Hello Lou.

I suspected as much so I'll just leave it out, especially since everyone is
on cable here and am using a vertical. I'll put it in the circuit if I start
to have difficulty.

Regards,h

Jerry, v e 3 q s o

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: Low-pass filters and 6 meters


> Hi Jerry.
>
> Most low pass filters of that period used a 30 MHz cut off which will not
> pass 6 meters.  I had one low pass filter with a 53 MHz cutoff that was
> usable on the low end of 6 meters, but sold it long ago, and I've
forgotten
> who made it.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
> At 04:55 PM 7/25/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >Good Sunday afternoon folks.
> >
> >Anyone out there who knows what the upper cut-off is for conventional
> >low-pass filters? Actually, it might be more judicious to say that the
one I
> >have was purchased about 15 years ago when 6 meters was used much less.
In
> >fact, in all the years I've been a ham, I have never worked that band
and,
> >hence, know little about whether the low-pass filter I am now installing
> >will let 50 mhz through. I'm mounting a CushCraft r8, 6 through 40 meters
> >and would like to take a peek at 6 from time to time. Obviously, if the
> >low-pass cut-off is below 50 mhz, I'll leave it out.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Jerry, v e 3 q s o
> >
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>
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