Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after

2005-07-25 Thread Kris Kirby
On Sun, 24 Jul 2005, DCFluX wrote: Plastic cans were a great concept, until the spray copper micro arcs and causes desence when any signifigant amount of power is ran thorough them. Ooo! Ooo! I've got it! I've got it! Aluminum Foil wrapped around a plastic cylinder! /me wonders what was in

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after

2005-07-25 Thread DCFluX
The surface is not constant enough to make the correct impedence, and then you have to take the tempreture coefficent into account. On 7/25/05, Kris Kirby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 24 Jul 2005, DCFluX wrote: Plastic cans were a great concept, until the spray copper micro arcs and

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2005-07-24 Thread Neal Newman
Hey Kevin You have any Picsof this Or Diagrams On making the loops and Pass Notch info Caps ect. Ive Been looking for a while for 6 meter cans.. I have 1 5/8 hardline was going to Build a Helix Duplexer. How long are the cavites? why not just Use Stovepipe and Cap both Ends? Neal

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2005-07-24 Thread DCFluX
8 or 12 Aluminum Irrigation pipe will work. but god help you if you don't have a friend that can Tig weld, And most welders will burn right through the thin material. A welding shop is not a machine shop, There is a difference. Machine shops use 3 decimal place inchs, Welders usually measure

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2005-07-24 Thread Kevin King
- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Neal Newman Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 2:55 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after Hey Kevin You have any Picsof this Or Diagrams On making the loops and Pass Notch

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2005-07-24 Thread Mark A. Holman
: [Repeater-Builder] Still after At 01:21 PM 7/22/2005, Kris Kirby wrote: On Fri, 22 Jul 2005, Jeff Condit wrote: Standard coffee cans solder together pretty easily because of the tin plating they usually used, provided you have a soldering iron with a good sized copper tip. A few of them

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2005-07-24 Thread Dave VanHorn
At 07:09 PM 7/24/2005, Mark A. Holman wrote: Wanna hear what some co's doing ? plastic cans :( Sounds like wine in a bag, or a pocket full of gasoline, not a terribly good idea. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after

2005-07-24 Thread DCFluX
Plastic cans were a great concept, until the spray copper micro arcs and causes desence when any signifigant amount of power is ran thorough them. On 7/24/05, Dave VanHorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 07:09 PM 7/24/2005, Mark A. Holman wrote: Wanna hear what some co's doing ? plastic cans :(

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2005-07-23 Thread Kevin King
ilder@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after Hi Kevin please tell me more. Diagrams etc 73 Steve - Original Message - From: Kevin King To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 2:45 AM Su

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2005-07-23 Thread Kevin King
Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kris Kirby Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 11:04 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Still after On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, Kevin King wrote: Try a set of coffee can duplexers. 20 bucks

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2005-07-23 Thread Steve
Many thanks sounds fun :-) Steve - Original Message - From: Kevin King To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 8:51 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Still after First get a stove pipe crimping tool, and a stack of big

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2005-07-23 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
KC6OVD GMRS KAG0378 EIEIO 2722 Acworth Georgia -Original Message- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kris Kirby Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 11:04 AM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Still after On Thu, 21 Jul

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2005-07-22 Thread Steve
Hi Kevin please tell me more. Diagrams etc 73 Steve - Original Message - From: Kevin King To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 2:45 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Still after Try a set of coffee can duplexers. 20

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2005-07-22 Thread Kris Kirby
On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, Kevin King wrote: Try a set of coffee can duplexers. 20 bucks of plumbing hardware and bingo Can you still buy coffee in cans? How do you weld those suckers together? -- Kris Kirby [EMAIL PROTECTED] BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU! This message

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2005-07-22 Thread DCFluX
Just solder them together. using some electrical tape to start, create some tack solder joints, then go around the circumfrince with a high power iron and make a bead. Use oven mitts unless your hands have heat resistive qualitys that NASA would be proud of. On 7/22/05, Kris Kirby [EMAIL

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2005-07-22 Thread Jeff Condit
: Kris Kirby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 8:03 AM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Still after On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, Kevin King wrote: Try a set of coffee can duplexers. 20 bucks of plumbing hardware and bingo Can you still buy coffee

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2005-07-22 Thread vmckever
A small torch and solder works great. Just like soldering copper pipe. Vincent N6OA/2 - Original Message - From: DCFluX [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after Just solder them together

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2005-07-22 Thread steve
5:43 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after Standard coffee cans solder together pretty easily because of the tin plating they usually used, provided you have a soldering iron with a good sized copper tip. A few of them started being plastic coated and these didn't solder well at all

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2005-07-22 Thread Kris Kirby
On Fri, 22 Jul 2005, Jeff Condit wrote: Standard coffee cans solder together pretty easily because of the tin plating they usually used, provided you have a soldering iron with a good sized copper tip. A few of them started being plastic coated and these didn't solder well at all. Is

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2005-07-22 Thread Dave VanHorn
At 01:21 PM 7/22/2005, Kris Kirby wrote: On Fri, 22 Jul 2005, Jeff Condit wrote: Standard coffee cans solder together pretty easily because of the tin plating they usually used, provided you have a soldering iron with a good sized copper tip. A few of them started being plastic coated and

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after

2005-07-22 Thread Kris Kirby
On Fri, 22 Jul 2005, Dave VanHorn wrote: Copper pipe is probably workable, though expensive. onlinemetals.com -- 1' brass pipe, 6 diameter... $303! I'm starting to think that copper sheet rolled into a cylinder would be a better idea. a 7 diameter duplexer is 22 in circumference. a 24 x 48

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2005-07-22 Thread DCFluX
Yeah, we made a 6 meter cavity out of some dryer ventalation hose. It had a beautiful notch right where it should be, until you walked around the room. On 7/22/05, Kris Kirby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 22 Jul 2005, Dave VanHorn wrote: Copper pipe is probably workable, though expensive.

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2005-07-22 Thread steve
duplexer, and problems solved, no more rx desense 73 Steve - Original Message - From: Kris Kirby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Still after On Fri, 22 Jul 2005, Dave VanHorn wrote: Copper pipe

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2005-07-21 Thread Steve
Hi Iam still after a 6mtr heliax duplexer. Iam in Liverpool UK So if any can or knows somebody who could make one, please email me direct. I have been told that the heliax ones can be troublesome but I cant afford 1200 UKP for a commercialy made one. 73 Steve M1SWB

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2005-07-21 Thread Kevin King
, July 21, 2005 9:40 AMTo: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.comSubject: [Repeater-Builder] Still after Hi Iam still after a 6mtr heliax duplexer. Iam in Liverpool UK So if any can or knows somebody who could make one, please email me direct. I have been told that the heliax ones can