Tag Archives: antenna

Been busy …

Posted on 2013-02-07 by James

Hi all, I’ve been away from the hobby for a bit as Julie and I recently purchased a new home! Yay! We are mostly done all of the running around, inspections, negotiations, etc. so I should have some more free … Continue reading →

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80′ tower

Posted on 2012-12-15 by James

.. so I’ve been at it again. I purchased an 80′ mast kit from the Fed. for a cool $357.91 which as far as I’ve seen is substantially less than a similar kit could be found elsewhere. In total, there … Continue reading →

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I fixed it !!

Posted on 2012-12-12 by James

So last I wrote, the Tecom azimuth / elevation unit had position reporting issues when rotating the azimuth in the counterclockwise direction – it would falsely report +1.3° which prevented the “sector scan” and “raster” modes from operating as intended. … Continue reading →

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Tecom Az / El Antenna Rotor (and Controller) for $80

Posted on 2012-11-30 by James

I’ve been browsing the PWGSC Crown Assets website for a few days looking for a spectrum analyzer or more modern oscilloscope to enhance my electronics tool-chest.  Nothing terribly interesting had been coming up until very recently. I saw a listing … Continue reading →

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