Colin:
Well, ok, I guess you got me on that one.
It's just that the 72 degrees Tom from Texas talked about earlier sounds so
nice right now. (grin)
73 de Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: g5rv question
> 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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