I suspect that your connectors had some water ingress, I have never noticed any hint of corrosions on my sealed outdoor PL-259/SO-259 connectors. They are shinny and bright except for the exteriors w
On 5/29/23 3:25 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 5/29/2023 1:20 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: Frankly, I don't think there's any need - the author of the Wikipedia article clearly was European (probably British)
Is the tubing painted black or is it pickled and oiled? A mast can get pretty scrapped up when installing it and painting the inside can be challenging. You could look for another galvanizer, all of
Hi Steve, I would talk to the RustOleum support people. I have contacted them in the past and they are very good with recommending the right products and how to best apply them. 73, Gary K9GS I have
I have a new 1026 DOM tube that is not galvanized. The local galvanizer cant handle a 20' 2" tube so Im going to paint it. The tube is clean but it's painted black with white spec lettering on it. Im
I went thru about 3 sets of Eaton breakers. The problem was not rf but with surge current when I would turn the radio on, they would trip. I finally took them out and put in regular breakers. Know th
Yes, I believe that the issue is more one of susceptibility to RFI rather than the breakers being the cause of RFI. And yes, EATON certainly did have a problem, to the point they were replacing brea
From an SK estate I was given a NOS 100ft never unspooled roll of what by markings was on the order of 50 years old. I swept it for loss and it was good as new RG8 specs to 30MHz. Then it started mis
Please do not use this coax for any transmission line or high voltage purpose. It has been damaged by moisture! I spent 27 years as a two-way tech, with hundreds of visits to tower sites. Weatherproo
Well you probably got your money's worth out of that coax. Without removing the coax it is probably hard to tell how much loss it has now. Of course changing coax is usually a pain unless the driven
Hi, I used Davis Buryflex (RG213) on my 15 M yagis (they were put up in 1999) and I was replacing some connectors today when I noticed something disturbing. On the PL259's on 3 of my 4 yagis;, there
"The farther the tower is spaced from the MGB/ building entrance, the more inductance the coax line(s) will have, and the less current will be on the line(s). We do not recommend adding loops to inc
My test worked, so I'll try again... To everyone that has commented: Thank you very much! This discussion is fabulous! I concede the point that statistically, there is likely to be score improvements
My test worked, so I'll try again... To everyone that has commented: Thank you very much! This discussion is fabulous! I concede the point that statistically, there is likely to be score improvements
I used to use Eudora...really liked it. I wasn't aware it's still in use; might have to reconsider it. I lost sight of it once I started using Gmail. I also used Mail Washer Pro to filter email prior
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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 16:30:16 -0400
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It's the tin in solder that weathers from moisture. The water leaches out the tin and leaves a soft, porous matrix that has very little strength. The white powder you often see is the lead oxidizin
Don't rule out uneducated, and reactionary imbeciles, either... We had a 199.9' tower put in the community. Met all requirements. Local short term political attention whores (neighbors getting "ele
It is unclear from your email if you are talking about daytime lighting/marking or nighttime lighting. Here in the US, high-intensity is a white strobe, used only during the day, and only on tall to