Doesn't "Chase Online" raise a red flag? Marsh, KA5M Bad thing is these bozo's are getting a little better with their English and use of terms such as 73 etc making it a bit harder to spot.,.. 73, St
Maximo, There is something called Kirchhoff's current law that says all of the current delivered to the load must return to the source. A common mode choke, sometimes referred to in error as a 1:1 ba
JK Antennas makes high quality precision machined boom to element plate clamps. You might check with them. 73, Marsh, KA5M --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.co
There's no way I'd apply heat to the bolts over concern of weakening the bolts. I'd try to cut the template off with a reciprocating saw or a grinder. Why do you need 12" sticking out above the level
I'd recommend referring to RFI-Ham.pdf by K9YC. http://www.audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf Good info and a great reference resource. For 160M and / or 80M I'd go with the recommended 7 turns throug
One measure of a transmit antenna's performance is how loud the signal from it is at some distance away. In addition to the RBN, a WSPRlite Classic Antenna Performance Analysis System from SOTABEAMS
Unless you are a Civil or Mechanical Engineer and can do all the calculations to confirm that your redesign is in fact "equivalent", I recommend you follow the manufacturer's design and specs exactly
The XM240 reflector is insulated from the boom. I don't know about the 402CD. 73, Marsh, KA5M --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Zivney, Terry
I'd highly recommend the 1116dt from Balun Designs. (Optimized for 160M, 80M, and 40M.) http://www.balundesigns.com/model-1116d-1-31-mhz-5kw-optimized-for-low-frequ encies/ It is important to keep th
I suggest you contact Val LZ1VB at val@acom-bg.com In my experience, the customer support from ACOM is outstanding! Marsh, KA5M Have a strange problem in the shack. Run the same antennas and had no i
Thank you Brian. I miss DOS. Life was much simpler then.... 73, Marsh, KA5M New! Improved! Yes, an update of my 1990s coil inductance and Q calculator is here. This version uses methods with better a
Got the below e-mail this morning. It came with an attached .doc that I did not click on. Marsh, KA5M Dear, Attached is your invoice from TowerTalk. ACCOUNT NUMBER 1256442 INVOICE NUMBER DKG435138-88
I would have guessed a TA-33Jr except for the 14-foot boom. Maybe a TA-33M that has a 14-foot boom? All the specs I can find say the TA-33Jr has a 12-foot boom. 73, Marsh, KA5M Sounds like a TA33jr.
Do you have the chassis of the FT-1000MP, Bencher "XZ-2" audio filter, rotator control box, and Astron PS all bonded together with a heavy braid conductor this is connected to your station ground? Ma
Line breaks have been removed. Just "Restore line breaks" and all will be well. Marsh, KA5M I have seen an increasing number of posts such as the one below, where the text is all compressed into one
The server (reflector app) removes the "extra" line breaks, not the sender. Restoring the line breaks make the messages much easier to read, at least for me. Marsh, KA5M So Marsh, how does this "easy
The approximate turning radius for the W6NL Moxon conversion for the Cushcraft XM 240 is 26 ft 3-3/4 inches. 73, Marsh, KA5M Does anyone have the turning radius for the W6NL moxon conversion for the
See pages 15 and 16 of the RigExpert AA-55 Zoom User's Manual for "Cable length measurement". https://new.rigexpert.com/files/manuals/aa55zoom-bt/UserManual-AA-55ZOOM_en. pdf 73, Marsh, KA5M I am inv
It never ceases to amaze me how much basic technical information is NOT in product manuals. 73, Marsh, KA5M It appears that the balun on my TH-7 has died. Can someone please tell me if this is a 4:1