402T, 402 or xm240? :) Thanks 73 Jim W7RY 73/jeff/ac0c alpha-charlie-zero-charlie www.ac0c.com Electrically you will be happy as well. Ken models everything. Id look at the JK402T as the bandwidth i
WOW Jeff! There's a lot of info there! Interesting how well the 4 square works compared to the Yagi. Thanks for posting! Thanks 73 Jim W7RY On 2/26/2019 7:48 PM, Jeff Blaine wrote: Picking the "best"
That is REALLY cool! Thanks 73 Jim W7RY Wonder how they would do on a Rohn tower? See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2BeFK6nqMA&feature=share Chuck K9LC ____________________________________________
This is what I have used for 30 years. Same bearing on 4 different towers in various locations. In Southwest Washington, we got 70" of rain per year. Held up fine. https://www.ebay.com/itm/UCF211-32-
Steve... I had no issue with my 2" chrome molly mast. But the gallivanting is not very heavy on it. Now its up with a short 2" OD aluminum mast. Fit fine. When I first up it up in 1990, I used 2" sch
Agreed Jim! Thanks 73 Jim W7RY Physics from an alternate universe! At least three reasons why this cannot be true. First, the center of most CATV coax is CCS, which is equivalent to solid copper at V
DX Engineering. Thanks 73 Jim W7RY I am rebuilding an old HyGain 153BA 3-element 15 meter monoband yagi and I was wondering if there is a good source for the 7/16" diameter by approximately .039" wal
Things to check? Yes. Every connection in the chain from the radio to the antenna. I too have had this issue on antennas and all types of things with connections and relays. Thanks 73 Jim W7RY - The
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Cut it off at the base (cut one leg through, cut the other two almost all the way through) and tilt it down slowly. Thanks 73 Jim W7RY On 5/5/2019 4:36 PM, Tom WA9WSJ via TowerTalk wrote: Hello Oh Wi
Gary... You can TRY Norms Fabrication. They are really difficult to deal with though. The woman on the phone is not a business person thats for sure! I don't know how folks run a businesses the way t
Yes. I had to turn my 4 element 90 degrees from my tribander to keep it from effecting it. According to the modeling program that K5GO used. Although mine is about 4 feet above the tribander. Best to
Amen Kelly! That's why I no longer criticize the folks in their safety orange vests at hamfests and club meetings. 73 Jim W7RY An avid RTTY contester (for 40 years) and casual CW contester. Now it so
New lightning protector for LMR400 type cables. https://www.timesmicrowave.com/Products/Lightning_Protection/Times-Protect/LP-18/ Solid signal has them for $35.00! https://www.solidsignal.com/pview.a
I live in a heavily forested area (The Ozarks) and keep having (mostly dead) tree limbs come down and take down my wire antennas. Sometimes the rope holding the center insulator/balun will break, the
How long of a bad spot is it? Thanks 73 Jim W7RY It is more difficult to explain that it really is... 73, Maximo Hi, all. Working on an used antenna over the weekend, I came across a boom section tha
I see that now. The green ones are 1/2". I have green blocks on my homebrew 11 element tribander (by K5GO) and they are holding up well. Thanks 73 Jim W7RY Bert VE3NR https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAUFF-
So how is one clamp 1/3 cheaper that a lot of 10 for the same price? Thanks 73 Jim W7RY https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAUFF-GR-7-760-3-PA-Pipe-Hydraulic-Hose-Clamp-ID-60-3mm-2-With-Mount-Complete/1735823
How are the Green Heron boxes powered? Thanks 73 Jim W7RY Julio, W4HY Rodents again found my control wire for my Ameritron RCS-8V coax switch. I was thinking this is the time to get a remote switch t
If it's clear plastic, it's most likely cheap rg8x. Sent from my wireless communicator 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Towe