Good deal... sounds like it has passed all tests. about time! WX forecast to be cool and dry on 12/4 88F .... global warming LOL
On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 8:32 AM Allen Brier via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > All is (relatively) good now with the rotor…turns out it was a connection > issue in a connector in the shack done by none other than me…crappy job. I > will have to redo it. After some troubleshooting from the resistance chart > in the TT manual, I found one line to be open. It is working now. Who said > that manuals are useless!! > > > > Thanks for the suggestions. I did order a cap as a spare, so cheap. > > > > FYI, SteppIR project is coming along, almost finished. I plan to swap out > the TT rotor on the tower as the current one has a dirty pot. I have made > some modifications to the SteppIR which are almost finished: > > 1. Replaced one loop element and added another one for D2 to provide 2 > elements on 30 and 40 meters (effectively converts it to a DB-32). Parts > came from Bill Bayard AK5WB who’s tower failed in high winds and who gave > me what was left of his DB-18E. > 2. Repainted all elements with marine grade non-metallic paint to > protect the fiberglass from the sun. > 3. All EHUs (stepper motors) have been rebuilt and tested on the > ground at least 30-40 times. > 4. Added a fixed 6 meter reflector and repositioned other 6 meter > passive elements based on NEC calculations from a friend. Interesting, I > learned that with long boom antennas, directors start to get longer rather > than shorter. I didn’t know that. > 5. Moved the counterweight from D2 to the EHU reflector due to > addition of new and heavier hardware on the front end of the boom. > 6. Added new “split loom” Kellems Grip to support the cable bundle > from the top of the tower. > > > > Antenna party to be scheduled soon! Can’t wait to get it up now with these > improved sunspot and solar flux numbers! > > > > *Allen R. Brier N5XZ* > > *1515 Windloch Lane* > > *Richmond, TX 77406* > > *713-705-4801* > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > <#m_-5672040226316411010_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >
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