Garry, Here's the stuff I use. https://amateurradiosupplies.com/products/coaxseal-coax-seal Used to pick it up at HRO. I put a layer of Scotch #88 first, then the Coax Seal, then another layer of #88
Jim, I've been using the Coax Seal stuff for 20 years or more, with excellent performance. 73, Steve N6SJ I disagree respectfully. The 'Tommy Tape" or "Rescue Tape" is fine but does not hold up to UV
That's why I always keep tension on the roll as I wrap, to stretch the tape and get it into all the little ridges around the connector. 73, Steve N6SJ That's why the strong recommendation that the fi
Doesn't "unattended" transmission violate FCC rules? 73, Steve N6SJ Gentlemen, Please excuse the detraction from tower / antenna related affairs typically noted on this most valuable reflector, but a
Nothing! That's a great antenna! 73, Steve N6SJ --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Richard (Rick) Karlquist Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2024 8:57 AM To
Mike, I used a Home Depot NEMA electrical box. It's 12" square and 6" deep. Mounted it on the wall of the garage. The 3" conduits from the tower come up from the ground on the outside wall of the gar
Mark, Dave Leeson's book "Physical Design of Yagi Antennas" has a good overview of specifying masts for your array in Chapter 7. 73, Steve N6SJ That that does not really describe much other than it i
I've had my copperweld 80M dipole up between two Douglas fir trees for around 30 years. I did find that you need to be very careful not to kink it as you're working with it, or the steel inside crack
Gary, Not sure if he is still in business, but I have used Dave Field of Field Tower Service in the past. Sacramento area. GL es 73, Steve N6SJ --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces
Looks like the cable was not attached to the tower properly. I think I could see the strap around the upper section break. 73, Steve The video short linked below from HamRadioClubLuzerneCoPA happened
If the enclosure is large enough, can you fit in an incandescent lamp? I have one in my water well pump house to protect the pipes on cold nights. 73, Steve N6SJ I have a lot of relays in this statio
Is the tower nested? Find a local forklift with 4WD. That's how they brought in my UST HDX-859 with the flatbed towing the 4WD forklift behind it. 73, Steve N6SJ If you can get a small truck there yo
I wonder how it made it through the recent tornadoes... Can't imagine excavating a big hole, forming up the concrete, and back-filling it! My foundation was poured into undisturbed soil. Like the woo
Interesting...I use the exact opposite procedure. I first wrap the connector with Scotch 88, with a little fold at the end for easy unwrapping. Then cover everything with the self-fusing Coax Seal. I
Here's what Google's AI says: Specifically, UL Standards address: Antenna Discharge Units: UL 452 covers these units, also known as lightning protectors or surge arresters, designed to protect radio
Just an alternate approach: I made my 160M "Tee" vertical with the tee top long enough to resonate at around 1600 KHz. Then cancelled the inductive reactance with a series air variable in a weatherpr
Is there some reason B&W Air Dux is now out of favor? 73, Steve N6SJ The guy who makes the nickel plated QCoils has his email address on his website, so I just sent him an email asking him what the p
Wow! Got my answer! 73, Steve The last time I looked into buying from B&W which was a few years ago, I was stunned by their prices on new coil stock. They wanted hundreds of dollars for an airdux wir
Brian, How about one vertical antenna on one RX and one horizontal antenna on a 2nd RX, with the two signals combined in diversity mode? My K3 can do that. 73, Steve N6SJ Fading can be a problem on 1
John, I have a UST HDX-589 with the TRX-80HD Raising Fixture mounted on the side for tilt-over work. I have no current plans to tilt over the tower so you are welcome to borrow my fixture. It just un