Over-engineer your ground tackle, the effort will pay far more dividends.
Regards,
Bill Combs
-- WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987) "Ursa Minor" Fort Walton Beach FL ttursine@earthlink.net> The practice of making a feedline a multiple of the working wavelength has > been around for a long time. Lots of arguements have been heard on both > sides of the practice. It is usually agreed that it is less important > > ... > > > Rich Gort (W7JVL) > WWP19 #202 SAYOKO (Oct, 83) > Lake Stevens, WA > Sailing Northern Puget Sound and North Cascades Mountain Lakes > > > > On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, Bill Blohm wrote: > >> Good going. Something else that could help, at least when I first >> started messing with antennae this is what I was told, is to use >> >> ... >> >> >> Bill B. >> P-19 #454, Dream Catcher >> Nampa, ID >> >> P.S. 144.39, for those of you that might be curious, is the >> national APRS frequency. >> >> Jim Nolan wrote: >> >
>> > > > Would a couple of BNC or TNC connectors on RG58 pigtails be better >> > > > a PL259 on the cable from the mast connecting to an SO239 bulkhead >> > > > connector on the cabin roof? >> > >> > The UHF connectors can handle alot more power than either BNC or TNC. >> > UHF~2kW, BNC~10W TNC~25W. Also the UHF is less bothered by corrosion >>> >>> ... >> > >> > Jim Nolan P-19 #426 Panache >>