Recent content by R.P. Coletrain

My suspicions are founded as to why the answer to this relatively simple question cannot be answered on any forum, the fact is an FCC license to "operate" a radio and reading the ARRL handbook do not in any way even remotely qualify someone as an engineer in the electrical physical sciences, as...

Safety purposes. I don't understand why people call them "ground" planes since it isn't grounding but resonance. But the grounding I'm talking about is the Earth type. There is a huge difference between electrical currents and waves. Currents go with earth grounding, as Waves are to...

I guess what my question really is, does the ground wire need to be a non-resonant length, and where do I attach it to the antenna?

That movie isn't just indicative of radio use, it truly reveals where our country went. Just imagine how that video would be produced today. Maybe Kim kartdsen or justin beeber would narrate.:crying:

I have built a few dipoles for nearly nothing in $ amount. If you have a Y chromosome you probably already have everything you need to make it. For limited use they're alright, but since you have a barn I would definitely consider the A99 or Imax, best cost to performance ratio, and it will be...

Right now I'm using a 102ss whip with 2 radials at 45º angle set 13 feet up in a tree (un grounded) in my back yard. I want to put it up at the back peak of my roof which will get it to about 20 feet. My first question is, how do I ground this type of antenna? I've read many things about...

Thanks for the replies guys. I agree that my best immediate option for now will be to send it in to a tech. I would however like to eventually do the work myself. Years ago when I bought my Jeep I made it a point to do the mods in it myself discovering that I would have missed out on half...

Now that I've thought about it a bit, with that price being almost a third of what the radio cost in the first place, how much does a commercial grade frequency counter cost? (new or used) I'm not afraid to do the work, I've already done the mechanical part successfully, and further looking...

This might be a little over my head. Do you know if there are any good techs in the Phoenix metro area? I also think Santa might bring me a freq. counter this year.

On my DX979 I've unlocked the clarifier, but I was wondering if I have to adjust the frequency alignment to match the TX with the RX, or does it automatically do this as it they are both sliding together? By the way this is my first post and I would also like to say Hi to everyone.:biggrin...

Galaxy DX979 Sparky's (no boots) 102" Whip (in a tree) Car Battery Charger (generic) RG8x (Belden) Fun, and not bad on the $$$ either. Why Not!!! (don't forget to unlock that clarifier)