From: drwm.rhetor@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 6:25:11 PM UTC-5, ka6uup wrote:   
   > Jordan Dobrikin wrote:    
   > > Hi    
   > >    
   > > Is a copy of the Mckay Dymek C still available    
   > > Jordan J Dobriken    
   > > 809-1850 Rosser Ave.    
   > > Burnaby BC CA    
   > > V5C 5E1    
   > > jjdob...@gmail.com    
      
      
   > >    
   > > 73 de Jordan ve7jjd    
   > >   
   > What do you mean by "copy"?    
   > I have a schematic for the DA 100    
   > Chuck KA6UUP   
      
      
   I am in the same boat as many others here.  Because I had one of  these   
   antennas, circa 1980, and liked it very much, especially on MW, I picked up   
   the indoor component of the Stoner McKay Dymek DA100 on ebay for $30. But I   
   couldn't find the matching    
   outdoor component anywhere.  I do however have some good 1.5 meter outdoor   
   whips.  I would imagine that the little box under the original whip antenna on   
   the commercial unit was a simple preamplifier designed primarily to make sure   
   that the incoming    
   signal had enough oomph to make it through the 50' of coax and into the indoor   
   unit, where it could then be attenuated.  So now I'm wondering, if I keep the   
   line in fairly short, could I just use one of my whip antennas "naked" and   
   bring its signal    
   straight in to the indoor unit, or would I need to place some kind of signal   
   booster/preamp outside with the antenna?  Any ideas?  I'm not competent enough   
   to recreate the original outdoor box even if I had the schematic for it, so   
   I'm hoping to find    
   some kind of simple solution.  Any advice would be much appreciated!!  Thanks!!   
      
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