In a message dated 6/23/2004 1:39:19 AM GMT Standard Time, k2wh@optonline.net writes: I'm not so sure of this method. Perhaps I am reading it incorrectly but I think the gentleman is saying he wants
I just bought 140' of 45G to replace my rotting top band vertical. The quality of the stuff is really good. It goes up next spring! 73........de Goose, W8AV __________________________________________
It was not your imagination. Conditions on topband this past weekend were pretty deplorable! We only worked 34 countries from my station in Ohio and it was a real struggle to get some of the usually
If you put up a "70 foot stick of Rohn 25" Greg, why dont you just build either an L-network with a coil and a capacitor, or for better bandwidth a T-network with a combination of coils and capacitor
Got a chance to finally listen for FT5XO last nite. Started to hear him about 0125Z (about 10 minutes after K8MFO called me to tell me that he was beginning to hear him). He was strongest on my east
Steve: I also have a wireless router within about 10 feet of my 160 station and have had not problems whatsoever with interference on topband or interference to the router from my transmitted 160 sig
Phil: Why don't you use a compass with your protractor and shadow? That will get you within anywhere between 0 and about 10 degrees, depending on your location in Texas. You can measure the angle fro
Eric: I test receiving antennas out of season most of the time, since it is easier to work on them when it is warm outside. I use expanded AM band (1600-1700 kHz) stations to check the front to back
I work in the broadcast industy and we have used the the light "blue-grey" insulators in steel guy wires on many AM broadcast stations over the years. Although we primarily use Phillystran for AM tow
I may be the oddball with regard to CW pitch on 160 but I like to listen to a higher pitched tone. For my ears, I can hear the weak signal DX better through the noise with a higher pitch than a lower
From my experience in the broadcast industry using multiple skirt wires to detune towers, tying the skirt/gamma wires together at other points other than the top, bottom, and shorting points on the t
Bill: Take down the elevated radials. Having the elevated radials above the radials on the ground will buy you nothing but potential headaches. I have never been a believer in elevated radials. They
Larry, et al: To add to you observations, which I also sent in a separate e-mail to K3LR, I have found that a height of 6-7 feet above ground for my beverages seems to be the best height. I originall
Just splice it. I do this all the time when I have beverage damage from tree fall and see no adverse effects. 73..........de Goose, W8AV ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about
In addition, KL1V had a good signal into the Eastern U.S. this morning. 73.............de Goose, W8AV ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.
I would soak it in Tarnex. That will clean it up. 73...........de Goose, W8AV ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@co
Adding additional radials under one of the towers of your 80 meter array should not have any adverse performance effects on your 80 meter array. If anything, it should improve the efficiency of the 8
Jim: I really do not thing that adding addition radials on the null area of the pattern should not make that much of a difference in the null area either. I agree that nulls are important, that's why
I have heard a rumor that there may be QSL's available at Dayton for 7Q7BP. According to the rumor, arrangements need to be made ahead of time to insure that the QSL's will be there. Can anyone on th
This didn't make it out to the list the last time around so I will try again. I have been reading this thread but have held off on posting anything until now. I am assuming that all the modeling that