properly identified all the Trap (10 Meter) which end that the aluminum shield is tubing. The other end does faces the boom ? Appreciate toward the boom), and a lot of other stuff, is in there. I rem
are experiencing the same unreliable. The problem is that the reliable contact is made. I've been using the six-Pack for over a year now, with not one instance of that problem. I'm using 13.8 VDC. I
Check with Cushcraft to see if the traps are the same as the A4. If so, maybe you could make an A4 out of it. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, Arizona K6LL@despammed.com months old with a slightly the bo
Yes. Choose the Cushcraft. It's a proven performer. feet Definitely. Mine is only 55 ft high, and it works very well. It was good enough for me to call cq and have a run on 40 longpath into far Easte
this Make sure the wall thickness on all the 16" capacitor tubes is .049" and not .058". Some of the KLM's were shipped with the wrong tubing, which really messed everything up. Dave Hachadorian, K6L
KT-34, that is. Connect a dc ohmmeter between the 10 meter and 15 meter trap capacitor outer tubes on each element half. After correcting for ohmmeter lead resistance, the total resistance should be
At this time I am only in the early stages of planning a tower installation at a new QTH. The local planning board has changed their tower ordinance, so I will need to request a variance (called admi
I don't remember the old price, but it was considerably more than this. The 500' roll automatically brings up a "contractor's discount" at the register. 3 cents a foot is a good price for this wire,
the buy. The 2 el Cushcraft does not have a resonance on 15m. This is probably due to the fact that it has loading coils. I have the 40-2cd just 6 feet above a KT-34xa tribander. Front to back on the
30M. I Well, maybe if you feed it with open wire line and a big tuner it might do ok, but with coax, the swr, and consequently the loss, is HUGE. It does a good job on 17M though. SWR ~ 2. Dave Hacha
you're When I heard that KLM was going out of business, I scoured the country and purchased what I believe is the last XA update kit that was available anywhere. There is no overall date on the manua
as the Actually, the taper schedule for the 40-2cd is quite different. I sent him the scanned pages from the 40-2cd manual. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, AZ __________________________________________
$4.63 from Mouser is too much? Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, AZ _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations
and to about then accomplished I the feels, the Is mast In Statics, this is a "sum of the moments" problem. The clockwise overturning moments about the thrust bearing must equal the counterclockwise
Matching network? We don't need no stinkin' matching network! Shield on one side, center conductor to the other side. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, AZ _______________________________________________ S
maximum on Hmmm. Not usually. Here is the Yuma County definition. The Yuma City definition is almost identical: "Building. A structure constructed on the premises and having a roof supported by colum
No. The w67 base is 3x3x6'. The w51 is 30x30x57". The lower section of the w67 is larger than the w51. Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, AZ _______________________________________________ See: http://www.
have is is I think you have the old-style boom assembly, like my 1978 version Rohn 25 foldover. The thimble goes in the hole near the end. When the tower is almost upright, you can move it by hand, l
a few wavelength books can to I think the rule is this: "Use as many radials, up to 1/4 wavelength long, as will fit in the space available, such that the distance between radial tips does not exceed
have collapsed because of In about 1995, mine came close. It was only a 50 footer, with 4-way guying at two levels, using Rohn screw-in anchors. As a cold front approached, with the wind picking up,