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1. Re: [TowerTalk] New Antenna (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:12:26 -0800 (PST)
Warren you might look ito an Inverted L arrangement... many many people have pretty good luck with them... i have one that is 72 ft vert and about 60ft mostly horizontal with just one radial and i se
/archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00305.html (9,403 bytes)

2. Topband: HyGain-18HT on 160 (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:04:01 -0700 (PDT)
I am curious what the best way to use this antenna on 160 might be , it also needs to work on the other bands too. It is the only antenna I can put up at the moment and would like to use it on 160 ,
/archives//html/Topband/2009-08/msg00109.html (7,136 bytes)

3. Topband: Small loop in Inv L to secure wire to tower (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:06:59 -0800 (PST)
I am putting up my Inv-L , one thing I fear is that if the wire breaks at the feed point I will lose the wire as if goes thru the pulley at the top of the tower. Is it ok to have a small loop about 3
/archives//html/Topband/2011-11/msg00150.html (6,891 bytes)

4. Topband: K9AY loop questions (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 08:19:55 -0800 (PST)
As soon as i have th radials under the Inv-L i was considering constructing a K9AY rcv loop system. The best/easiest place to put it is actually jsut out side the shack , but , I am wondering if the
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00003.html (6,902 bytes)

5. Topband: Inv-L swr changing when adding radials (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 15:36:45 -0800 (PST)
I installed an Inv-L for 160 of about 134ft , ~72 feet vertical , when i checked the SWR initially it was about 1.2:1 , then when i connected the ground rods it rose to 1.5:1 , today I added the firs
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00193.html (6,953 bytes)

6. Topband: Tuning an Inverted-L (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:44:28 -0800 (PST)
Ok , on to my next dumb question ..... I now have 12 radials anywhere from 125-250' long , as expected my SWR went up , so I lengthened the horizontal part , the overall length is now about 175ft (72
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00391.html (7,155 bytes)

7. Topband: More Inv-L matching issues.... (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:41:13 -0800 (PST)
well about a month ago i put up my Inv-L , it is now ~165ft , I have an air variable in series , and 12 radials anywhere from 150-250ft long ( going out to add more as soon as i am done typing this).
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00638.html (7,117 bytes)

8. Topband: More Inv-L matching issues.... BIGGER ISSUE (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:34:09 -0800 (PST)
Ok... I went and added 9 more radials the SWR is now at 1.2:1 after some adjusting of the air variable.... well , i decided to see how the amp (Alpha 374A) loaded into the antenna , I keyed down with
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00640.html (8,827 bytes)

9. Re: Topband: Fwd: Re: More Inv-L matching issues.... BIGGER ISSUE (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 10:15:06 -0800 (PST)
Paul I have not yet been able to try anything :-( I hope by Wednesday to start working on it , my plan is to ground the RCS-10 , and try retuning the amplifier , if I burn out another relay my plan i
/archives//html/Topband/2012-01/msg00016.html (8,461 bytes)

10. Topband: OT Sorry - Attn W8CAR (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:35:34 -0800 (PST)
Dan I lost your email you sent regarding matching my Inv-L , can you resend it ? Thanks Dan N8DCJ _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
/archives//html/Topband/2012-01/msg00194.html (6,720 bytes)

11. Topband: Metal Enclosure (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:30:36 -0800 (PST)
I am totally reworking the feed system on my Inv-L... I have decided that I would like to use a large metal enclosure depending on cost. I need something about 20"L x 16"W x 8"D. Anyone have a good s
/archives//html/Topband/2012-01/msg00197.html (7,123 bytes)

12. Topband: Inv-L Issues - Still no luck (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:48:43 -0800 (PST)
Ok , I am having a real problem here that I haven't been able to solve yet. I have an inverted L out at the tower that is about 160' long , 70ft vertical the rest sort of horiz , slopes down.... I ha
/archives//html/Topband/2012-01/msg00289.html (7,501 bytes)

13. Re: Topband: Inv-L Issues - Still no luck - Solved , I think (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:44:48 -0800 (PST)
Well I think i may have solved the issue... it all started when I started running the amplifier , i got to thinking about it and decided to look at the feed point area. When I put this antenna up I j
/archives//html/Topband/2012-01/msg00293.html (9,155 bytes)

14. Topband: Caged Inv-L - Pros and Cons ? (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:29:57 -0800 (PST)
I am considering modifying my Inverted L such that the vertical part (~ 70 ft) is a cage of say 4 wires , purely for bandwidth. Besides BW any Pro's and or Con's to this idea ? my current configurati
/archives//html/Topband/2012-01/msg00297.html (6,711 bytes)

15. Topband: RCS-10 problem (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:28:42 -0800 (PST)
Awhile back I had an issue where i was losing signal after transmitting  , i found out that the antenna was basically shorted to ground and it appears that it may have done something to the switch .
/archives//html/Topband/2012-02/msg00205.html (7,186 bytes)

16. Topband: PL-2569's where to buy ? (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:47:51 -0800 (PST)
Whats a good source for Amphenol PL-259's ? I see DX Engineering has PL-259's , but , it doesn't give the manufacturer. TIA Dan N8DCJ _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ...
/archives//html/Topband/2012-02/msg00413.html (7,124 bytes)

17. Topband: radial wire source (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 06:01:11 -0700 (PDT)
I think I asked something similar last fall , but , circumstances changed and I couldn't do anything about it at the time... So , here I am again looking for a source of radial wire.... I was thinkin
/archives//html/Topband/2012-06/msg00034.html (7,698 bytes)

18. Topband: My grounding scheme (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:30:10 -0700 (PDT)
I do not recall if I posted this last year or not , but , due to circumstances I was not able to implement this , however , I will be starting on it shortly.... keep in mind that I am living in a ren
/archives//html/Topband/2012-07/msg00227.html (8,006 bytes)

19. Re: Topband: WLW (score: 1)
Author: "n8dcj@yahoo.com" <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:52:59 -0400
Bill I may be in the minority , but , I don't mind such derailments... Dan N8DCJ Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint! I HATE it when Topbanders get bored; thing like this "WCKY
/archives//html/Topband/2013-09/msg00247.html (8,943 bytes)

20. Topband: Best Outlet sttrip (score: 1)
Author: Dan Bookwalter <n8dcj@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 07:04:26 -0700 (PDT)
I am in need of a couple outlet strips for the shack , what is the best option out there that is not overly expensive ? Dan N8DCJ _________________ Topband Reflector
/archives//html/Topband/2013-10/msg00049.html (6,984 bytes)

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