[TowerTalk] 402CD

[David Robbins]

a common problem was the connections of the loading coils to the tubing.  they were originally connected with just a sheetmetal screw, the fix was to take
off some of the heatshrink on each end and replace the screw with a stainless machine screw or bolt with nut and washers, clean off any corrosion, 
add noalox or similar gunk, then add better heatshrink with sealant.


Dec 1, 2014 08:51:24 AM, roger at g3ldi.co.uk wrote:

Hi.

I am trying to get a Cushcraft 402CD to work. It was given to me by 
somebody who had stored it for
a considerable time in his garage. I assemble it, using some lube 
on the aluminium joints etc and
checked all measurements. I fed it with a velocity corrected piece 
of coax via a 1:1 balun and put
it up. It is only at about 30ft, but the resonance is around 
6.8MHz and the SWR is about 3:1.

I think it should be much better than that, but can't find any 
problem with it. I am now suspecting
the loading coils and their connections. Although the insulation 
looks fine, has anybody else had
problems with these? I am clutching straws now!!

73 de Roger, G3LDI
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