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Title: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: N3DRB The Derb on December 10, 2008, 09:40:00 AM about time I called something done.
Title: Re: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: w3jn on December 10, 2008, 08:01:10 PM That charcoal hammertone be lookin bad to d bone! Nice job fer shore.
Title: Re: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: W1IA on December 10, 2008, 08:31:58 PM Will it handle max smoke Derb? Looks Sweet!
Tina Title: Re: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: AF9J on December 10, 2008, 10:10:27 PM Niiice!!!
Title: Re: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: N3DRB The Derb on December 10, 2008, 11:51:48 PM all the internal plumbing is 5/8" copper tinned STRAP maybe 2mm thick. I guess good to the flashover rating of the caps. 7KV I think. Single band 75 meters. See the photos and look at the strap connecting the main coil to the caps. It's twice the width of the stock connections.
The grounding is done via 1/2" strap. and #6 cu. down to the double cu ground busses with 4 #6 coming from the ground rods - 8 10ft splitnutted and silver soldered. connected with #6. I'll post a small movie showing the tuning. It is sharper than a Ginzu knife. I'm just glad it's finished and it turned out good. - and different. Thanks Johnny. 8) I'll add 160 on it during the summer recess. now I got a maul and another fT 101 to attend to. When that's done, my responsibility to all of you that helped me out will be satisfied. All the gear will have been restored to my best ability and everyone will have something of themselves in the station. Title: Re: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: WA1GFZ on December 11, 2008, 08:25:39 AM Your not running enough power till you flash over the SO239
Title: Re: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: KB2WIG on December 11, 2008, 09:11:18 AM Strap Box
Title: Re: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: flintstone mop on December 11, 2008, 10:09:11 AM Hey Tim
That thang looks like a made factory unit. THE TEST will be 160M. Looks like it's ready for some tranmittin time. Fred Title: Re: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: Carl WA1KPD on December 11, 2008, 11:19:36 AM Nice looking job Tim
Carl /KPD Title: Re: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: W1AEX on December 11, 2008, 11:55:58 AM Looks reeeeal purty! It was great chatting with you on 75m the other day. Good signal up into CT.
73, Rob W1AEX Title: Re: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: WA1GFZ on December 11, 2008, 07:48:20 PM Yup,
I heard you over the weekend also and you were making the trip in style. Title: Re: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: W3RSW on December 12, 2008, 09:35:33 PM Derb, you sounded good on 3733 earlier this evening (15 over, not ! PW)
Hope you get your spacers milled. Title: Re: Teh Matchbox is finished. Post by: Ed - N3LHB on December 12, 2008, 10:55:55 PM Derb, AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
The tuner looks great, sano job dude. Look forward to hearing/working you a 75 metros, om. 3's, lhb |