[Harry Mueller]

I was able to borrow a multimeter (mine is broken) and check continuity on each conductor.

• tip=dit
• ring=dah
• sleeve=ground

They’re labeled now.

Thanks,

Harry

[Harry Mueller]

Thanks Fred!

I don’t know why I never noticed the meters moving that much before. I only started noticing it after I changed my coax from a 165′ run of RG8X to a 111′ run of LMR400.

Unfortunately, I forgot to follow scientific method and changed too many variables. At the same time that I changed the coax I also changed from a 72′ end fed to a 124.5′ end fed and got the ends up another 15′ but with a 20-30 degree shift in the broadside face.

I hear other stations but they are very quiet and hard to see on the scope without turning the Ref up to +10db or higher. I feel like this is new but can’t say that as an ironclad fact.

I can’t say for sure there has been a change in my signal getting out. I’m still making contacts on phone but it seems harder. Of course I’ve been chasing POTA activations so the other stations are mostly QRP with portable antennas which doesn’t help.

–Harry

[Harry Mueller]

Hamilton,

Thanks for the advice ! We’re up using 3mm nylon cord and high strength fishing line. Transmit and receive have been fine.

 

73,

Harry, W1HMM

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