Kriket users stand up and be counted - Page 2

Dave951M · 10-01-2003, 06:37 AM

Yagi- as in amatuer radio? I'm favorable to colinear stuff- like stacked 1/4-5/8 on 2m. Just curious.

bigyagi · bigyagi's Garage

CQ CQ CQ !! DE VE3PTC . nice to meet a fellow "ham" on this board.
yes, you got it in one! i have a klm kt 34a triband, 4 elemend yagi, and its BIG!! also, 4 element yagi for 6m, and a tri-band co-linear, for 2m, 6m, and 70cms. for the low band stuff, i use a 110' center fed dipole, with open line!
ha ha, i'm busted again!
regards, bob.

Dave951M · 10-01-2003, 08:33 AM

KE4PSE This is Kilo Echo 4 Papa Sierra Echo, now returning to net control. If you ever dx with WB4JIO or AD4LI, say hello. They hang out on 80m. My brother is KF4GWB, and a fellow 944 owner.

I was experimenting with a 4 element collapsible quad for 2m that fits in a backpack. I set it up to use with an Alinco handy and from mountain summits, the reach was downright scary for 2 watts. It was really fun to kick up mulitiple repeaters that 2m has no prayer of hitting any other way. The set up keyed up repeaters over 400 miles out. Some old timers wayyy out there weren't amused, but I didn't care, it was an experiment anyway, not something I would do on a regular basis. The next wild hair was to be a quagi along the same lines with some type of rear reflector. The house station is just a simple colinear with ground plane, I can hit quite a few repeaters with it, but the hams in my area don't seem to be very sociable. Man, I should upgrade my license soon. I haven't yet because I wasn't very interested in the low stuff. Ever see a 951 with a 2m rig?

77-KE4PSE

bigyagi · bigyagi's Garage

ke4pse de ve3ptc, hi dave, sounds all good !
quite a family of amateurs there! yeah, when i first got my license, i took my radio's into the car, and used either pro-am, or ham-stik antenna's, and they worked just fine. being in engineering, i usually make all my own antenna's/mounts, and even towers!
i have built multi-band quads {my favourite antenna}and yagi's, and of course, verticals. its fun to experiment!
i considered putting one of those "on glass" antenna's on the 944, so i could use 2m/70cms, but decided to just keep all the antenna's on the " beater" car--my olds 98 royal brougham!
good to meet a fellow amateur on here, and i cant even imagine a 2m antenna on a 951!!
73 de bob.

ronin · 10-01-2003, 10:14 PM

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Originally posted by BlueQuestTSi
Krikit 1 is the one you want. They are for different sized belts.

KR1 - 7/8" wide belts
KR2 - 2" wide belts
KR3 - 3" wide belts

Jack, I don't quite think that's right. I just purchased the KR1 after looking at both the KR1 and KR2 at NAPA. they were exactly the same shape, dimensions etc. and the difference in the tools was that the KR1 is designed for belt tension measurements from 50 to 150 lbs and the KR2 was from 100 to 320 lbs. I'm not sure if that's what you meant but that appears to be the difference in the two gauges

I'm going to give it a try on my v-belts that I replaced a few days ago this weekend and see what I can come up with

ronin · 10-12-2003, 12:15 PM

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Originally posted by bigyagi
ok, use your search engine,and look up "blaszak precision motorsports".
you will find all the info you require there, and a basic introduction, in how to use the tool.
he is marketing a tool, exactly the same as the krikit, but the settings for the 944 belts, are marked on the scale.
on my krikit, i scribed thick lines, where these settings are, and this works ok,but i think i'm going to get the one from blaszak, as an upgrade.
regards, bob.

thanks, I'll give it a try! I already bought the krikit gauge but I'll see how this one stacks up

bigyagi · bigyagi's Garage

hi ronin. hope the gauge works out ok for you. like an earlier post, the key is to place the krikit in the same location each time, to get the same reading. i have placed the krikit, at the top, the bottom, and it always gives reliable results. be careful when doing the balance belt. make sure that the underside of the "sliding arm" contacts on one of the ribs.
after hearing the distinct "click", which is the calibration point, you will have to carefully, remove the gauge, without catching on to something, as this will make your reading null.
i'm surprised that no one has expanded on this simple system, to allow for a reading, that cant be changed, until you press a reset button. just like on a digital vernier, or digital micrometer. peak hold !
anyways, for an inexpensive, simple device, it really does a good job.
happy tensioning!
regards, bob.

ronin · 10-12-2003, 05:16 PM

thanks Bob! who knows? perhaps I'll give it a go and make millions!! until then, I shall practice with my krikit

(click, 125lbs. click, 128lbs. click.....)