[TowerTalk] RE : Another stub question

[David O Hachadorian]

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:25:46 +0100 "hermans" <on4kj at skynet.be> writes:
> Tom,
> 
> I remember a dutch station who winded them up and putted them all 
> in
> separate tin cans. 

I remember that too.

They used 1 gallon (or metric equiv.) paint cans (available for cheap at
hardware stores) and mounted two SO-239's side by side on the lid, with a
short wire jumper between the two center pins. The stub attached to the
jumper and ground, and fit inside the can. I think they found room for a
.25 wavelength 80m RG-213 stub inside the can. Maybe it was only 40m. I
can't remember for sure, but I remember being surprised as to how long it
was, so it was probably 80.

The cans could be daisy-chained, or multiple short stubs could be in one
can. It was a neat packaging solution.



Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Big Bear Lake, CA