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Old 26-Sep-2018, 10:21 PM   #33
rabbit73
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Originally Posted by niv
I’m very happy with the results so far. All channels are now showing up on the SDT tuner. 12.1 is no longer the weak channel on the list. It’s interesting at the different paths that the UHF and VHF antennas are taking. So far mast is not extended. I might not need to go up to the full 58’. I’ve attached photos.

I’m assuming that since my utility box housing the PA & signal combiner is metal and everything is metal on metal I don’t need to be running grounding wires to the grounding posts on the PA and combiner. Please correct me if I’m wrong.

It’s going to take me a day or two to recover from spending the morning hanging off of the tower. If anyone sees any glaring errors in my setup please let me know. After a couple days of testing I’ll put it back to full height. Pardon the pictures, I was basically shooting blindly not being able to see the phone screen in the bright sun light.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6wkj67nm5z...round.JPG?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v902pkqjht5ppe6/Roof.JPG?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/30puzth8v810diq/box.JPG?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tg7vj4uhjs...d_box.JPG?dl=0
Thank you for the report and the photos. Glad you are happy with the results.

If the mast is grounded and the coax shield is grounded, that should be sufficient.









Good job, niv!
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Last edited by rabbit73; 26-Sep-2018 at 11:20 PM.
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