Wednesday, June 3, 2015

First Components

At this point, the only amateur radio equipment I actually own are some connectors and a grounding block, pictured below.


The two connectors on the left are some adapters to convert F-connector coax to PL-259, which will plug into the back of whichever transceiver I buy and the base of whichever antenna I buy. My plan is to use existing coaxial cable that has already been routed in my house for a satellite dish. But since we don't have satellite TV, the coax line is currently unused.

The grounding block on the right is a dual F-connector coax block, to which I will attach some grounding wire. Both of these parts were purchased somewhat cheaply from eBay. In one case, I paid $7 for shipping, and the sender used a postage stamp to send the package. It's a start!

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