Hi Jorge, I just bought a roll of the direct burial Commscope RG-6 from Phat Sat. I installed about 600 feet of it on my receive antenna and I was very impressed with the quality. Chuck W5PR Sent fro
Did you change the coax yet? Take it off the beam and measure it with a digital ohm meter. You will probably see a high resistance path to ground if it's bad. Chuck W5PR _____________________________
I'm still focusing on the coax. May be a hole somewhere away from the antenna that he didn't spray water on. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________
Get an extra position. You might need it later for something else. (Like a 6 meter Yagi.) Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ To
I read: "Two cascaded chokes (2) on four (4) large 2.4 (61mm) Ferrite cores" at: http://myantennas.com/wp/product/cmc-230-5k/ I don't see but two either, however, I assume there are two stacks of two
I have made a lot of baluns and ununs, but I'm going to buy one for a 160, 80, 40 fan dipole to put at 140 feet. I like the holes on each side for each wire. Chuck W5PR ______________________________
It is interesting and timely for me. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://
Why not just have two dipoles on one feed point? One for phone and one for CW. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mai
This was on Eham.net: In addition to windload and torque ratings, Yaesu also offers a specification called "K-factor," which is derrived by multiplying the turning radius of the antenna (in feet) by
I agree with you except I don't think some lawyer was beating down their door looking to file a lawsuit. It sounds like a company tactic and probably usually a fairly effective one at that. Just look
I use UF Romex from Home Depot. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists
It is commonly thought that there are "too many frivolous lawsuits," however, such is not the case. (I know, it's on the internet so it must be true. LOL) Frivolous lawsuits result in HUGE fines call
They installed a HV line (the kind on taller wood poles and long insulators) just north of me and I had S9 noise toward it. The noise turned out to be something arcing in a model home 1/4 mile away i
Where can I buy a good crimper and coax prep tool? Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesti
Great post, Howie. Lots of good info there. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com
I do reuse EHS guy wire. Watch for rust though... Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contestin
The clamps will not be sized for the grips. This is a terrible idea. I will (and have) reused most anything, but not grips. Old grips are ok if already on the line, but you cannot remove them and rea
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