{"id":7705,"date":"2024-06-22T23:49:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T21:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/?p=7705"},"modified":"2025-06-14T14:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:05:01","slug":"june-22-2024-korner-15-11-fixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/june-22-2024-korner-15-11-fixed\/","title":{"rendered":"June 22 2024 &#8211; K\u00f6rner 15.11 fixed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"34\" src=\"http:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rds-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4970\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Performance of my sturdy <a href=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/antenna07a.jpg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/antenna07.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">K\u00f6rner 15.11<\/a> has degraded steadily and a few weeks back, at the start of the es season I noticed it became tough to tune in to a semi-local like WDR 4 from Aachen on 93.9 MHz. <br>No RDS and often just noise and no signal at all. What a bummer during a great es opening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today the mast was lowered and the K\u00f6rner inspected. The connection box with the coax balun and the coax lead to the main coax down cable was opened up and it was full of crud. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercrud_22062024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercrud_22062024-702x800.jpg\" alt=\"K\u00f6rner connection box filled with crud.\" class=\"wp-image-7711\" style=\"width:458px;height:auto\" title=\"K\u00f6rner connection box filled with crud.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercrud_22062024-702x800.jpg 702w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercrud_22062024-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercrud_22062024-768x876.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercrud_22062024-600x684.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercrud_22062024.jpg 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>K\u00f6rner connection box filled with crud.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was quickly cleaned. All the connections and solderings were still perfect. All connections inside the box are covered with resin making it impossible to disconnect the coax balun or the coax lead and replace them.<br>Unfortunately the coax from the box (about 50 cm) to the main coax had a problem: the braided shield was blacked by some moisture issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax_22062024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax_22062024-800x414.jpg\" alt=\"Blackened braided shielding\" class=\"wp-image-7721\" style=\"width:458px;height:auto\" title=\"Blackened braided shielding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax_22062024-800x414.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax_22062024-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax_22062024-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax_22062024-1536x795.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax_22062024-600x311.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax_22062024-1040x538.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax_22062024.jpg 1646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Blackened braided shielding<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax3_22062024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax3_22062024-800x351.jpg\" alt=\"f-connector from K\u00f6rner to main coax\" class=\"wp-image-7763\" style=\"width:459px;height:auto\" title=\"f-connector from K\u00f6rner to main coax\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax3_22062024-800x351.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax3_22062024-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax3_22062024-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax3_22062024-1536x674.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax3_22062024-2048x898.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax3_22062024-600x263.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax3_22062024-1040x456.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>f-connector from K\u00f6rner to main coax<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The K\u00f6rner connection box was sealed with a few tiny bolds and some sealing kit.<br>Shortening the coax lead, replacing the old f-connectors with sealed RG6 F-coaxial compression connectors to the main coax and replacing the main coax with brand new bedea TELASS100B\/100 coax was needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax4_22062024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax4_22062024.jpg\" alt=\"RG6 F-coaxial compression connector\" class=\"wp-image-7762\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\" title=\"RG6 F-coaxial compression connector\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax4_22062024.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax4_22062024-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax4_22062024-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>RG6 F-coaxial compression connector<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax5_22062024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax5_22062024-800x712.jpg\" alt=\"F compression connector kit\" class=\"wp-image-7768\" style=\"width:457px;height:auto\" title=\"F compression connector kit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax5_22062024-800x712.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax5_22062024-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax5_22062024-768x684.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax5_22062024-600x534.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax5_22062024-1040x926.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax5_22062024.jpg 1178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>F compression connector kit<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax2_22062024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax2_22062024-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"bedea TELASS100B\/100\" class=\"wp-image-7709\" style=\"width:461px;height:auto\" title=\"bedea TELASS100B\/100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax2_22062024-800x535.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax2_22062024-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax2_22062024-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax2_22062024-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Kornercoax2_22062024.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>bedea TELASS100B\/100<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>There was still some blackened shielding, but it had to be left the way it was.<br>The TELASS100B\/100 has great <a href=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TELASS80.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">specs<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TELASS80.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of TELASS80.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-adc6870e-7dfc-4343-9e46-e6178c5a16a3\" href=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TELASS80.pdf\">TELASS80<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/TELASS80.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-adc6870e-7dfc-4343-9e46-e6178c5a16a3\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The results were spectacular. WDR 4 on 93.9 from Aachen was back in full strength. Local Germans like 100.4 Radio Salue and 107.8 Radio AC popped up. <br>The fix and the shorter K\u00f6rner coax with the blackened shielding were still working nicely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Performance of my sturdy K\u00f6rner 15.11 has degraded steadily and a few weeks back, at the start of the es season I noticed it became tough to tune in to a semi-local like WDR 4 from Aachen on 93.9 MHz. No RDS and often just noise and no signal at all. What a bummer during&hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/june-22-2024-korner-15-11-fixed\/\">Read the full article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,17],"tags":[90,91,8,89],"class_list":["post-7705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hardware","category-radio","tag-coax","tag-crud","tag-korner","tag-telass100b-100"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-21 12:31:13","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7705"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9416,"href":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7705\/revisions\/9416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wijnants.info\/fmdx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}