Priming Aluminum Antennas
Painting aluminum successfully requires good preparation and an appropriate Zinc Chromate primer. I painted by 43 Foot Vertical antenna black.
Archive for January, 2009
Ham Question: Coax Loss and Remote Tuner for 43 Foot Antenna
A viewer asks about coax losses associated with using the “tuner required” 43 foot vertical antenna.
DXE knows how to package their products
Kudos to DX Engineering for perfecting the packaging and shipping of their products.
Ham Question: Kenwood TM-G707 Display Erratic
A user has a question concerning the reboot behavior of the control head of his Kenwood TM-G707 2m/440 transceiver.
Ham Question: Yeasu Manual wanted for c508a
Ham Question: Does anyone know where Bob can find a manual for Yaesu c508a?
Old DX Engineering Radial Plates won’t fit 2 inch OD pipe
If you might be wondering if there is a difference between older and newer Radial Plate kits from DX Engineering there is… for the better, but there was a catch…
Installing a Vertical Antenna Base with no Concrete
Here is a step by step approach for an amateur radio vertical antenna mount using only a hole, gravel and a piece of plumbing pipe. Included is a story about know-it-all relatives.
