Recent content by Old Barney

I use RG400 for every run. It is slick and weathers very well. I can pull through my conduit with ease 50 feet with three sweeps and 4 runs in 1 inch PVC I'm going to run CCTV Siamese cable along for a security camera on the same mount. That wont pull so easy with the other coax but with enough...

Acquire a 50ohm load that will handle your out put from radio. install it at the end of your jumper at the amp input end and read SWR there. If you get high reading there throw it in the trash. Get another JUMPER made with NEW 50 ohm coax and new PL259 connectors. You said that the connectors...

I was there listening But only heard KZ4RR faintly, intermittently, down in the mud. I could hear a word or two from some place but not enough to entice me to jump in this morning. I'll keep trying to hear some each morning.

Thanks for reply. I did check in on the AM net last night had a good time talking there with good signal reports. I may try tomorrow 1-14-Wed. on the SSB net at 7:00 EST. If I wake up in time. I am using 100 amp hour LFPO4 battery which the first battery has lasted three weeks of...

6Meter I run a Ramsey 6 meter kit for a couple years back in 1993? was alot of fun back then and made a few scheduals around Noon when I could leave the shop and go for lunch. I would find a high spot and operate in Gainesville Florida. Then 6 meter faded away into the abius. Last...

As I remember the license holder had to be 18 Years old?? I had bought my first from a friend for $10.00. It being a Globe Forgot the model # I traded up to a Sonar G nice radio. It wasn't mounted in my car sat on the transmission hump. Some times it would slide off onto the right floor. I would...

I'm hope by the first of December I will have my Buddyhex up to 30 feet. I have an appointment with Cardio on the 23rd of this month. I hope they lift some of my restrictions so I can lift stuff over 5 pounds. I feel ok since three weeks ago from the quad bypass operation. doing a lot of walking...

The mount is made of some composite stuff I guess its strong?? I did not bend this out of round it slides in to the bottom of the hex antenna mount and has a clamp to fasten this into the bottom. I guess I can fasten it to the outside of standard mast size with worm gear clamps. Like hose clamps??

This is the photos of the Mount Buddy pole sent for mounting. I'm not sure how to fasten it to a standard mount. I call a standard mount I have that is 1 1/2 inch pipe. This is the piece I was sent to mount the Buddy Hex Yes it is hollow and not perfect round

I had a home built Hex beam for a couple years. I like the Hex beam configuration. worked fine for awhile then the Floriduh sun killed the fiberglass spreaders. I have new spreaders for my home built but the center support is now degraded also. So I bought the buddy hex. I wish I could...

Another was S9 magazine which would issue a portable call. At that time I used to hike the trails and carried a two channel Fanon something burnt batteries like mad. I still have an RCA box the speaker mike is clipped on the front two channel thing. had one xtal internal and a external xtal...

I remember there were some 20W---- calls in New York on top of Smith Hill east of Utica New York was George Bathkey was voice of the Adirondacks I think his was 20W5872??? long time ago to remember. Mr. Weaver in Lake Pleasant was a 20W call. Mine was KJI1400 this was around 1963? My...

Thank ya'll! I have to run my coax inside next, and tune the antenna. For the tripod mount I found at the hardware store some long screws 24 inches long with 5/16 hex head. I run those through the feet (two on each foot) into the ground that hold the tripod with antenna at 20 feet real good. I...

I'm a sucker for believing antenna designs. So I bought a DP200 whizz bang antenna that works from 7MHZ to 54MHZ. I haven't put it on a pole yet. Mine did not include the 40 meter matcher loop. I have enough stuff to make a loop if I had the dimensions. So folks could another follower of these...

Well I buought the old Kenwood ts 680s thought I would be closer to 6M ssb But on arrival no PO on any ssb any band. I can see power on FM so I dropped it off to a friend who has more time that I. My wife has been in the hospital for 8 days now and dont think shell be home for Christmass. so I;m...