Thursday, December 29, 2011

Cad welding a tower ground system


I was asked by email to put this video back online. I made a short video showing how I connected a 2 inch wide copper strap to 16 - 8 foot ground rods forming my tower ground system. I still have all the step by step photos if anyone is interested in seeing those. (note you should wear a mask and not rely on the run for cover system)

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

New cubby holes for the boats


Picked up these used shelf units used at a great price. There are dividers in each one that are removable. A prefect place for these radios. The place is to hook them all up to run off the inverted "V". All I need is a switch, and make up a few jumpers.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

6L6 Transmitter Part 4 Finished

Finished up the 6L6 Transmitter project this week end. What a fun ride that was. A project like this IS a learning experience. This view shows the completed wired components looking toward the back.



This view is wired  components looking toward the key jack. The Key jack ended up being faulty, so I had to swap it out with a new one. I could not figure out why I was not getting any out put from it. Elmer James found it. (good eye James) The jack had an extra part on it no doubt from someone Else's home brew project. I'll take that part off and use it for some thing else.



Finished 6L6 front side.


The back side showing the meter.


The finished pair on the bench. Power supply and Transmitter. I made a new set of Dials with bigger numbers, I think they look better.



Not too bad for an Amateur eh? A short video demo of the 6L6 Tune up.