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I'm converting an old Moseley CL-33 tribander into a 6m beam. It has a 12 foot boom, so I'm following the suggested layout in the ARRL antenna book for a 5-element design shown on p. 18-27 of the 200
OK, thanks to all for the very helpful explanations. Since I'm not about to wade into learning the modeling software just for this project, I'll stick to the design as closely as possible. I'm sure t
A friend at work showed me a spray can of Corrosion-X, and said it might be a good thing to use for preventing corrosion on metal parts. Can anyone offer their experiences on this product? I've never
Hans, and other non-astronomers: The most accurate way to align true north or south can be easily done in two ways: 1. Learn how to identify the north star. Use THAT as a way to align the antenna on
Hi, I have a friend working on a project that involves terminating to a female SMA from UT-141 semi-rigid coax. The only connector he was able to fInd was at Digi-Key, cost $20, and they only had one
Thanks for your reply, Jim. Definitely solder rather than crimp. The application is in the hundreds of Megahertz, so impedance "lumps", losses, and match are all a definite concern. I'll check out th
Hi TTians, I bought the nice little ERC German-made rotator interface kit, and have put it together and installed it in my Ham-IV control box, but have a wrinkle. For reasons I don't yet understand,
Niels Bohr said it well: "The opposite of a correct statement is indeed an incorrect statement. But the opposite of a profound TRUTH may well be ANOTHER profound truth..." If you wad each full-length
EVERY knot has a name, but many won't know the correct name for a given knot, and it can be dangerous if we aren't completely certain about how to tie a given knot correctly. Knowing the subtle diffe
Why not drill two holes of a suitable size about 120 degree angle opposite one another and drive two wooden pegs into them, forming a cleat configuration? Situate the cleat so the tension comes from