I pass my ladder line through the shack wall with two large cone
insulators that use 1/4" brass rods about 12" total length passing
through the wall.
At one point I saw erratic SWR readings on the tuner's SWR
meter. Several days of chasing the problem determined that
one or both of the rods was a
Ron relates getting an RF burn. I recall getting burn thru my finger
from a 432 MHz 5w tripler. I always attributed it to the 800vdc on
the plate but may actually have been RF. Poked a pin hole burn right
thru my finger (very painful for a couple weeks). I was more careful
handling live cir
Ken,
Very good insight...Thanks for sharing!
>> "Rose has a scar on her arm from when she was painting an outside wall years
>> ago while I was on the air with a KW."
AND YOU ARE STILL ALIVE, MARRIED, AND STILL HAVE A HAM STATION AFTER
THAT?!?!?!?!?! If that happened to my wife, Trina, she wo
Mine pass thru the wall on ceramic insulators as well. They are insulated from
the siding etc.
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Chuck, KE9UW
(Jack for BMW motorcycles)
On Nov 15, 2012, at 2:24 PM, "Ken G Kopp" wrote:
> I pass my ladder line through the shack wall with two large cone
> insulators that use 1/
Long ago I used ceramic cone insulators too, but for decades I've used
simple 1/4" acrylic tubes. They insure that nothing in the wall comes in
contact with the feed line and eliminate the mechanical joints at either end
of the feed-through (I solder the feed line connections). A small 1/4" hole
ac
Rose is an absolute gem!
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