Re: Long feed lines/and control lines
Bob I bought an Apple printer cable off Ebay (see earlier post) I made up a length of rg-8x and added a so-239 'barrel' connector Installed some snap-on rf suppression toriods to both cables, just to
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Dennis <sky_kingii@...>
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Re: Best antenna other than strainght wire for the FC-40
What, please, is the "feet" equivalence of a "tard", please? Just curious. The sand may be a poor conductor but if your copper or galvanize ground rod (8 feet?) reaches salt water in the ground you
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kd4e <kd4e@...>
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Re: Long feed lines/and control lines
Hi Bob, absolutely no problem to use a longer control lint to the FC-40. I made a 10m (30ft) long one and used it on many locations. See also earlier posts here in the forum. 73, Jurgen, DJ5HD/VK3ADO
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dj5hd <jurgen@...>
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Long feed lines/and control lines
Hi Group, I am being forced out of my nice 2nd floor shack by a family member who needs the radio room to turn back into a bedroom. I will soon be operating from my old home in the basement. Has
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Bob <va3rcs@...>
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Re: wire ... how long
Thank you, will check nice weekend ----------------------------- Hanno Vogels, DK3HV eMail: hanno@... EL: DB0EL-R or DM0ZIR-N phone: +49 8102 729600 fax: +49 8102 729655 http://www.dk3hv.com
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Hanno, DK3HV <hanno@...>
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Re: wire ... how long
Look in the files section of this group I had post a chart for just that question. It is called AH-4 Graphical Wire Length Calculator 2.2.xls
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ab9lx
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Re: wire ... how long
Check the archives. There was a chart on wire lengths .....N4NSS Kyle Hanno Vogels <hanno@...> wrote: Dear friends, I still own a 40 remote tuner since it is out on the market, but never used it
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Kyle N4NSS <n4nss@...>
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wire ... how long
Dear friends, I still own a 40 remote tuner since it is out on the market, but never used it under real conditions, just for a test. My mobile favorite is still the ATAS 120 and I use the Ft 857 /
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Hanno Vogels <hanno@...>
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Re: Summer camping and non-groundplane antennas
Try a G5RV, Windom, Inverted " V "................... Jon Robert Pellant <ab1ff@...> wrote: I haven't been doing much radio camping this summer yet; however, I am going to norther WI this
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Kyle N4NSS <n4nss@...>
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Summer camping and non-groundplane antennas
I haven't been doing much radio camping this summer yet; however, I am going to norther WI this weekend and hope to get some radio time in. Last year I used mostly a long wire >>1 ?. Unfortunately I
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Re: 25ft Imagewriter extension cable for FC-40
Here is his reply re. shielding: -- Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e http://bibleseven.com Florida Home w/Rohn 45 in concrete base & 10 acres for sale: <http://bibleseven.cjb.cc/cjb-steelhouse-index.html>
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doc <kd4e@...>
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Re: 25ft Imagewriter extension cable
Doc Did not email the seller asking if they were shielded or not. Based on early posts in this forum, I went with the Imagewriter extension cable. For the price I figure I can always add clamp-on rf
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Dennis <sky_kingii@...>
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Re: 25ft Imagewriter extension cable
Did you ask if they are shielded cables? I worry that unshielded cable may suffer in a RF-hot environment. Also, if anyone has trouble with the long URL just go to <http://ebay.com> and enter the Item
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doc <kd4e@...>
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25ft Imagewriter extension cable
For those looking for ready-made extension cables for your FC-40, I found these on Ebay. Guy should have 12 left (at time of post) and is only getting $11+ including shipping These are 25 ft long and
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Dennis <sky_kingii@...>
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Re: FC-40 with Doublet Antenna
Converted from Rich Text Ah well, never mind. it would be nice to see a drawing too if the wires don't show up well .... my 80m loop uses black covered wire, same photographic challenge! _____
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Clive T <l81ker@...>
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Re: FC-40 with Doublet Antenna
Hi Clive I posted 3 images in the photos section. All I could show was the ladder loc centre piece, the ladder line coming down from the tree into my shack and the FC40 in situ on the shack wall. The
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mi5utc <alpinecarni@...>
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Re: FC-40 with Doublet Antenna
Converted from Rich Text Excellent, would love to see pic or just a diagram! _____ Original message _____ Subject: [YaesuTuner] FC-40 with Doublet Antenna Author: "mi5utc" <alpinecarni@...>
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Clive T <l81ker@...>
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FC-40 with Doublet Antenna
Hello group I have just made up a doublet antenna, 102ft top with a ladder loc from radio works fed by approx 30ft 450ohm ladderline connected directly to the rf hot and ground terminals. The antenna
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mi5utc <alpinecarni@...>
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FC-40 with Other Rigs?
May the FC-40 be used with rigs other than the FT-897? I hope to acquire a FT-897d soon but also have a TenTec 580 Delta. Any special interfaces needed to use it with a TenTec? -- Thanks! & 73, doc
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doc <kd4e@...>
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Re: Loop antennas fed with ladderline
Sure but, you can also get extention cables too. Check the archives. mi5utc <alpinecarni@...> wrote: --- In YaesuTuner@..., "mi5utc" <alpinecarni@...> wrote: control Yes I tried
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Kyle N4NSS <n4nss@...>
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