Materials and Installation:
Mosley TA-63 N
Mosley TA-40 KR for 40 meter
M Square 2MCP14 for VHF
M Square 436CP30 for UHF
Weather Guard for Antenna
Solid Fiber rod for VHF and UHF mast
LMR-400 Ultra flux and Belden RG8
PVC Trunking for Cables
Yaesu G-5500 for AZ/EL
Rotor with Lightning Air Terminal
Yaesu GS-065 Thrust Bearing
VHF and UHF Installed
First I try with Air core RF chock for HF
Try with Diamond BU-50, no much difference
Antenna installed with out 40 meter
Antenna project 2010
have encounter some problem with my Antenna system
- My Rig to the Antenna I have layed 225 feet cable for each Antenna, so the cable loss is high. I'm not able to receive weak signals and It's pickup lot of static noise.
- My Antenna stack is too close so I unable to fix the TA-40-KR adapter for 40 meter.
My existing Antenna cable is Belden 9913F7 RG 8U and Times Microwave LMR-400 Ultra flex, so I looking further very low loss cable, finally I decided to purchase Andrew Heliax LDF5-50A.
My rig to Antenna, I have to cross 17 bends due to the cable rooting. LDF5-50A cable diameter over jacket is 1.08 inches. I was afraid, if I bend the cable 90 degree, inside contactor may change the shape, because it is a copper tube, then its lead to affect the impedance of the cable. I don't want to give up. I managed to get a special tool and try to bend a short length, after bend I open the cable and inspect it. The result is good. The photos are bellow.
Tool to bend
After long bend
Outer jacket removed
Inner tube is in good shape
Top ends connected with Alpha Delta surge protectors
Another end of the cable, Rig side
Adapter connected
MOSLEY TA-63N+TA-40KR Layout drawing
Antenna installation is completed
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HF Antenna : Mosley 6 band beam TA-63-N and TA-40-KR ( 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 and 40 Meter)
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VHF Antenna : M square, 2MCP14 Circular Polarized Yagi.
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UHF Antenna : M square, 436CP30 Circular Polarized Yagi.