Monday, February 28, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Power Pole Arcing
Alabama Power came out to the house today to locate the source of the broad
banded "frying noise" I hear. The rep began with a receiver and yagi antenna
in an effort to narrow down the source. Once it was determined to be "close", she
began to "listen" to each pole with her parabolic mic. The following picture shows
the location of the arcing on the pole right outside the shack!
banded "frying noise" I hear. The rep began with a receiver and yagi antenna
in an effort to narrow down the source. Once it was determined to be "close", she
began to "listen" to each pole with her parabolic mic. The following picture shows
the location of the arcing on the pole right outside the shack!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
New Stat Counter
You may have noticed a new stat counter on the top right side of the blog. Implemented today, February 14, 2011, it will begin to track all hits on the site and provide interesting statistical detailed. Feel free to click on the View my Stats link see see details.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Portable Rotatable Dipole
1. Attach (screw in to the opposing connectors) two hamsticks (choose your band).
This would be the connectors at the upper left and lower right.
2. Connect your coax to the connector on the bottom left.
3. Clamp the fixture to a solid 20' long 1" fiberglass pole.
4. Strap the pole to the corner post of your deck or other secure vertical structure.
A rotor would be a nice twist (no pun intended).
The mount opposing the coax connector is insulated from the fixture itself.
The fixture is common only to the antenna connector shown at the top left.
Would this antenna perform better when pointed to the west than working off
the end of an east-west oriented 1/2 wave dipole?
This would be the connectors at the upper left and lower right.
2. Connect your coax to the connector on the bottom left.
3. Clamp the fixture to a solid 20' long 1" fiberglass pole.
4. Strap the pole to the corner post of your deck or other secure vertical structure.
A rotor would be a nice twist (no pun intended).
The mount opposing the coax connector is insulated from the fixture itself.
The fixture is common only to the antenna connector shown at the top left.
Would this antenna perform better when pointed to the west than working off
the end of an east-west oriented 1/2 wave dipole?
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Working with TRX-Manager
Left monitor shows Mentone TRX-Manager. Chat room was launched from Tuscaloosa.
Right monitor is from Tuscaloosa. Working up setup to use TRX-Manager as control program.
Notice the CW window on the Mentone machine. Remote CW works GREAT!
Right monitor is from Tuscaloosa. Working up setup to use TRX-Manager as control program.
Notice the CW window on the Mentone machine. Remote CW works GREAT!
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