Have heard other hams doing that as well. It also keeps your tuner nice and fresh ;). 73, Ron - KJ5XX ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
The balun rebate with autotuners was for a specific period of time. The free Unun rebate with the purchase of an S9 antenna is ongoing. ... From: "Kc6iih"...
look in the photo section of the group under KB0NAZ. I think I paid $12 for the box,its weather sealed with a rubber seal under the lip.Its a plastic boat box;...
Scott, that's it! Looks a bit like a tackle box, but I guess no trays in it. I have old ammo boxes, but they're too leaky. If you ever look inside again,...
Scott, Just called the local (pricey) fly-fishing store, and had them order one. They call it a 'marine' box, and it sells for abt $20. Worth it, if it's...
Jess, How big is that box? Will it hold 2 large bags of ice? I do SAR work and in the summer I carry ICE for people getting into heat stroke BOB AF2Q In a...
Why keep the tuner at the base rather then indoors? How much of a difference will there be? BOB AF2Q In a message dated 5/25/2012 7:26:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight...
Plenty John K2JHU. _____ From: S9Antennas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:S9Antennas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of beargyrils@... Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 12:59...
I just love those 1 word answerers Thanks BOB AF2Q In a message dated 5/25/2012 10:05:56 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, johndorson@... writes: Plenty John...
Take a look at August 2011 issue of QST pages 53-53. John K2JHU. _____ From: S9Antennas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:S9Antennas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
In a message dated 5/25/2012 10:50:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, BearGyrils@... writes: Hi John, I was disabled since 1987 so I cannot do the heavy duty...
John is right - it CAN make a big difference, and the answer way more complicated than space allows, here, but suffice it to say that it's all about the...
I will do that, The person was nice enough to try sending the info to me via a odf file but it did not work. I will do a search. Thanks for responding BOB AF2Q...
Bob, it'll hold 56 cans, or one of the tinier local halibuts. It does well in a salty environment. As to ice--I guess it'll hold 2.5 regular bags. Really ...
Jess : Sounds like you really have this project well thought out. As far as the base vs remote tuning, I know Phil Salas is an antenna guru who has probably...
Thanks, Ron. Right now, we have a ZeroFive 43 footer, which is built like a tank, so it'll hold those 4 top load wires and their 1/8" Dacron ropes. Our coax...
Thanks, That will hold more ice then I really need unless the weather is very humid and hot. Sounds like you really are doing a lot of work on that 41 foot...
Its a Plano box...and yes,no shelf but it does have a small latched area on the lid for other stuff..I have two of these;ones been out under the vertical for a...
2 answers for ya' Bob.. with the tuner ( actually a coupler used this way ) at the base of the antenna thats coax fed = no swr losses on the coax.. So,like I...
Scott, I saw only 2 coax connectors in/on that box. Are you bonding your Z11ProII to ground via the coax shield, or is there a ground connector on the other...
Hi Scott, Thanks for the information. I remember my Elmer telling me that many hams just tune and tune for that 100 watt reading on the meter but never stopped...
I'm in an antenna restricted area, but no one has complained about my 31' Ron - KJ5XX Sent from my HTC Android ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Your very lucky Ron, Where I live the bubble people sit by the window to see what AF2Q is doing the go to the management. I'm still trying to figure out why...
there is one in the front and one in the back;also a 1/4 20 (?) stainless bolt for ground if wanted. Power is fed through a Bias-T except when operating...
Cant you "hide" an antenna ? A 31' or 18' S9 in trees,or up against the back of the house? Dont really need ground radials,can use Petlowany coils. Or a small...
Scott, our over-the-air TV set-up uses a bias-T pwr supply for the pre- amp. I wasn't aware there was a bias-T commercially available for the RG-8 size coax....
Good points, Scott. And Bob, you might also look at this SGC pdf article: http://www.sgcworld.com/Publications/Manuals/stealthman.pdf And you don't need to use...
When y'all get done figuring out which length of vertical to use, go here for an autotuner: http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?347726-LDG-Z-11-Pro-Auto-Tuner...
Here ya go - a $389.00 43' vertical antenna package for $200.00 http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?347542-DX-Engineering-43-ft-all-band-Vert-Antenna Of...
Hi, Jim. I take it, you're home by now. Re the ad--it's sold. But for $50 more, you can get a new Z11ProII from Cheapham.com. Catch up on the recent msgs to...