Ham Radio – A contact sport

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After a long day of tower foundation work, I placed an order for coax and connectors from CableXperts. The coax was 650′ of their CXP1318FX (their flexible version of LMR-400-UF which is the size of RG8/U).  Big advantages of this coax for my installation will be [...]

We poured concrete yesterday. A lot of concrete.  Most of it was for the ham radio tower - but we also poured a basketball court and patio. (My lawn mower will wonder what happened to all that grass!)
The first task of the day was to ensure that the base section was properly aligned and secure prior to the [...]