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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...

FWIW I have used both Chem-Wick and MG Chemicals and like both. They come in various size braids so choose the appropriate size and you should be good. Sometimes on an old joint I will add fresh solder before desoldering tghe entire thing.

Yeah, OK then. I knew for a FACT it was NOT able to do as stated with a simple software mod even with a firmware update.

That is a VHF/UHF hand held with FM only and a range of 50-600 MHz. Full power and all modes on 11m? Is it April 1 already?

That is almost disgusting. My cold water runs around 52-53 degrees.........summer or winter. Then again it comes from 100 feet down in the well. Had to install temperature balancing taps in the shower to keep from getting scalded if the wife started the laundry while someone was in the shower.

On any reasonable run of cable the dielectric losses of the cable will far outweigh any ohmic losses in the centre conductor. IOW.......don't worry about splitting hairs over whether the centre conductor is solid or stranded unless a rotator is involved and then there is NO question that...

I have seen pictures of the aliens captured at Area 51 back in 1947 too, but that doesn't mean the pictures were real.

I think he is saying sit back, chill out, have a beer and learn something about CONtrails.

Well the several Earth directed CME's over the last several days has a LOT to do with it. Sunspots=good. CME=bad.