What is the consensus on whether it's a good idea to make the rotator loop to a yagi separate from the rest of the feedline (with barrel connector and 2 PL-259s). An unnecessary connection prone to w
After dealing with continuous runs from the tower base or the station to the antennas at our club station for many years, I am a true believer in each antenna having a jumper to a point below the ro
On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 10:40:23 -0400, Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> wrote: _________________________________________________________ Personally, I vote for no connectors in the rotator loop. Pl-259'
Bill, I carry two sets of pliers up the tower with me anytime I expect to undo PL-259's. They either come apart by firm hand twisting or by use of the pliers. I've never found one loose. I'm not sur
I've NEVER had a PL come loose on me, even the ones that weren't taped. I put them on as tight as my hands will do it without tools, and that's it. Properly installed, they shouldn't come loose with
environment Well, you've been lucky. Hand-tight is NOT recommended. Use the 2-plier technique to 'gently' seat them with a barrel connector and 1-plier on baluns, etc. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH
Wondering if maybe we are hung up on a fine point as in "loop environment" which, depending on the definition, would change the requirements significantly. I use "pigtails" from my antennas down thr
Steve is 100% correct on this! I've found this necessary even inside the shack. I had bad RF problems (RF getting into keyers, computers, etc) and it was cured by using pliers to 'gently' seat PL-259
Strong hands? Works for me, for 40 years no less. ;o) gm -- a g 0 n at a r r l dot n e t http colon slash slash mcduffie dot ws _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscompu
Hi Pete. I have the coax for the low bands go to the coax switch at the base of the tower. This gives me an easy place to check the coax. For the high band antennas I run either coax or hardline up t
Hello Mike, If you dont want your $ to escape from your purse...... just close it, need no pliers. Same thing for RF .........hi . But I learned over the years ( Mobile Radio install and after sales
I use pigtails for all my connections to the beam antennas. Generally the pigtails are pretty long...around ten to fifteen feet. I have never had any of the PL 259 connections on the pigtails get loo
This begs the question .. I am getting ready to stack out and install my first "real" tower and antenna system in next several weeks and would like to know what is the correct way to properly install
_________________________________________________________ My favorite tool for tightening PL-259s is the Craftsman Robo-Grip. No slip, perfect every time. -- Bill, W7TI ______________________________
Hi Kirb. As I stated in an earlier email, I like the idea of having the coax wrapped around the mast. This seems to be simpler than a loop of coax hanging down from the boom as a rotor loop, especial
On UHF-type (PL259s), be sure to "wiggle" slightly to fully seat the connector as the mating "teeth" tend to offset slightly while tightening. I agree 100% with the "two-plier" method - have never ha