Improperly installed connetor that allowed water to ingree the cable? Chuck Gooden - K9LC I put out a 160 foot run of 7 eights heliax last year. Worked great. Last time I was QRV was end of January
Check mouser.com. i bought some and i think they were $6 to $8 dollers each. Chuck Gooden - K9LC 2.4 OD mix 31 cores are significantly less money elsewhere. John KK9A Thanks for all the suggestions
Why change the bulb, just add a LED illuminator board. See https://www.hamsupply.com/yaesu-illuminator/ Chuck - K9LC Anyone have experience changing the bulb on a Yaesu G-2800XA controller? A web pa
Could someone please tell me how I can determine the inductance of N Turns of wire on a Fair-rite #2631803802 (2.4"x1.4"x0.5") Torid? I am trying to use the formula on page 140 for the 2017 Fair-Rite
A coil of wire is an inductor with an air core and the principle of of a inductor will still apply. However an air core inductor will not be as efficient as an inductor with a core depending on the
Here is a better link to the document: https://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/publications/2674.aspx I asked this same question in 2009 -- of the QST's "The Doctor Is In," but more oriented toward VHF. Here is
Your wife is beautiful, she doesn't need to hide that beauty behind make-up! On a serious note, there are some reports that I have seen concerning touch-on lamps that had similar issues. One of the
Are they similar to the spikes sold by birdbgone.com? Chuck K9LC On 3/7/2018 10:54 AM, Mark N2QT via TowerTalk wrote: Ok, Im pretty sure it was Canada geese that were the culprits. I hooked up a trai
Google "Metal wire markers" quite a few companies not sure which one is better. Chuck Gooden - K9LC Valve tags: http://identificationtags.com/valve-tags.aspx? as an example 73 Martin W2RWJ On 10/12
I believe this is what we used in the shipyards to label the cables on the ship I was stationed on. They are made from 316 Stainless steel. Download the Brady Catalog and look at page 262 for m
Why not tun it into some pvc conduit and then bury it in the spring. You'll protect the cable from critters and make it easy to replacr the cable when you bury it.Chuck Gooden - K9LC New to the Nort
I use a metal screw eye bolt that I screw into the trunk of the tree and attach the 3/16 polypropylene braid rope to that after pulling the rope tight, but leaving some minor slack in the wire. If th
Wonder how they would do on a Rohn tower? See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2BeFK6nqMA&feature=share Chuck K9LC _______________________________________________ ____________________________________
I use 3/16" black Mastraint double braid rope for my wire antenna's and have not had an issue. I also use large screw in eye bolts into the trunk of trees (~12 inch dia) that support the end of the
How were you removing the 2228? I never had a problem using a razor blade to score the 2228 along the cable length and peeling it off. Chuck K9LC On 4/24/2019 3:15 PM, Jim Brown wrote: I used to use
It would be nice if someone could review all of the postings and condense it down to a book.Chuck K9LC -- Original message --From: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com> Date: 6/26/19 12:22 PM (GMT-06:00
I received 25 #31 Fair-Rite snapons from digikey and was charged 6.65 tariff on an order of ~$65 plus tax and shipping to make ~$83 total order.Chuck K9LC -- Original message --From: Jim Brown <jim@a
I received 25 #31 Fair-Rite snapons from digikey and was charged 6.65 tariff on an order of ~$65 plus tax and shipping to make ~$83 total order.Chuck K9LC -- Original message --From: Jim Brown <jim@a
There is only one answer to this problem and can be found by going to youtube.com and enter "drone flamethrower" in the search line. -- Original message --From: Wes <wes_n7ws@triconet.org> Date: 7/29
Just wondering if anyone has found a way to remove the tarnish off of older connectors. The tarnish is not effecting the usage, but does distract from the appearance. Chuck K9LC ___________________