I stopped by a closing Radio Shack, and there were some 25 foot rolls of RG-58 with crimp connectors, regular price of about $20, being closed out for $1.92 Seemed like a good deal. This field day, I
Roger: Jim's comments are right on -- the gas tube suppressors not very effective on DC grounded antennas/front ends. Andrew (before CommScope) used to make a shorted stub protector specifically for
I know -- its not a contest. But is IS a gateway to the hard stuff (contests). _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list T
If Field Day were made a contest, it would stop all the posts (including this one) about it not being a contest. -- 73, Mike, WV2ZOW The irony is that in Field Day, like in NAQP and ARRL SS, the rest
Critters love the taste of PVC. They pretty much leave PE jackets alone. --Mike, WV2ZOW _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk maili
Bill: Check the following article on close spacing dissimilar yagis. It will make you feel better! --Mike, WV2ZOW http://www.wa5vjb.com/references/stacking_Dissimilar_Antennas2.pdf __________________
Marty: You are faced with the problem of what one is supposed to do (which may not be possible) with what one can do that works. Suggest reading Kent's article: http://www.wa5vjb.com/references/stack
With all this talk of water migration, I'm surprised there is no mention of Trilpgy cable. They guarantee it against water migration! They do not have a good superflexible product, however. It's even
Jeff: I've used the Commscope smooth wall professionally, and it was hard to work with BUT it had significantly lower losses than the corrugated copper lines.At 2.4 GHz, we could use 7/8" smooth inst
Obviously a less than optimum antenna system. I have used something similar years ago when there were still power restrictions on 160. Worked better than no antenna. I would first try feeding both do
Jim's suggestion is good. An antenna analyzer with an FDR function even better. But, if you can get at the inside end, there should be foot markers printed on the jacket, and a little subtraction wil
I ran across an antenna called the Diamond Quad -- no relation to the Diamond antennas around today. The fiberglass pieces come in a tube over 100" long, some are single spreaders, some are three spr
Jon/Jim: Thanks. It is a Gem Quad. The link to the directions showing the Tridelic" arms confirms the design. And, yes, Jon, the arms are three rods webbed together to form a triangle. --73, Mike, WV
Herb: CAT5 is only rated to go 328 feet with gig Ethernet. A better solution would be fiber with fiber to CAT5 at each end. No chance of RF pickup either. You are correct about N connectors being a w
Jim: The wireless industry is starting to use another connector -- the 4.3/10 DIN. Much more robust than the Type N, but unlike the 7/16 DIN, it is sized for greater connector density for feed-lines
Clay: I have used Trilogy (Aluminium) commercially for years. Mechanically, can't be beat. Water migration does not happen, and it is warranted against that. Connectors attach quite solidly -- with t
Yeah-aluminum. It is pretty thick too. I agree, AVA is delicate compared to LDF Center of Trilogy is copper.-- Mike, WV2ZOW _______________________________________________ ___________________________
Chris: What you can do is file an FAA 7460-1 form. The FAA will evaluate and make a determination on your specific installation. If you intersect the glide path, you have to file the form. They may d
Scott: I agree with Steve and Jeff. I would use LDF outdoors. Connectors simpler and I believe cheaper than Superflex. Both the copper and jacket is thicker. Both have polyethylene jackets which is p
Do you have the right meter scale? There were two. One for when stop is North, and another with stop south. -- Mike _______________________________________________ ___________________________________