[TowerTalk] 402CD

[Ray, W4BYG]

What kind of "lube" where you using?
Ray,
W4BYG

On 12/1/2014 7:20 AM, Roger Cooke G3LDI 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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