I have an older, good condition CDR Rotor Control Box, looking for a schematic, and compatibility information. Probably compatible with early HAM-M and maybe later series rotors. It is the older Brow
Folks, I have a 150' length of 7/8" hardline, (Cellflex by RFS) that I may need to ship, California to Minnesota. Problem is it is not on a spool, but an "Air Core, 10 turns jumble wound, (with bindi
Hello Len, RF components of high power capacity are really neat to work into real tuners, and other RF projects Looks like you could possibly make an L network with your two components... Here is a l
Dave Leeson, W6NL designed a great solution to the rotor-to- Beam shock absorber problem, using a rubber BMW steering shaft coupler....But that, as you say, was a different cart of apples than the Ki
Yet another lifetime experience with PL-259s... I am of the "use a Black Diamond, heavy tip, 175 watt iron persuasion", (second only to crimp-on connectors) and like Pete, I found the fully hot, big
And three related questions: 1. Is the loss in gain, due to the RF lost/dissapated as heat, or due to pattern degradation caused by "lumpy" current patterns along the elements? 2. Is it reasonable to
There was an earlier inquiry about Austin Transformers and lightning arresting spark gaps on AM or other vertical towers. These two links have some really good examples of such at the KGO AM Transmit
Resend, due to mangled URLs: There was an earlier inquiry about Austin Transformers and lightning arresting spark gaps on AM or other vertical towers. These two links have some really good examples o
If you do a boolean Google search using CFL +RFI you will get a wealth of information about the bulbs and RFI issues and discussions.. Also Wikipedia has substantial info on the many variants of the
Testing of various subjects (some of whom lost consciousness) in a Fall arrest scenario at Wright- Patterson AFB and a number of anecdotal real experiences of Loss of consciousness when suspended in
At the N6IJ club station, a converted Army MARS station from the 60's, there is a Military Log Periodic Antenna (They call it a small LP, but for Hams, it is definitely BIG... 17 elements, 40 ft dual
If only the Tesla Radio Club guys in New York, had a critical mass of dedicated antenna construction crew to build and maintain antennas at their saltwater site, I would say that they could have, by
I am not an expert, just an older, wiser ham, but vividly remember an intermod elimination project years ago done by a Master RF Engineer Dr. Dick Alder, then K3CXZ, at the Navy School's K6LY repeate
No need to do anything, functionally. If you want to keep it with a shiny clean copper look, some have good results, by wiping with a rag saturated with dow corning silicone grease from time to time.
An additional thing to be aware of as a follow on, to using a good fall arrest harness, isto consider it to still be a medical emergency if you fall, and are saved from ground impact by a fall arrest
Mike Said: > To the guy who was talking about issues with harnesses and passing out. I> would rather be passed out in my harness then dead on the ground after> falling out of a belt. I have used both