Thanks, Pat. ... Now, you've got me thinking!!

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: Windom


> Either make up a so239 connector and connect the center and one of
> the bolt holes together to make it one piece or (my favorite) one of
> those alligator clips that is kinda snout shaped.  Good luck.
> Pat, K9JAUAt 05:34 PM 9/24/2008, you wrote:
>>     Howard:
>>
>>Forgive this question, but how exactly would I tie the ends of the 
>>feedline
>>together?
>>
>>The feedline consists of RG8U coax.  One end is connected  to a 4 - 1 
>>balun
>>at the centerpoint on the tower, and the other end has a PL259 connector 
>>in
>>the shack that goes into the radio.
>>
>>I have a manual external tuner I can use, but I'm not sure how to get the
>>ends of the feedline tied together as you suggest.
>>
>>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 11:34 PM
>>Subject: Re: Windom
>>
>>
>> > Tom, tie the ends of the feedline together, tune it through an external
>> > tuner as a long wire, it aught to work.
>> >
>