Post date: Feb 29, 2012 2:21:7 PM
Not quite there yet but definite movement!
The SRC X80 (£45) which I have had for a couple of years but never put up is now firmly attached to the line post at the end of the garden and shining in the sun as any good aerial should. I know the limitations of a vertical without radials so I'm not expecting miracles but for a 1/6 of the price of a comparable vertical it will do me.
Before I put it together I packed out the tubes with 6 turns of PVC tape so they are a snug fit into the larger tubes, this should stop a lot of the wobbling and strengthen the aerial - I hope.
To my shock and horror my Coax stock is low and I don't have enough to feed it from the shack so it is off to Maplins for 30m or rob some from my inverted L still up at the old QTH (preferred option!).
All the mounting kit has been purchased for the doublet so that may go up this weekend - the tuner is now built but not yet boxed....