Heathkit SB-200 not modded or altered. Wanting to use on 11-meter

**mattsowders1989** · 09-28-2016, 10:06 PM

Thanks 222! I do have 2 Drake low-pass filters and I will put one after the radio and one after the amp. Thanks for that suggestion!!!

**222DBFL** · 09-29-2016, 01:25 AM

No problem man. They will definitely help keep your signal clean and keep the neighbors happy. The Drakes are good ones as well and should do a darn good job. Your are doing the right things and will be happy as will the neighbors!! Keep up the good work man!! Sounds as if you have it just about all together!! Have a good one and keep us posted as to how things work out!! Good day.

**222DBFL** · 09-29-2016, 04:52 AM

Matt, next thing I would focus on is to have a good ground system for all your stuff. This includes the antenna mast and all radio equipment as well. And it needs to form a single point ground system. Read up on how commercial towers are grounded for more understanding as to what I am speaking of. And also a good surge arrester. Poly phaser, Huber Suhner, Andrew, Commscope, and a couple others make good surge arresters. Don't buy one of the cheap ones you see floating around on eBay either. They suck! You want one that is an EMP/Lightning arrester. I use a Huber Suhner one myself and they can be gotten on eBay for good price. Same goes for the Poly phaser ones. Just have to look around. And also make sure you get one that will handle the power you are putting out. This may require you to also get a ground buss bar to connect all your grounds to. This is another important part of having a good base station. The grounding system that is as well as a good surge arrester. Just some food for thought. You may have already done this, but if not, I suggest that you get it done ASAP. Any static discharge or even a lightning strike close by can ruin your day!!! Again, just some food for thought and also good practice for base station installs. Like I said, read up on how commercial towers and cell phone sites are grounded. I promise all of this will be well worth it in the end. It's a lot of work to have a good base station, but if you want to keep your equipment from getting potentially fried, it's something that is needed. Just unplugging your coax isn't enough. That is JMHO. Being a retired cell site technician and installer of radio base stations for basically all the major cell phone carriers, this is something I can attest. And I am not trying to toot my horn, it rather save you from having a pile of wrecked equipment!!! Have a good day man and keep up the greet work. You are doing everything the correct way and it will pay off in the end!!
73 and God Bless you and yours.
Sean.