ! hihihi) 73, Bob K6UJ ______________
Roger, Good review on grounding and lightning protection ! I do some of the things you mentioned. Let me know what you think of my situation. All my gear is grounded to a common bus running along the
I second the recommendation for the Weller SP120 I use it for UHF connectors and it has more than enough capacity. Bob K6UJ _______________________________________________ ___________________________
Bryan, You missed the point completely. I also object to your calling the Weller "crap". Really uncalled for. No need to call anything crap, that is the issue. We use Weller PS1100C Super Pro's out o
I have a 380 foot coax run to the top section of my motorized tower when it is fully extended. I am changing out all my old RG213 and thinking of saving a few db by going to LMR600 up to the top sect
Rick, RG-218 would be great. ( I also use the Kellum grips, love em) What is your favorite supplier for the RG218 ? I did a little surfing and most of the suppliers say to request a quote, which tran
Rick, that was a good deal. I'm sure it is out of my budget for new stuff. Bob K6UJ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing l
Drax, Thanks for the info. I had thought of hardline but didnt think it would be possible with the coiling as the tower retracts. I would need two runs going up the tower. Approx how big are the loop
Grant, I will have a stack on my HDX589 consisting of 40/20 on the bottom and a new 17/15/12/10 on top. I see your point on LMR600UF for the swing arm loops not holding up. So lets see if I have your
Jim, I looked at the Cellflex cables at Davis RF and the 1/2 inch has nice low loss. The 7/8 stuff looks good too. After hearing the feedback from the guys on using hardline up the tower I am thinkin
Steve, After calculating loss when studying the different feed lines, then thinking about the connectors, it is painful to then think about introducing loss back in with connectors. I see the inserti
I will be adding Bury Flex pigtails to the end of my LMR-600 runs. I will get adapters from the EZ-600 connectors to the PL-259's on the Bury Flex. What do you prefer for your LMR-600 end connectors,
Doug, I no longer use hose clamps after having them strip as you had happen or the connection loosening after flexing back and forth in the wind (I am also in the Pacific NW) Now I only use rivets. I
Rich, In my opinion it separated because the weld did not have full penetration. Not enough amperage when the weld was made. One of the first welds learned in welding class is a fillet weld where a p
Kevin, Wow, that is ridiculous for a cable sheave ! You should be able to find a replacement at Grainger. I replaced two of mine on a US Tower HDX589. And got them from Grainger for way less than $25
I would like to hear how your 80M Delta loop performs for you. I had one strung form my tower at 80 feet fed as Dennis said 1/4 wave from the apex. I could work any DX that I could hear but it picked
Another vote for N3FJP. There is nothing wrong with the other logging programs like DXKeeper but I wanted a very basic logging program that was easy to learn and use. N3FJP fits the bill. 73, Bob K6U
Wayne, Those hose clamps look pretty good. Are they 100% stainless steel, including the machine screw ? Bob K6UJ _______________________________________________ ______________________________________