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Rippedradio
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 4:03 am: | 
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hey guys i thought i would start a new thread, this is going to be the update for what i am doing in the backyard, i just visited walmart and brainstormed on the idea of a flagpole on my son's fort, it is going to be fully workable so the flag can be changed anytime i want to, it has a plastic golf ball for a topper!! ha ha ha this is great! i'll let ya all know what happens and if anyone says anything, i will also post some pics for everyone to see!! 73's chris |
Rippedradio
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 2:14 pm: |
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She's up and she works great, i cannot figure out how to upload pictures here! i have pictures so if someone can help me get them here everyone can see the design! 73's chris |
bullet
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 8:43 am: |
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rippedradio,
cool just try to keep modulation under 100% and place a few of those snap on ferrite chokes around the coax rite were it hooks up to the antenna and this will help keep you out of your neighbors electronics as bad as well as being Qrp.
hope it works out bullet
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Rippedradio
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 9:07 am: |
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bullet, snap on chokes???? fill me in sounds like something i need??? thanks and 73's chris |
Tech808
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 9:40 am: |
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Rippedradio.
Chris, check out the link below for: SNAP ON CHOKES that Copper carries.
http://www.copperelectronics.com/cgi-bin/checkitout/checkitout.cgi?catalogSTORE:CKIE:prodW40-00000+
Lon
Tech808 
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bullet
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 11:46 am: |
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thats great i didnt know copper carried them!
i got mine at rf parts, as you know with them thiers a 25 dollar minimum purches order.so if copper has them id get them here.also radio shack has them as well.
they act as a rf choke and help keep rf from traviling on the shield of the coax.this is also known as a curant balun. and will help with tvi problems.
as will a proper ground plan for your antenna. i know your trying to stay covert with this antenna but maybe you can take a spade and
slice 6-8 9ft lines into the ground going from the antenna and lay copper wire in the trenches and conect them to the sleve of the antron.
(just and idea) im sure it would help some but how much im not sure.
maybe some others have a good idea for this?
if your neighbors were more friendly you could provide them with some rf chokes to put on thier equipment to keep it from being affected by your radio gear. but that would most likely not work in your case as this would confurm your radio use to them.
tuff deal goodluck
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Bigbob
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 4:19 pm: |
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Put a gp kit on the antron and put tiny flags on the ends,simple. |
Skilletlicker
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 5:17 pm: |
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if copper doesnt have the size you need try
www.allelectronics.com they have several differnt sizes
skilletlicker |
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