Whoops . . . sent this to Ron but meant to send it to the list :-\ I did the banana plug thing, except I put them on the inside so I can disconnect without going outside. You might want to determine
FWIW . . . There is a 10KW and a 5KW station within a few miles of my location, both on the low end of the broadcast band. And there are two or three 1KW stations on the high end of the broadcast ban
A possible home site I'm looking at is situated between two high voltage transmission lines. The two transmission lines run roughly east-west and are approximately parallel to each other. The transmi
Thanks to all for the many responses and advice. Sounds like the wise course of action for me is to not consider the home site in question with its two nearby high voltage transmission power lines. G
I haven't used HFTA for a couple of years and the web site from which topographic data is downloaded has changed somewhat. The Elevation ==> 1' NED option mentioned in the HFTA instructions is no lon
I've used a Garmin ETREX for several years to determine latitude and longitude of potential new QTH's. Sadly, my son borrowed it a few months ago and shows no sign of returning it. :-\ So I need to r
Thanks to all of you for the advice, both on and off reflector. It had not occurred to me to use google earth, I think I'll try it and see how it goes. 73, Steve K8JQ -- Read The Patriot It's Right -
I've had good success switching a single open wire line between tuners in the shack using Deltrol Controls dpdt open frame relays from Surplus Sales of Nebraska. The ones I use are 12VDC coils. The a
Anyone ever seen back-to-back banana jacks? Who makes them? Where can I get them? I'd like to terminate my open wire line on both sides of my plexiglass window pane with a banana jack, hence my quest
Thanks for the ideas everyone. I did take a look at the usual sources for things of this nature (Mouser, DigiKey, Pomona, others) but turned up nothing. McMaster Carr was a good idea (thanks) but sti
I recently put up a dipole fed with open wire line. The connections at the center insulator are made with acid core solder (lead free if that matters). Do such solder connections need to be protected
I'm considering installation of a tower and would like to develop a reasonably good estimate of cost. I can probably work through the materials part of the cost and feel comfortable with that part of
I'm looking at a possible new QTH near some television broadcast transmitter sites. I estimate they would be a mile or more distant from the property I'm considering. I set out to determine the exact
Anyone recall discussions or references to the operation of verticals over sloping ground? My back yard slopes at perhaps 10 or 15 degrees, just exploring the possibility of a low band (160 or 80 or
Jeff, Is there a web site showing how you or others have mounted, wired and used these relays to switch coaxes with UHF connectors? Thanks. Steve K8JQ _______________________________________________
Hi all, I have one open wire feeder and a couple of coaxial cables coming into my basement radio shack. Many years ago I removed the glass from the top pane of a window and replaced the glass with pl
Lots of responses to my plea for advice, my thanks to all. Not sure what I will do yet but at least I have a number of options to consider. Several of the window replacement companies are scheduled t
Hi all, I have some coax laying the grass whose luck ran out. Nicked it with the lawn mower. An oblong section of outer jacket about 2 inches in length sliced off. A few strands of the braid were cut
What coaxial relays are available that are rated at the 1500 watt legal limit up to at least 30MHz? Something similar to the Dow Key DK60-G or the Tohtsu CX-600M, both of which are rated at 1000 watt
Hello all, The south end of my 80-meter dipole runs among trees. The trees are higher than the antenna wire and have limbs which are above the dipole. Big limbs. The dipole is made of #14AWG THHN. It