Hi all, I am running Davis Bury-Flex out to a new 40M vertical in my back yard. (Maine coast.) As it is going across gravel walkways and near garden beds, and will not be that far below ground level,
Thanks Joe, I will call Steve. I have talked to him before and he is very helpful. I know the stuff is fine under water -- I just don't know about this application! 73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ Larry, I am r
Hi Bill, I totally agree -- and no conduit is my first choice. However, I thought examining this potential option would make sense, at least from a learning viewpoint! (It's not something I can do an
Hi Patrick, You have partially answered my question, thank you. Many others have sent good ideas but no one has answered my question yet. Some additional comments about this installation: * Given tha
Thanks Steve. This is probably the best way to ameliorate the issue I have seen. In fact, given that physical protection is my only concern, many 1/4" holes would be best. Unfortunately, our back yar
Thanks Roger, Here is what Steve had to say: "Yes, although Bury-Flex Tm is excellent for permanent installation in water or salt water, thru ice is an issue." Right now I just lay the coax on the gr
Hi Dick, I bought all of my stripping/crimping tools from Davis RF <http://www.davisrf.com/index.php>. You do have to adjust the stripping tools for the particular coax you are using, but once done t
Hi Gregg, I asked this same question a couple of years ago -- of the QST's "The Doctor Is In." Here are the answers I received. 73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ -- Hi Joel and Larry Everyone appears to have an o
Hi Bill, I just built one of these with radials at 10'. Check out my write-up at the bottom of my home page: http://www.qsl.net/w1dyj/. I don't have a real answer to your question, but it probably ha
Answered my own question. The SARK 110 is 0.1 to 230 MHz with 1 Hz of resolution. < http://www.sark110.com/ > Looks like a very interesting item, and I am looking for a replacement for my old and bro
Hi all, The ARRL 160 contest got me interested in 160. I would like to add loading coils and additional wire to my 80M dipole at my QTH in Maine to see how that might fly. (It would make it an 80/160
So now I understand. The rotor, which is inside the stationary rotator and is connected the the aerial buy a semi-rigid element, rotates and therefore turns the aerial. 73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ -- ORIGIN
Sorry about the spelling... So now I understand. The rotor, which is inside the stationary rotator and is connected to the aerial by a semi-rigid element, rotates and therefore turns the aerial. So n
Insulated vs. not insulated? (5% of 1840 = 92 >> 1748) Different end-conditions? (insulators, tie-off rope material?) 73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ I have been using an inverted l from my hdx 89 tower with mu
Old Ben Franklyn really knew something. :) 73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ Your story seems to support the old rule of thumb. Lightning hit all around but not directly on to the tower. Lots of folks think light
I bought a Gotham V-80 vertical when I first became a ham in 1962. The advertised specs never mentioned the need for radials, etc. I did better "out-of-band" on 40M than "in-band" on the 80M novice b
I want to redo the cable on my G450A controller of course I dont have another plug/pins. (And there is no part number in the manual.) Does anyone know what the p/n is, or where this can be purchased?
Thanks Joe, That is the rotator plug. I'm looking for the controller plug -- it looks like a Molex connector, white plastic. 73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ Hi Larry, Google NJC-207-RM There are several sources
Please respond here! 73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ Has anyone purchased/used one of these devices? Im interested in their ability to accurately do OSL and thus test an antenna at the end of a feedline. Also t
I have to agree with Joe -- N3FJP is the easiest to learn and use logging software I have seen. AND -- if you ever get into contesting, he has VERY compatible and easy to use loggers for most of the