Waterproofing your coax is easy to overlook for a new ham. Here is how to do it. [MEDIA]
A buddy has a 1000ft spool of Thermax/Carlisle coax we are trying to identify. Stranded Tinned copper center conductor, 0.037" od Solid, white...
Hello - I've got an OCF dipole strung up which has always given me awesome performance including low noise and low SWR on 80, 40, 20, 17, 12, 10...
So I'm setting up in a leased home. My office is in the finished basement, and the only way out is through the basement window. This is an older...
This question has been debated on some recent QRZ antenna forum threads recently, so I asked MoM... (Method of Moments, not my mother.... If...
A few weeks ago I obtained ~600ft of new RG-6 / U coax for virtually nothing in an auction lot. So being the frugal ham that I am, I decided to...
Hello, I have an Arrow Antennas OSJ 140/440 J-pole antenna mounted in my attic. I have never really obtained the range I would like out of it, I...
I will be mounting a Hex Beam on a rotator soon and am wondering which Coax should I use for the rotating part of the antenna. The main run will...
Hello everyone. I've not been able to find info from searches so I thought I'd ask the collective wisdom of the ham's here. I'm setting up my ham...
Do you want to make a simple HF antenna using nothing but coax? Today I speak with Tim G5TM as he shares his experiences on building HF antennas,...
As an engineering student, I was taught that the calculated numbers are usually 99% right. Which brings me to by current dilemma: my ham setup....
I hooked up a MFJ antenna analyzer to my Jpole with a ~75ft run of Belden 8124 coax. I put the analyzer on the coax loss setting and registered...
Stupid question time, new Tech here. I'm working out the cable for my UHF/VHF antenna installation. Antenna is a Diamond x300. (Gain (dB):...
Hi all, I'm about to pour a slab for a ham shack. I want the coax to come up through the floor, near a wall. So a box, like a round electrical...
Now that hamfests are "virtual" or non-existent, it's tough to find bits and pieces for the shack. I don't need 200 feet of coax. I don't need a...
I have a 25 year-old Kenwood TM-541 1.2 ghz mobile (50 ohm antenna output), and an alibaba-style 1.2ghz yagi (also 50 ohms). I can obtain a length...
Hey everyone, another question. I know coax length is important, and I know if you get away with using 50 ft or less the better. My VHF antennas...
Hello, I want to put up another antenna in my yard, but it would be on the other side of my house. I already have two "ugly poles" up on one side...
I am getting my gear back on the air after a few years of not having the time for radio. all new radios, and mostly new antennas, so I figured It...
Hi everyone, Is there any reason why it would be in advisable to mix RG 8/U with LMR- 400 feedline on my 150 foot run from the 80 m loop to my...
