On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 ADUHAWK@aol.com wrote:
> We got the station assembled and into the car Thursday evening, so all that
> was left for Friday was to mount the antennas. That took about three hours,
> with the threat of rain always there. The only potential problem was that in
> my
> haste, I wasn't sure which Superflex feedline went to the 903 xvrtr and which
> one went to the 432 rig. Wonder of wonders I guessed right. With the rain
> closing in I jumped into the car, and whistled up a signal on 432. The right
> number of black dots lit up on the display and we were off!
>
My tip of the day: I color-code the ends of all my pieces of coax to the
antennas with heat-shrink tubing, which I've found in at least 8 colors.
It really helps as long as I can remember which color went to which
antenna. :)
73, Zack W9SZ
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