Doesn't it make you feel like a jerk now? It was an honest mistake, the company made good and you just had to smear them like a fool. Sorry, like you, I call it the way I see it. Maybe next time you will think before you open your mouth.

Absolutely agreed. They are useful in wide band applications.

The manufacture of these circuit cards is automated using pick and place machines. When programming the pick and place machine, the programmer simply programs another "resistor" for the jumper so no special handling is required with a piece of wire.

You should also be aware that there are resistive splitters out on the market. I don't recommend them as the resistive loss is 3 dB instead of lossless in a Hybrid splitter. Resistive power dividers are easy to understand, can be made very compact, and are naturally wideband, working down to zero frequency (DC). The two-way resistive splitter suffers 10xlog(1/2) or 3.0103 dB of real resistive loss. Accounting for 3.0103 dB real loss and 3.0103 dB power split, the net power transfer loss you will observe from input to one of two outputs is 6.0206 dB for a two-way resistive splitter, so they are often called 6 dB splitters.

I couldn't agree more. I couldn't find an IMD spec on the Anan 100D so unless he tested it himself, he really can't say anything about IMD one way or another. Sorry....... He is starting to sound like a skipping record.

For once we agree on something. This guy is a real dirtbag!

I also have provided the link below which explains why a single point ground system is critical for protection when it comes to lightning strikes.

Ham Radio Now presentation on Lightning and Ground:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sKDuwQA_p0

I am going to chalk up your response to the fact that you are not too bright. Ground loops have absolutely nothing to do with looping ground connections. Ground loops refer to a current, almost always unwanted, in a conductor connecting two points that are supposed to be at the same potential, in this case ground. That is why you want all of your grounds to connect at one place, so they are all at the same potential. Any difference of potential across a conductor will allow a current flow. The ground currents can manifest themselves as noise. Kapish?

You could not be more wrong. Ever hear of ground loops or ground currents? They are a source of noise. It's recommended to use one point for ground for a reason and it is based on factual data.

Expensive for a QRP rig also.

Give it a rest KA7NIQ. The guy is happy with his TGM antenna. Don't piss on him because you don't like the damn antenna. Grow up a bit huh!

I ordered my Lido mount from HRO and had no problem. They are great products, but make sure you order through a distributor not direct.

Guy (K2GWK)

I have started to build my K3 this weekend. I am about half way done. I am very impressed with the quality of this beast and how it fits together so well. I hope to have it finished this coming weekend some time. I have the P3 assembled already and have my eye on the K3 Line antenna tuner and power amplifier. Nice job on the video!

Well, I may as well throw my recommendation in the ring. I see a lot a Drake TXx, RXx and TRx rigs for very modest amounts of money here on eHam and on Ebay. These are excellent rigs and much more easily repaired than some of the older transistor rigs. If you are willing to get your hands dirty I bet you can find a whole Drake station for around $500 to $600. That Drake audio is to die for.

That device is an audio noise filter and will help with background hash (white noise). Noise blankers will only get rid of impulse noise (car ignition etc.). BHI does not make a noise blanker to my knowlege.