I believe the whole idea of the split bolt is that, properly tightened,
it exerts enough pressure to crush through any existing corrosion and
make a joint that is too tight for corrosion to intervene.
73, Pete N4ZR
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How much series C will it take to resonate a set of three guy wires 120
degrees apart that are 145 feet long each.
They are fed at the 60 foot level of a Rohn 25 tower, and slope down to 10
feet at the ends. They are guy wires that cannot be changed.
I want them to resonate on 1.830 khz.
I am sure [or at least I hope] I could sort through the information
available in books and on the web for the answer to this question, but
maybe someone reading this reflector can give me an 'instant' answer
[preferably correct].
I intend to use a powdered iron core toroid as the form for an
Not enough information. How many turns? How much current
through inductor? What core size? What material? Do you
already have a particular core you want to design around?
What Q do you need from the standpoint of antenna efficiency?
Is Q only a thermal issue?
As a VERY general rule, Q is
Small C-taps are available that can be used as splices. Even the small
ones are usually for large(ish) (by antenna standards) wire, generally
8+ gauge. There may be smaller ones available. Common manufacturers are
TB, Burndy, and Panduit. The smaller C-taps can be installed with a
mechanical
Hello All
Most of my 'soldering in the wild' has used a small gas-fired torch (a BIC
lighter works well) but I have often used nothing more than a
strike-anywhere match. Try it - you will be pleasantly surprised !
I wrap the knife-scraped-clean-wires together and then wind a length of
solder
