[K3PZN-List] 2007 FD HF Digital (Antennas)

[n3sb at qis.net]

When WX3B and I were checking out that antenna problem, the windom itself
checked out OK. The problem appears to be at the junction between the hardline
at the top of the tower, and the RG-8 coax that droops down and back up to the
antenna feedpoint. It's possible that the hardline connector has failed --
several have done so before. I have replacements but they terminate in Type-N
connectors (these won't fail like the other ones did) so it will need an
adapter. The drooping coax should probably be replaced as well.

73; Steve, N3SB

Quoting Curt Milton <wb8yyy at yahoo.com>:
> 
> I am suspicious that the 'smoked' Carolina windom is
> likely the balun network which isn't readily
> repairable that i know of .... i don't sense these
> antennas should be used over 100 watts in spite of
> whatever the rating.  So a climb is futile unless we
> have an antenna to mount in its place.  
> 
> 
> --- John Hart <john_k3kwo at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Pat and John,
> > 
> > If we locate our HF digital stations near each
> > other, maybe in the main 
> > meeting room, I can supply some very large deep
> > discharge ( two 12 volt / 
> > 105 AH a 12 volt / 123 AH and a smaller 12 volt / 45
> > AH) batteries that we 
> > could setup as a bank to supply both stations.  All
> > are in excellent 
> > condition and fully charged as I keep them topped up
> > with several float 
> > chargers all of the time, just in case I might need
> > them.
> > 
> > I'm thinking about stringing up a 160-80-40 meter
> > trapped dipole for digital 
> > on these lower bands and this also will give me
> > mostly horizontal 
> > polarization and them use the Outbacker vertical for
> > any HF band and 
> > vertical polarization, if conditions require.
> > 
> > I will need one of the club's computers for logging
> > and I would like to use 
> > the same logging software program the club uses and
> > used last year for Field 
> > Day.  At least the logging computer does not need to
> > run on batteries.
> > 
> > Talk to you later,
> > John, K3KWO
> > 
> > 
> >
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