This is a late reply because twice my email program crashed in the middle of typing. Then I got busy. Determining the location of roof beams: I have a few rent houses. I'm also a gadgeteer addict. So
Author: "k4sb@worldnet.att.net"@worldnet.att.net (Edward W. Sleight)
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 01:05:37 -0700
Enjoyed your discussion of the "stud" finders Jim. Use the electronic type also. But, your bit on determining the impedence of an unknown cable is a wee tad off. ASSUMMING that you meant a half wave
I stand corrected the way K6LL replied. Use anything but a half wave. Like I said in the beginning, it's been 50 years since I did this myself. After WWII we had lots of war surplus coax with all sor
All you have to do is change the resistor value to 72 ohms. Actually, a variable Resistor would be great if you can find a noninductive variable. Jim Flanders W0ooG --Original Message-- From: Edward