Author: RVZ via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 22:07:33 +0000 (UTC)
Hi Guys, I purchased a Cushcraft XM-240 which was new in the box but was made about 10 years ago. The label on the box says "Cushcraft XM-240", and doesn't mention MFJ, so perhaps it was made by Cus
I had an original Cushcraft A3S, which had trap coils and screws coated with the hard epoxy. The screws clearly weren't going to turn, and I never saw any evidence of poor connections, but I suppose
I just got a steppir with 40 meter add on it I love it. Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of K9M
I have a genuine pre-MFJ Cushcraft 40-CD2. The loading cools on it are covers in heat-shrink. Kim N5OP "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the music lasts." -- Pau
I concur.....AND, the sheet metal screw will come loose and corrode the contact between the wire and the aluminum. Gedas, W8BYA EN70JT Gallery at http://w8bya.com Light travels faster than sound....
Although my antenna is a older XM-240 not a 40-CD2 Gedas, W8BYA EN70JT Gallery at http://w8bya.com Light travels faster than sound.... This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Author: Jon Zaimes via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 06:09:25 -0400
The newer XM-240s (MFJ) that I've seen use the painted-on coating, not shrink-wrap as the earlier ones did. I've installed a couple and have not had any reports of failures. My own older XM-240, in s
In case you ever wonder what one looks like after taking a hit of lightning........ https://w8bya.com/Gallery/HAM_RADIO/MISC/images/IMG_0274a.jpg Gedas, W8BYA EN70JT Gallery at http://w8bya.com Light
Mine looked the exactly same. You could substitute my pictures for yours with the exact same content! I had to replace all four coils. Bill W5VX In case you ever wonder what one looks like after taki
Mention was made of the possibility of removing hard epoxy. I didn't know that this could be done without damaging whatever is encapsulated. Perhaps there is a solvent that will do this. I would real
Look for something call dynasolv 711 -- 73 de KG2V Charlie _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.
While not all epoxies are the same, in the boat building and repair world heat is regularly used to soften and remove cured epoxies. Most of those epoxies have a pretty low resistance to heat. 200 de
This! I have an XM240 and it had problems from the start. I am sure it is a bad connection at the coils. Also toss their capacitor away and use a common mode choke. I also grounded my reflector.