StormgrenAug 22, 2023

Got the control cable feedthrough gland put in and attached the MOV block to the entrance ground and the control cable pulled through and hooked up.

Only big downside is that it's direct-burial telecom cable, and that stuff has silicone grease throughout as a moisture barrier/displacement. Godawful stuff (better than the blue drippy goo that used to be in direct-burial TV coax, that stuff is VILE), but removable with isopropyl and a paper towel.

Tomorrow I'll get the manual tuner trigger together and see what happens with applying some RF to the cable!

#HamRadio #AntennaDIY #hamr

Show threadAdam Christian Smith
@Stormgren I'm so glad I get to follow you on Mastodon! That is beautiful work.
Aug 22, 2023 at 1:07amWeb
Show threadStormgrenAug 22, 2023

@adamcsmith Thank you, I appreciate it! I try to do the best possible job I can to show off what one CAN do with a build, even if you're not doing it "professionally".

Here's a link to a post with the pic of the whole box from earlier this year when I redid the ground bar and installed the RG-213 feeding the vertical:

https://obsidianmoon.com/@Stormgren/110601250301750154

Stormgren (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image It's installed at the house end at least at the shack entrance. #HamRadio

Obsidian Moon