I will echo what Dan Hearn has said with a little more detail. In an N connector the center pin is positioned in the connector by the center conductor. When the cable gets cold the copper contracts a
When I converted my HF6V (I am not familiar with a 5V) I removed all but the 40 & 80 Meter coils. The antenna plays very well on 40m, 80M and 20M. I have 2 HF-5V Butternut verticals. I am going to co
Texas Towers. http://www.texastowers.com/aluminum.htm They have a piece that has a .625" outside and the inside is .509" which is probably what you have. It will cost you $6.00 plus shipping. Clint -
I don't think you will reduce costs by building it yourself. The companies that do this sort of stuff such as Bergey Wind Power in OK (Bergey.com) buy steel in quantities and at prices you couldn't.
Differential tuners like the MFJ-986 have some positives and some negatives. The biggest complaint I heard (I worked in a store that sold them) was that they wouldn't tune a (insert just about any an
DX Engineering has what you need. Check dxengineering.com an look at Yagi Building Supplies Clint - W5CPT Dear Colleagues, I'm in need of various stainless steel nuts, bolts and misc. hardware parts.
How about a Vinyl window with a multi-turn loop around the outside frame, fed with a smaller loop installed in the lower sill? Cap tuned with the cap external to the frame so it could be changed for
Jim, In most big cities, you will find a store that specializes in Lighting. They ** should ** be able to get the "better" products that are much less likely to cause RFI. You may have to get to a cl
I have three insulators that I picked up with the idea of a 160M Tower Vertical. That notion has since passed and I would like to sell the insulators. They are: HK Porter Delta-Star a little shy of 6
K5GW has a full size 80M three element on the farm and I thought that was huge -- Clint - W5CPT -- Original Message -- From: Don Havlicek To: John Kjos Cc: TOWERTALK Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006
During the "What size rotor control cable" thread a few mentioned in their answers mounting the Cap at the tower (or rotor) to eliminate the cable run to the control box. It has been my intention to
If you have (or can borrow) an MFJ-259 there is an easy way to check. Short the output connections and measure the SWR. 1:1 means a 1 to 1 balun, 4:1 means a 4 to 1 balun. Even an old MFJ-249 will be
You have hit on the crux of the problem with your question. Neither of the two (used to be three till FX went away) can/will fix them. Hot swaps are impossible unless you own a spare. That fact alone
Hand lotion. Go to Wal-Mart and buy the least expensive bottle you can find and work it in a little at a time. It will take quite a bit. I use Roping Gloves and wash them in dish washing soap and tha
Dave, As an Advanced ticket holder, I have for years considered upgrading to Extra. Now the recent FCC change will inevitably bring more hams into our ranks and the "General Sections" of the bands ar
I have a HAM 2 that I would like to take apart to insure it is OK to install in a tower. It worked when I took it down and works now on the bench but I would feel better about the installation if I *
Texas Towers used to carry some though they did not advertise it. Call and talk to Gerald. Happy holidays! Can someone point me to a source of 6061-T6 SQUARE tubing for boom material? Thanks and Happ
Before you dismiss Phillystran because of price, do a comparison. You can get the prices on TexasTowers.com. Yes Phillystran is more expensive per foot, but there are significant savings when you DON
Wes brings up a good question. Why don't most hams cap the mast. My last two towers (and the one I am working on now) have had caps. I use a fence post cap which has a set screw in the side. I think
If it were me, I would stick it up there. But first I would ask Gerald at Texas Towers. That man knows more about aluminum up in the sky than anybody. I know this for a fact since I have seen his EME