I think you are mistaken. I have never experienced this in any application. 73, Keith NM5G White lithium grease, oh my Keith, nooooo! ;-) ;-) Grease is a dirt and grit magnet -- it would eventually c
Can you be more specific about the keytones that appear, and why? Thanks. 73, Keith NM5G And it also works great to put on your crab bait when crab fishing, or put it on your spinner when salmon fish
Depends on the size and loss characteristics of the hardline. LMR400 is about as good a hardline of the same diameter. For a 300 foot run on 20 meters I would not spend the extra money and effort on
Pi * r squared is area of a circle. What you will need is 2 * pi * r, or pi * diameter, which is circumference. However, this is accurate only for the turns on one radius. You can get fairly close by
Was it Brother Dave Gardner? --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of TexasRF@aol.com Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 2:35 P
The VB in Excel is called VBA, or Visual Basic for Applications. It is somewhat limited compared to regular Visual Basic. You should have no problem implementing it if you already know Basic. The mai
The SPG you described is about as good as you can get. If not SPG, what else would you call it? When lightning strikes we can only manage the flow of electrons to a certain extent. This is what a SPG
Just went outside to check here in Houston. Same thing, except my transformer has three drops to 200A house, 200A shack and 100A barn. I also have two other transformers, each with single drop to two
Randy wrote: If I interpret what you are saying correctly, you're going to need a seriously large neutral conductor between the shack and the mains panel... if a strike occurs to the antenna, and it'
behave the same way. I use the IC-775DSP with 87A built in 1995 and later upgraded with Alphamax. No alc connection has ever been used. The only fault ever produced is when I forget to turn down the
Oops, posted to wrong list - sri. behave the same way. I use the IC-775DSP with 87A built in 1995 and later upgraded with Alphamax. No alc connection has ever been used. The only fault ever produced
I have done this using a rope tied near the top and to a small pickup truck. It is safer than walking it down. 73, Keith NM5G I currently have a Rohn 20G tower which consists of 2 - 10' and 1 - 9' to
The single point ground system at my station needs an upgrade. A case of Cadweld for 2 gauge wire has been obtained. Now I need to locate a supplier for 2 ga solid copper wire. Any recommendations? T
Yes. The one-shots are for either stranded or solid. I was thinking solid bare wire would be cheaper. Keith Solid AWG2? Isn't that more like "1/4" diameter round bar stock" Do your oneshots work for
Monty, Thanks for the referral. I can see Elliot from the top of my tower. <grin> 73, Keith NM5G I got the #2 tin plated from Elliot Electric. I look on the web and found; Elliot Electric 201 South P
I recommend tarred nylon twine. See photo at http://www.dutson.net/transfer/HamRadio/IMG_0664ds.JPG This is the 440lb size. We used it during the VP8WWW DXpedition last November to hold up a Moseley
Perhaps Kirby will be lucky enough to not suffer a direct hit to the power lines, as was likely the case with the massive damage hit. However, if it does happen, he has cut the one last connection th
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No offense intended Jim, but that is one of the least attractive trees I have ever seen. If I were in your HOA I would ask for it to be removed. <grin> 73 Keith NM5G While sitting in traffic the othe
I think you just went right over my head with this statement: resonance at the shack end of a feedline that has standing waves. Don't ALL antennas have some amount of standing waves? What must be don