[TowerTalk] Flaky antenna part 2

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

Build the balun using Jim Brown's (K9YC) cook book. 
http://www.audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf You can build one as good 
or better than what you can buy for a fraction of the cost.

73

Roger (K8RI)

On 8/2/2016 Tuesday 7:09 PM, Timothy Holmes wrote:
> Well, 1 sprained ankle and 10 hornet stings later, I have the new dipole
> up.  Its 125 feet long, and fed with 30.9 feet of new ladderline.  Its
> mounted about 40 feet up, necessitating some coax from rig to balun.  Ill
> be replacing the ldg balun with something better down the line, but right
> now, i cant afford a new one, particularly a dxe one at 130+ bux
> (recommendations please)
>
> Early tests ate positive. It seems to hear great and the tuner seems much
> happier
>
> Thanks for all the input. It made fascinating reading.  More ideas and
> suggestions are surely welcome
>
> Thanks again
>
> Tim
> W8TAH


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73

Roger (K8RI)


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