Rotators for loop antenna
Let's talk about rotators for loop antennas. I hope it's not too much of an off topic?
Just got my cross parallel loop installed on cheap RCA rotator designed for TV antennas (VH226e).
My antenna is
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rfsam
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
I'm afraid I don't have any ideas outside of MILSPEC conformal coatings, or embedding in epoxy, and even then, equipment is usually inside something else that takes the brunt of damaging conditions,
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Facility 406
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
Hi Kurt,
What would you recommend that's easy to apply? I can re-apply it once
in half a year or so. Not really expecting it to last 25
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rfsam
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
I can:
NOT, NOT, NOT!
Recommend the Krylon UV Archival Spray.
As applied, it sucks. Fails almost immediately, relatively speaking, maybe a month or two.
8 coats?
Still sucks, but fails in a
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Facility 406
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
Maybe something
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rfsam
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
I was actually thinking about some easy to use spray on UV protection
that I can just use on an amplifier box while it's already mounted on
a mast. Could you recommend any sprays like that? Maybe
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rfsam
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
Rather than investing considerable money and effort into some super enclosure its? far more effective to coat the loop amplifier PCB in a decent conformal coal lacquer. Conformal coating along with
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tardivat@...
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
I've used small bore needles to make holes in PVC plastic cases for other projects, a remote reading barometer where one pressure sensor tracks rapid, real time, air pressure changes and the other is
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wn4isx <wn4isx@...>
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
My experiences.
Don't have any cables or connectors mounted on the top or sides of the box, fit them on the underside, so that surface water drains away easily, and doesn't "pool" around the
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Martin - Southwest UK
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
?A drain hole can be 1mm in diameter and work fine but drilling a smaller hole can lead to drill breakage. Just drill a small hole 1-2mm diameter. Injection moulded plastic boxes have sloping sides (
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Alan
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
Thanks for the reassurance, Simon!
One niggling problem less to fret over :-)
Michael 2E0IHW
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Michael.2E0IHW
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Re: Schematic & PCB design software
Here is the big list of Tools which already are able to import Snap-Eda CAD Data files:
https://www.snapeda.com/
regards, Fred
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Fred M
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Re: Schematic & PCB design software
Just another thought on the subject of CAD software selection. I had to find a symbol and footprint of this part not so long ago:
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rfsam
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Re: Good Morning from Rural VA
Hi Guy,
Sorry for that. Didn't created a shared link properly. I hope this one
will work:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JGbFUQFggkj4eUFF8
Regards,
Simon
KM6MUL
<guy@...> wrote:
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rfsam
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
Hi Michael,
Here is a pic of my CCW Experimenters amp. I'd say this vent hole is
about the size of the center pin hole in BNC Female connector. Very
close in
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rfsam
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Re: Wellbrook traced-out loop amp schematics uploaded to Photos
The BF862 (obsolete) from NXP is very similar to the 2SK932.? I successfully used it in my Wellbrook built.
https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/data-sheet/BF862.pdf
The LT-Spice model:
.model BF862-13
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Fred M
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Re: Wellbrook traced-out loop amp schematics uploaded to Photos
Search LTSpice model for 2SK932-24-TB-E
Hello
I am looking for LTSpice the model of the 2SK932-24-TB-E
If anyone has this model, could you send it to me.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Best
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Bernard Malet
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Re: Good Morning from Rural VA
Hi Simon,
Thank you for all the links and info. Good to know info! So thankful you put all the effort for me in the links too.
I would love to see your picture linked at the bottom. But the link
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Guy Mengel N1GMM
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
as mentioned bofore, if you are in doubt with a hole only,? just use a Gore adhesive vent pad to cover the hole. These small self adhesive membrane pads are available in various diameters, also for
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Fred M
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Re: Some thoughts on cases for exterior loop antenna amplifiers
I mentioned capillary action in an early post, look it up, it is a fascinating subject.
Liquids will literally be sucked into very small gaps. I suspect, but don't know, a droplet of water would be
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wn4isx <wn4isx@...>
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