Ten-Tec Radio equipment is all I run. I am presently running all Double Bazooka antennas on 40, 30, 17 and 12M. Took down FD for the time being until I can find something better than the DB. The whol
200 Ft antenna does more that, with band conditions the way they are Yagi's at 75ft or more has been working stations that I cannot even hear and time has nothing to do with it. I can barely hear sig
I found that the people who installed siding, switched from aluminum nails to STEEL nails in some places. Now you have a DIODE effect. You have to rip every thing off and start over. Not going to hap
Read through all the threads. One person on here suggested to reclamp the line. I had a neighbor had the lights blinking, the whole house as a matter of fact. They just finished re doing the power tr
The portable AM Radio. Once you located what pole has the problem switch to FM re-walk the lines see if the noise is still there and determine again what pole it is comming from. Maybe switch to 220M
Thanks you Rick. Sounds like I will just have to live with it. I have no idea with those specs how far they can be heard on 80/75M or 160m. Looks like I will have to go around with the AM/SW radio. S
Where is UL when you need them. No wounder you guys were hard to work. Just for grins, did you take a measurement from the Neutral, and Hot to the near by water pipe? If so, what did you measure? Kee
doc, I am missing something here you said for 160M .001 - .01 Wave length right? For 80M I come up with 3.4 to 24 inches spaceing. That does not sound right, or is it? Keep The Faith, Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
It is possible for lightning surge to char some insulator, not sure if it would degrade lightning arrestor, on the power poles, such that it creates RFI. Here in Wisconsin Salt spray coast the insula
Spacing for power handling right. I believe 6 inch was used because of long distant runs say 300 feet or more. To the antennas back in the horse and buggy days, I mean Model T days. They used High im
Years ago I use to use that Rubber twin lead that was used on telephone drop lines. I was only running 90 watts with a HeathKit DX-60A I heard but never done it but electrical Zip cord for lamps, I b
The problem with Lamp cord (Zip Cord), certain speaker cord, it does not stand up to the sun light, and it is lossy from what I have heard. Zip cord as far as I can remember has always been used for
How do I set up the Hercules II? Very difficult to set this up and not go into OVERDRIVE in the SSB mode and get max output. Speech processor is on. I am using the TT Model 706 mic. Should I get a He
Think I got it now. Porcessor OFF. Adjust Mic gain untill ALC lights on peaks. Turn on Processor Switch Meter to Processor speak into mic untill meter in HEAVY in Black Area. Settings are completely
I followed the steps. I kept speaking into the mic and turned down the power drive on the OMNI VI Plus until the OVERDRIVE led on the Hercules II stopped popping on. That point was 300 watts out on S
Eight to 10 turns of coax around a 2 Lbs coffee can (Plastic one) at the feed point should do the trick for the common mode choke. The turns have to look like and open air B&W coil, one turn next to
I am just using the RF Output LEDs on The Hercules II. Does not really matter, it is not MAX output thats for sure. Instantaneous spikes are being cut off at the 300 watt mark and no OVERDRIVE. Keep
If you take RG400 or RG213 or what ever for each piece of coax short the center conductor and shield together on each end. Space the two pieces about 1/8 inch or just tie wrap them together and you h