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Old 18-Apr-2012, 10:02 PM   #8
guido_groundplane
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Since last time I did push the mast up another 9-10 feet, so it's about 40 ft AGL by my estimate. Still no channel 8, zero. Strong signal from 7 if I point it at 7, so the antenna, balun, coax are at least functional.
Am now considering buying a Spartan amplifier, 300 ohms in, 75 out ... that will take the place of the balun?
Some interest also in building a single channel coax balun, but how to connect that to an amplifier - 75ohms in and 75ohms out?
I've called KSBW 8 twice and asked for an engineer but they haven't called back.
Had record-setting lightning last week, am thinking about grounding the mast. Radio Shack has very small gauge copper-coated steel wire sold as "grounding wire", is it up to the task?
Thanks,
"GG"
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