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And to the comment I would like to add: I would fill the bottle to the top with oil, screw the cap, or push the cork back in, if you live in a climate that reaches freezing during the winter. Reason:
I built a couple of verticals in the past out of aluminum downspout. It worked pretty darn good. Shall we say it is a bit floppy after the 3rd section, but with proper guying the stuff will stay up t
I once had an 80 meter dipole and wanted to operate on 30 meters also. What I did was hang a 30 meter dipole of the same center feeder of the 80 meter one. You might have to jockey things around to g
Hi Donald and anyone else interested, There are many methods of protecting your gear from lightning. Usually the correct and most reliable methods are just not feasible if you live typical residentia
Hi Dan, The antenna mounted on the truck, does have the base mechanically grounded to the frame of the truck? Probably a bumper mount or such. To get a similar effect with the RV, I would assume you
Hello Sig, Might I suggest wrapping number 10 aluminum wire around a form of some kind and then removing the form. Number 10 aluminum wire is quite cheap. Is actually quite self supporting. I got thi
Hello Dennis, What I would do is hang some kind of "messenger" down the tree. Say a piece of nylon/rayon rope of your choice. Drive a stake into the ground and tie that messenger off to it. Run all y
Hello TT's, While on the use of old coax for radial, I remembered something else a buddy once used for radials. Thing is I don't remember the exact name for the stuff though. The phone company uses s
Below is a message I spotted on a packet BBS. I recall some interest in this antenna, so I thought I would pass along this note. If you are interested in this antenna, PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME. Since
Here is something I would like try. Using common 1/2 copper plumbiing pipe for a ground rod. There is no way I could pound that soft stuff into the concrete hard soil around here though, but maybe a
Reminds me of the time I was messing around with my rice box. Needed an antenna so I could get on 40 meters. Think I stuck a 65/67 foot hunk of wire into the the antenna outlet and the SWR was right
Hi James, I was always told that when you bypass something to keep the leads as short as possible. I, myself, would solder the diodes and caps right to the coils. Will be interesting to see what othe
HI Scott and Group, Antique Electronic Supply has the tool you are looking for. Page 48 of their 99 catalog, or visit their website at: http://www.tubesandmore.com 73 Jim K7SLI -- FAQ on WWW: http://
Not to change the subject, but to ask a question. Where can I buy a 50:75 ohm UNUN's? They can be in kit form. Reason I ask is that by the time I burn up a tank of gas running around looking for the
Running 110 AC all the way to remote relays is kind of dangerous. A trick is to scrounge up a couple of old filament transformers. Say you a have a couple of 12 volt output jobs. Run the 12 volts out
It has been a number of years now, but a buddy of mine worked for a 2-way company. He (they) would completely fill all connectors with silicon grease. Not just a little dab here or there, but really
Yes, rebar will rust and it will continue to rust right up into the concrete. You should not have any exposed rebar. Anything will work that will not rot. Old chunks or of bricks, broken up chunks o
I am confused. I thought stainless steel did not cause any kind of galvanic action. That is if you use a stainless steel part attached to say something that is copper or galvanized steel you will nev
Hello TowerTalk Dudes, I'm confused. What is LMR 400 and 900? Is that 75 ohm stuff used by the cable TV industry? I have used the 1/2 and 3/4 inch hardline stuff with good success. If you are going t