Recent content by 338_MtRushmore

When all that is said and done, the frequency with the lowest vswr is the most efficient. It is kind of funny watching guys detune their antennas by increasing ground loss when they move it closer to the edge of the roof.

All that matters is where the vswr dip is. Resonance is pretty easy to read at an antenna feed point, but adding a feedline adds a lot of complications.

I finally realized it is an axial component that they snip the leads off of. Makes more sense now. Thank you

Is the whole endcap the contact, or is it just the center pin? Just curious if the hole in the conductor might increase the gap and raise the voltage it takes to arc out. I’m guessing not, but I don’t really even know what it is or how it actually works.

I have begun setting up a station recently and have been digging through boxes and messes from years ago in attempt to find stuff. Today I found the polyphaser I used to use on my camper in North Dakota. This thing was installed for a few years, but not actually used much. Put a new slug in it...

Do you have a list of antennas you have tried? If you have maintained pace, I’d guess hundreds

I have a buddy that wrecked his motorcycle in October and will be having knee surgery that will take 6-9 months to recover. I'm wondering if anyone nearby would be willing to help setup a base station for him. I'd happily pay for everything including some gas and time. It would be a 32 hour...

I just made my first heavy tow in my 07 f250 powerstroke and was very impressed with it's performance. I knew I was over weight, but I didn't realize I was towing 16,000lbs+. What's that Elmer Fudpucker song...

The first day went ok considering I've never operated a hoe before. After a few hours I got a little cocky and when I dropped the end of a log on my blade I tried to tooth it and drag it out with the tracks. Didn't go as planned and I broke a hydraulic line, that cost me 3 hours and $120...

Basically just using the excavator to dig through the pile, move stumps, and load 10 foot logs on the trailer.

Owning 150 to $200k worth of firewood in a month or so sure seems worth it. Granted it would take another 2+ months to buck and split, but would be decent filler work for a while.

Prior to last week I had probably only cut 4 cords of pine in my life. A buddy of mine told me he found some oak and I'm thinking cool, you found a few trees. I finally go to help him and find a pile of at least 300 cord of oak. One thing led to another and I am picking up an 11k pound mini...

Is this just speculation, or is there info to back it up?

I did essentially the same thing, except I added a Natural gas/propane conversion. Lots of firewood, gas, diesel, and propane stashes at my small city lot and a few friends houses. I really need to get a wood burner for backup, I've just been putting it off. I feel like this is nothing...

I have thought about it for years, but it just doesn't make sense for me. When the power goes out around here, the worry doubles every hour. There is a lot work that likely needs to get started in the first hour of an outage. Obviously this is location dependent, and your area may commonly...