Tarheel M200HP Antenna Repair and Test
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Happy 4th all!!
Lets see if we can repair this Tarheel screwdriver antenna.
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Nice video. I fixed one a while ago where the bottom half of the antenna was full of water. The motor was rusted past repairing it so I bought a similar replacement motor on eBay and swapped it out. I then soaked all the rusted parts in vinegar overnight and turned out great. The rest of the antenna just got a good cleaning since it was still in pretty good shape half way up. It works like a champ now.
I love it, making what the manufacture could not make properly.
Excellent, Buddy. Nice repair job. I had a Webster Band Spanner on the truck for a while. I thought the Tarheel was basically a copy of the old Band Spanner until I watched your video. Thanks for sharing it with us. 73 de K7RMJ Frank
Thanks Frank, The Tarheel is a different design. Very simple made.
You remind me of Mr. Pete! Or Keith Rucker! Before you got there, I was thinking to myself he needs to bore that out and put in a bronze bushing and thread it. That's exactly what you did. And I learned that just from watching RUclips videos. I am not a machinist but I love watching machinist videos.
I watch both of those guys, along with Abom, Blondihacks, This Old Tony and a few more. I could have made a new piece but thought it be simpler to repair that one.
Grease the threads?
Yep, thought I mentioned that.
Uggg, those antennas. It's always corrosion that kills them.
May you and your family have a happy and safe 4th of July.
p.s. A very high Q on that antenna. 😳
Thanks My B, I agree. Have a great 4th my friend,
Brass vs stainless steel = potential dissimilar metals problems. Dissimilar metals in contact becomes a battery. Just sayin' ...
A stainless-steel insert may have been better. But have none on hand.
303 stainless or make an insert of 303.
Nicely done buddy! You are the antenna man, nice repair!
Nice repair and overview Buddy handy if you can't have an antenna farm in the yard. Always a pleasure to see my Grail rig in use also (Kenwood TS-2000) one of these days , but my TS-520s will have to suffice for now.
Nice video Buddy, I always wanted one of those but the cost wow Great mobile antenna if you have room to mount it. Local ham here has one on his car roof with a magnetic mount that has 3 magnets. Just hope he doesn't drive with it on.
Very expensive for sure. I seen those mag mounts. May be ok for the smaller versions but this one is quite large.
Nice job breathing life back into that antenna . Now it will last . Great video !
Thank you, now have some fun using it.
Brilliant solution Buddy. Good thing you're a mechanical wiz as well!
Thanks my friend.
Thank God all my antennae are all fixed length. I know of several guys who run those Tarheel antennae. Now that's a great fix for that known problem with the Tarheel. That should be a permanent fix. Only mobile I talk is 2 meter with a small dual band, mag mount on the SUV with a Yaesu hand held & 20 watt amp. Cheers & 73 from K9POW in eastern TN
Thanks my friend. If I ever find me a small HF rig I may go back to some mobile work. But it may be useless to do since my longest trips mobile is only 15 minutes at a time these days.
Brass is a perfect choice.
I think it will last longer than what was originally used. Thanks
My Tarheel 200hp quit working 11 years ago. I hit the up button and antenna went part way up and quit. I was told there should be a capisitor on motor that fails. I have been searching online for 11 years and couldn't find ANYTHING about repairing this rascal. THANK YOU FOR RECORDING THIS . Now I at least see how it comes apart so I can look for this failing cap.
DPDT center off momentary switch might help you out....I just got off the phone with my buddy that had the same issue 2 weeks ago ....
Nice fixes...
Thanks
"Fix it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" I sure appreciate your skill set, Buddy! The "Dyno Cams" sticker on your toolbox reminded me of my Karting days 😊 We're kinda cut from the same stock...
Oh yeah, built many kart engines in the past. I was a certified WKA tech guy at the local track for 7 years. Also ran stock. super stock and limited.
Hi Buddy! Thanks for the video! I was wondering where you were, you haven't shown up in my feed, darn YT -
Hope all is well-73 K2WW
Thanks!
Thanks you!!
Yet another enjoyable video 73 M1EZJ
Thanks for the video! Good to see another North Carolinian producing radio videos.
Awesome fix, thank you for sharing! Wondering if the SWR was high on 75 meters (~minute 38) because the antenna length hadn't been adjusted :)
Silly question here, but wouldn't a stainless thread kit be way simpler and just as effective? That's what I would have done. I however respect your creativity! 👍