Interesting story, and apropo. While in Tennesee over the weekend looking for a QTH, I found some property for the ideal antenna farm. At a local store I was inquiring about any restrictions on the p
Check out Gladiator monoband verticals. R. Meyers Communications ad in QST magazine. They'll take full power but your 2:1 bandwidth will be rather narrow. 73, de Joe - AA4NN possible). -- FAQ on WWW:
Hi Kris, de Joe I dropped a 2x4 into the hole, extending out the top, to serve as a backstop for the butt of the pole. Used a snatchblock pulley arrangement with rope and tractor to raise the pole. T
Legal issues are NOT covered. Plain and simple, it is a premeditated idea and subject to a lawsuit. de Joe - AA4NN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@co
Hi David, No, cattle fences are not illegal. The owner of a cattle fence is just responsible for any damage or harm that might befall whomever gets injured by the electrified fence. Let me just say I
160 Gladiator verticals are in two flavors, center loaded and top loaded. The center loaded one has a 2-1 bandwidth of about 26kHz, while the top loaded one is more broad, I think the 2-1 is around 9
Anybody remember an article on a 40 mtr beer can vertical circa 1956? I tried it, had trouble raising it, but finally did. No software back then to model the thing. Radials were insufficient... never
I worked with a contractor who had rented a motorized concrete bucket, bicycle type handle bar steering. Would hold 1/3 yard or so of concrete. Check your local contractor's rental places. Those pump
Hi Bob, Would be glad to copy the manual and send to you Address, pse? 73, de Joe AA4NN On Thu, 11 Nov 1999 07:36:11 -0800 "Robert L. Shohet" <kq2m@mags.net> writes: Vy 73, de Joe AA4NN Eastern Top B
Greetings, Speaking of copper and aluminum... In laying out temporary radials for the 160 Inv L, I am using aluminum electric fence wire, 17 gauge. In order to connect radials to the 18" diameter gro
Hi Bill, I had a metal box installed in the foundation of new house construction. There are six SO239 type feed throughs for six RG213 lines bundled to run from the foundation box 75 feet to shack at
Variations up to 20 degrees is certainly a concern for determining how best to set antenna directivity. Just wondering, how wrong could a person be it the boom of an antenna was pointing right at the
What a wonderful idea, a contest of sorts. Could be a pileup. Let's see if we can get some person in Missouri or some central point in the US of A to participate. The entire US of A could point their
Superior operating wins against all odds. de Joe AANN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@conte
So, do you think that an older yagi just dies and no longer performs? If it was killer then, it is now ! de Joe AA4NN Vy 73, de Joe AA4NN Eastern Top Band ARC, Carolina DX Assn, Carolina CW Ops, Fair
Whoa a minute. If one is pointing a boom right at the North Star, what has magnetic forces got to do with it ? We all pretty much understand how nearby metallic objects can influence a compass. de Jo
Dear OM Phil, K5PC Sorry you are so misinformed. The GAP verttical is not a vertical per se, it is a vertical dipole! Adding radials to a GAP is the worse thing you can do. The recommended wires are
Hi Dave, de Joe AA4NN Please get in touch with a local Ham Radio Club, people who know about erecting towers in your locality. You'll meet new friends and find yourself with better advice on what you
Well said, Mighthy Fine Junk. (MFJ, get it ?) You can always enter your comments on www.eham.net for product reviews, good or bad. advertising" backyard products, my should start product -- FAQ on WW
use the You are speaking of Jim Miller, K4SQR, aka Comtek Systems, Charlotte, NC. Very personable, affable, quite the ham's friend. No way could you deal with a better person. k4sqr@juno.com 73, de