Allen Let me know when you are ready. If able want to help. Gerald Muller K9GEMUSN DSC (SW) Retired [email protected] In a message dated 11/26/2020 8:39:58 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Let me know when you are planning the tower party, as Claire & I return to Richmond on December 6th. So, good Lord willing, I can lend a hand. 73 de Jim - KE8G On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 9:32 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: - 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. - Repainted all elements with marine grade non-metallic paint to protect the fiberglass from the sun. - All EHUs (stepper motors) have been rebuilt and tested on the ground at least 30-40 times. - 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. - Moved the counterweight from D2 to the EHU reflector due to addition of new and heavier hardware on the front end of the boom. - 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 | | Virus-free. www.avg.com | ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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