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Sure, when you drive the piss out of them. Run properly, they are not that bad at all. Basically they are a 6L6 on steroids and 6L6's are run in some commercial broadcast gear in both RF and audio service and run quite linear, actually.

Thanks Jeff!

It doesn't work quite like that, or you did not explain things properly. Current draw is determined by the resistance of the load and nothing else. Your reference of the 120 volt outlet is wrong. You cannot have a 120 volt outlet with zero amps available and then "apply three amps to that 120 v...

Sounds like you have a resonance in that choke somewhere on 20m. If the plate choke does indeed have a resonance on 20m, or any other frequency you use, the choke will have to be rewound slightly different to move that resonance point outside the band.

I had an Icom IC-735. Wish I never sold it. It had a triple conversion receiver that was nearly bulletproof when it came to interference.

OK.......finally back home after a day trip. These were from last night.

They didn't look like much here last night until you pointed a camera at them on a long exposure, then they looked GREAT. I do not have access to my phone right now but will try and post a few pix later tonight.

If it werer me I would. Ihave seen some of that stuff literally melt into every little crevice of a connector and make it near impossible to remove without a solvent. I was given several heliax connectors for some LDF4-50 cable that had that on it and it was a real bitch to remove all of it but...

The bottom line......IMHO....is that WHATEVER you use to waterproof connections, it is HIGHLY advisable to first use a layer of electrical tape over the connection THEN use whatever after. It makes opening that connection SO much easier. I admit to using just silicone on my first connections...

$35 a tube? Of silicone?? Read my post above and just use regular hardware store silicone for a few bucks a tube. It has lasted FINE at my station over the last 40+ years.

Funny you should say that. If you actually know HOW to use silicone sealant, it is an EXCELLENT way to waterproof connectors. You just need to learn how to use it PROPERLY. I started using it over 40 years ago and NO......I am NOT a slow learner. FIRST cover the connectors with some black...

Do not confuse accuracy with resolution. Accuracy is how close to reality the display indicates, while resolution is how fine the result can be determined. A 7 digit counter may be extremely accurate but if it has low resolution.....only to the nearest 100 hertz.......then it is NOT acceptable...

Amen to that. When I was in commercial broadcasting, we did component level repair. We diagnosed the problem right down to the discrete component and replaced it. By the time I left that business 19 years ago most places were troubleshooting down to the board level......simply replacing an...

Thanks. We also have some of the most annoying members on the internet here too. :ROFLMAO: Not many, but a few.

I have had silicone last for 20 years and counting. You MUST wrap the connector in a GOOD electrical tape first to avoid any corrosion that may occur from the solvents in the silicone as well as it makes it super simple to open the connection later. Just cut down thru the silicone/tape and peel...

Great job by Mossad agents Moti Rola, Sam Sung and Gal Axy

100 watts? Remember those are Chinese watts. Just like everything else from China the specs are inflated. Figure 25 real world watts. :ROFLMAO:

Well Inam an admin here and I never saw a request to change your name. Where did you post/request it? Tell what you want as a new name and I will do it. As for the premium membership, Moleculo will handle that.

Just a note but elevated radials versus ground radials is quite a difference. Four elevated radials will more than equal 32 radials laid out on the ground. The reason is ground losses. ANY antenna with radials will perform much better with fewer elevated radials than with a similar number of...

When I bought my 5BTV I followed the instructions in that link. The resonant points were centred much better in the bands and overall performance was not too bad considering what the antenna is. I took it down last year but now with NO antennas at all up I am considering putting it back up for...