Use the cold water pipe from the bathroom if you can for a ground. 73 Bill _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Tower
Come on guys, every antenna can be improved. The issue here is cost. How much more are you willing to pay? With any product for that matter. For what it does the SteppIR antennas are a great product.
Hang a inverted v from it :) _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.co
He will need to use about 10ft of ehs at the anchors as recomended by others to protect against brush fire etc -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ __________
A good friend and local ham who I have a great respect for told be the best antenna to have was the one you can receive with the best. If you can hear them you can't work them. I agree. Dirctional be
I support wind farms ! Once they are outdated or found non cost effective, they will make excellent support for our wire antennas :) 73 Bill N1HWC _______________________________________________ ____
You need to use a terminal program to command the unit. Do a search on the internet tucows.com or download.com to find one. 73 Bill N1HCW _______________________________________________ _____________
I think the turnbuckle is overkill since I assume he would use one at each anchor point. Bill _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
my 2 cents I did not want to risk temp guys for my 90' ft 45g project, anyone hurt (or killed) negates any savings. I put the sections together on the ground and lifted it. Yes it cost money but its
I prefer the Owl with a radar tracking system and laser beam eyes.... :>) Bill N1HWC _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing
Arraysolutions.com seems to have the best prices for quality/ bolts. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@c
The antenna I saw at dayton looks like ladder line loops for each element with relays along each element to close the loops for each band selected. This is done with a relay control box. Seems to be
What's at the end ? Wire antenna or beam ? -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTa
Do a google search for *"COMMERCIAL GRADE GALVANIZING SPRAY PAINT*" _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@co
He seems more proud to climb it fast than to show off his antennas or shack _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Towe
That what the "Engineer" said not the tech who does the work :) the spec from rohn is about 1-2 inches of movement (if I recall correctly) for each 100ft at the top. Even tall buildings move with the
per the book Antenna Toolkit by Joseph J. Carr, K4IPV "The only really proper way to reduce the VSWR to 1:1 is to tune the antenna to resonance and then match the impedance." "Adjusting an antenna to