[ML-Hams] Testing the A/V Area

[Jeff Cotten]

I have no idea what I'm doing, so I don't know if we need it :)

There was concern that there there might be a significant signal loss
running a cable all the way to the A/V area, vs, the Library or Hackables
area.

It doesn't seem like that much farther to go, but I've never done it.

If we're confident it won't make significant a difference, I think we could
push forward with setting up the HAM Shack in the A/V area.



On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Bruce Campbell <phillybruce at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I have 100' of coax with PL-258 connectors on each end. We should be fine.
> For HF we can string a random wire if the tuner works. If it doesn't then
> we can calculate and cut to the right length.
> For UHF/VHF I have an antenna or we can build a permanent one.
>
> Do we really need a test? Setting up a radio is pretty "plug and play". We
> can calculate line loss for decisions like cable routing.
>
> Or are you just anxious to get on the air ;)
>
> Bruce
>
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> What else will we need for the test besides coax?  Is it already
>> terminated with the right connectors for ham radio equipment?  If it's just
>> a test, we can probably push the wire through the opening for the big fan,
>> if none of the existing holes in the shop are large enough.
>>
>> I have an el cheapo magnetic whip antenna from my car I could bring in,
>> and I'm guessing we'll need someone to climb the big ladder to put whatever
>> antenna we use on the roof?
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Bruce Campbell <phillybruce at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have an equivalent length to my HF antennas and I have seen much more.
>>> It isn't like it suddenly stops working at at point. I have 100' of coax
>>> that I can bring in.
>>>
>>> I did think however. Could we move the stuff (or a lot of it) in that
>>> closet off of the kitchen to a storage location upstairs and use that
>>> closet for a shack?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think it would be to our benefit to test out what it would be like
>>>> using a radio from the A/V area, with the antenna being on the opposite
>>>> side of the building.
>>>>
>>>> Would anyone have access to a length of coax we could borrow for an
>>>> experiment?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Hams mailing list
>>>> Hams at lists.makerslocal.org
>>>> http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/hams
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Hams mailing list
>>> Hams at lists.makerslocal.org
>>> http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/hams
>>>
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Hams mailing list
>> Hams at lists.makerslocal.org
>> http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/hams
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Hams mailing list
> Hams at lists.makerslocal.org
> http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/hams
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.makerslocal.org/pipermail/hams/attachments/20150312/450558c8/attachment.html>