30 degrees? that is fahrenheit of course...that is down right bommy for
december here, excellent weather for antenna work....it gets seriously
challenging when coaxial cable snap in minus 45, and wire antennas break and
you have to go outside and fix them...when it is so cold that wire and coax
will not bend after being out side for less then 30 seconds...
when it is cold enough to freeze the nuts off a steel bridge, and the balls
off a brass monkey.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: g5rv question
> Tom:
>
> Well, I have to see if I have enough extra coax for the choke anyway.
And,
> I like your suggestion about using the ohm meter on the antenna. Now,
what
> I need is some reasonable weather to work in--not this 30-degree stuff
with
> wind, occasional precip, and fog.
>
> But then again, they say that this is when the best antenna work is often
> done.
>
> Now, if I can convince the XYL of that! (grin)
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 11:49 AM
> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>
>
> > As I understand it, Tom, the ladder line is supposed to be more
vertical.
> > That
> > choke seems to help with that. I've been able to play with my two g5rvs
> > and
> > have experimented with that a bit. It seems when there are troubles
with
> > them
> > they show up first on 75/80m and on 10m. I suppose in the end there's
no
> > way
> > but to experiment. I think the choke will help but it may not solve the
> > problem. I have found that ladder line tends to break more easily than
> > you'd
> > think, at least internal strands, so you might put an ohm meter on it
and
> > see if
> > it shows right from one end to the other. A small ultrasound with amp
or
> > field
> > strength meter will also help in looking for breaks in it sometimes.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
> > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> >
> >
>
>
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