Fire Fighter 43
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For the water setup, does anyone know if you have to use RG 179 coaxial cable for the antenna or can you use something else?
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Water antenna?
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Fire Fighter 43
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Thanks for the reply. I figured it out, I remember that Andy had the modification in his Deues book. I used an RG6 cable and it works perfect.
I found this guys YouTube video very helpful. His measurements were off a bit. For the optimum reception with RG179 coax @ 70% velocity factor & 2.44 GHz center frequency of the XP Deus, the exact measurement should be 2.15 cm. Then upbraid the shield 2.15 cm and fold it back with a total length of 4.3 cm.Then put a 5 cm small heat shrink on and your good to go.
I found the coax on Ebay for $9.35 US for 5M. Enough to do two detectors.
Works great, just a little trickier now compacting the Deus down when traveling with the coax inside of the shaft. I usually take off the coil to fit it into my suitcase now.
https://youtu.be/N7Picglf2cA
Good luck!
I found the coax on Ebay for $9.35 US for 5M. Enough to do two detectors.
Works great, just a little trickier now compacting the Deus down when traveling with the coax inside of the shaft. I usually take off the coil to fit it into my suitcase now.
https://youtu.be/N7Picglf2cA
Good luck!