Actually the M2 controller already has a point and shoot capability. It is just exceedingly cumbersome to use? One has to remember the proper sequence of buttons to get to a menu that allows one to s
Point and shoot? 73 Roger (K8RI) degs. The digital display always shows the CURRENT heading. You simply crank the knob over from say ZL land to say EU [ 30 deg from me].... and sit back and watch the
Wow,? I just ran some numbers thru this online utility, and the results vary wildly from the older ARRL Antenna Mast Analyisis Excel sheet I found online a year or so ago. Can anyone tell me the corr
Bases have gotten bigger. Crankup mounting plates have much heavier steel and angles rather than plates. The catalogs show much less concrete than the actual wet stamped drawings I have for my HDX589
Does anyone know of an online article or other easily read material suitable for the lay person (Joe public) who is completely against all visible antennas or masts used for radio transmission on the
Tough question, but I'll try to answer. It's hard to find deals on 50-ohm hardline. I assume that's what you're looking for. Brand-new LDF5-50 is $5.75 per foot from The RF Connection. I assume that'
a 100' of it. Dunno how much cu has risen in the last year. more expensive stuff is phase compensated. LMR mentions that also, in their catalogs. IE: terminate it with a 50 ohm plug, and swr show's s
I've had two verticals on metal roofs, old galvanized barn and shed roofs at that. A 80m hat loaded 40' vertical was terrific for DX, particularly when using a Beveridge or dipole for lower noise rec
95 mph wind gusts... Regardless of the potential or real wind effects, I would suggest making sure your homeowner's/renter's insurance is paid up. Everything else is mostly out of your control. Cheer
I think it is silly to listen to what 'some xxx user' says! How the heck do they know? The only thing they did was fork over the bucks to buy the antenna. Listen to what your manufacturer tells you t
By all means have every tank *full*. IF this storm turns out to be as predicted you might have a week or more without power, or the option of getting more gas. The same for water and food. fill em al
shower.....in the pitch black ! 10,000 gallon tank on the roof top ? You shut off the AC power, even for a few days, all hell breaks loose. Your food in the fridge and deep freeze goes bad, and has t
Preforms are an industry-standard product that doesn't loosen up over time if correctly sized and installed. You must have had the wrong size, defective grips, or they weren't installed correctly. I'
Hi Jim, I would like to read that article.Do you know where can I found it?or, Who wrote it?or perhaps you know the "local ham" who I can ask to.Thank you very much.73, Maximo - EA1DDO/HK1H## gary, V
Maybe so and maybe not. Ice storms have take down perfectly good tower systems. So have high winds that were outside the norm for an area. winter has come and gone. I'd do it at least twice a year, b
73 tom/va3tvk 4th and 5th sections. [38' level] Those sections are 8' long, but you lose several inch's in overlap. Ii had one up back in the1970's, guyed, and 10 x sections + prop pitch/mast, stacke
Oh yeah, I've seen the insides (and Kurt has lots of pretty pictures on his website) they're pretty standard motors and gear boxes and I'm sure you could get it rewound, refurbished, etc. You could p
Thanks for all the feedback so far... After I posted my question I dug around in my book library and found "Physical Design of Yagi Antennas" by David B. Leeson W6QHS. That was ARRL publication #3819
With the goal of shortening the rebuilt antenna, you might consider a Moxon derivative from your Al farm. Dave Leeson has published a mod to the Cushcraft 2L 40m (Visalia & Dayton 2004). I'm halfway
Also, running a business card lightly sprayed with contact solvent between the contacts occasionally will be beneficial. Jim W4LC %%% I have the 15 kw version of the AS rat pack. It uses DPDT relays,