On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 15:07, Roger (K8RI) <k8ri@rogerhalstead.com> wrote:
> <snip>
>> Thanks for all the suggestions, but what I'm really looking for is a
>> magical silver bullet. Got any of those?? :-)
>>
>>
> It's called an "Engineer's Hammer", Weighs 5# and guaranteed to work.
> Unfortunately it may be difficult to to get on the air after the
> application depending on what equipment it's used on.<:-))
>
> Good Luck, I know how frustrating these things can be.
I never really finished my story. I ended up borrowing an
honest-to-goodness Icom CT-17 level converter and made nearly 400 QSOs
during RTTY Roundup. The CT-17 evidently has enough Ls, Cs, etc, to
keep the RF out.
Still have the problem, of course, and am finally coming to the
realization that I need to get a new antenna. The 80-10 trap dipole
may still work 80-15, but I think when that trap went, it left the
whole thing unbalanced.
When the weather clears some, I plan to find a new pair of trees to
string up the Not-80-thru-10 trap dipole (Spi-Ro D-52 advertised as
"80-10") and see how it does on 15. If it gives me 80, 40, and 15,
then I only need something for 20, since I have a 10 m dipole and a
30-17-12 trap dipole. Well, and I should get something for 160, too.
:-)
Thought about a Rhombic, then woke up.
I certainly enjoy reading the mail here - very informative!!
--
Peter Laws | N5UWY | plaws plaws net | Travel by Train!
No Trillion-dollar blank check for crooks!
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