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uhf troubles
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:07 pm
by bigmick
just bought a uhf off a mate and he choped the wire that goes into his areal off this is my first uhf so dont know how i can make it work agian do i need to buy a plug to go to the areal or is there some other way i can do it. it is a gme areal and uhf.
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:42 pm
by pongo
Which end do you need to redo ? . And maybe a photo of the aerial if its that end that has to be redone. If its the Radio end then its pretty easy.
Cheers
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:07 am
by Shadow
pongo wrote:Which end do you need to redo ? . And maybe a photo of the aerial if its that end that has to be redone. If its the Radio end then its pretty easy.
Cheers
The radio cable and antenna combination will still need to be calibrated using SWR meter I believe. This is why the cable comes with the ends already on it and should only be cut if it is totally necessary.
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:10 pm
by bigmick
yeah it is the arial end. will try to get picks
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:18 pm
by mickyd555
UHF doesnt need to be tuned. If you can solder and know anything about coaxial cable you should be able to fix it. If ya dont PM me and we can sort something out for ya
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:34 pm
by Shadow
mickyd555 wrote:UHF doesnt need to be tuned. If you can solder and know anything about coaxial cable you should be able to fix it. If ya dont PM me and we can sort something out for ya
It does have to be tuned, the cable/aerial combo needs to be adjusted so that you get an even gain across the channel range. If you dont you can blow your transmitter.
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:50 pm
by bigmick
ill go take some picks.
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:12 pm
by ausoops
mickyd555 wrote:UHF doesnt need to be tuned. If you can solder and know anything about coaxial cable you should be able to fix it. If ya dont PM me and we can sort something out for ya
what he said
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:06 pm
by tropey
have you got any cable coming out of the aerial??? If so simply join the 2 ends togother by soldering the centre cores together and the outer sheaths together... just make sure they dont touch each other. (you will need unbraid the outer sheathing)
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:41 pm
by -Scott-
tropey wrote:have you got any cable coming out of the aerial??? If so simply join the 2 ends togother by soldering the centre cores together and the outer sheaths together... just make sure they dont touch each other. (you will need unbraid the outer sheathing)
From an RF tuned system this! We've now covered all options!
This solution may work, but it is the nastiest solution for a UHF cable. Do not expect good performance if you do this.
Scott
Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 10:40 am
by bigmick
there is no cable comming out of ariel. its all gme. been to a few shops and they had no idea wat to do. any info would be graet.
Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:59 pm
by DamTriton
Cheaper and easier to buy another cable + base and use that, particularly if you are not confident in your abilities to repair the lead correctly. All up about $25 for a simple base and cable, to $100 for a "ground plane independant" type with a spring in the base. You should be able to screw the fibreglass antenna onto the new base without problems.
Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:59 pm
by crispy
bigmick wrote:there is no cable comming out of ariel. its all gme. been to a few shops and they had no idea wat to do. any info would be graet.
Got a part number of the aerial or a better description? a pic would be best!
and i wouldnt go back to those shops if they didnt know