I highly recommend the hy-tower. Plan on extending it somewhat if spending most of your time at the bottom of the band. But with a few radials it is a very trouble free antenna. Jim Rhodes K0XU On Fr
Used to use dr's 4dos, so could run 4 programs on an 8087 with 4 display windows or swap screens. Windoze was a step backward. Jim Rhodes K0XU _______________________________________________ ________
I would, of course, recommend the glass bottles. If you can stabilize it properly a glass bottle would make a good insulator. Keeping it dry on the inside might be an issue, but short term no problem
If you are smart you have a floor flange and short piece of 1 1/4 inch pipe fastened to the bottom of the bucket (or hog pan) for reassembly purposes. Jim Rhodes K0XU ________________________________
Yes, that is another thing I have always done, ever since the first time I struggled with getting bolts and holes aligned. Never again, just drop the rotor into the holes and put the nuts & washers o
I always used a silicone gel based lubricant on the gears and bearings. Does not attract dust and dirt. -- Jim K0XU jim@rhodesend.net _______________________________________________ _________________
I have to wonder if it has anything to do with the feed point being at the ends of the element in close proximity to one another. Jim Rhodes K0XU _______________________________________________ _____
The quad that I used the longest was an HQ-2 with continuous loops and gamma matches. That was about 20 years ago and I seem to remember that the TH-5 that replaced it did have more rain static. Many
A "hog pan" with a floor flange with an 1-1/4" pipe mounted in the middle is a near perfect way to assemble or disassemble a hygain rotator. Catches the bearings whether putting or taking. Holds ever
If you just want them dead exhaust gas will kill them pretty painessly. If you just want them out you might try placing some dry cat droppings at one end of the runs (in a cloth bag) to chase them ou
Whatever connector you end up using just make sure they are wired the same and the fenders arranged so that you can plug the controller in at any of the connection places so that you can control the
If the 2 broadcast stations were mixing somewhere outside the receiver then the product could show up as an in-band signal and would not be blocked by a bandpass filter. Jim Rhodes K0XU _____________
My color code was always alphabetical. That way if I had cables with a different mixes of colors I didn't have to guess. 2 groups of course. The 2 large, then the rest. ______________________________
I used to have a piece of 1-1/2 inch pipe in a floor flange fastened in the middle of a "hog pan" (picture a pie pan about 20" in diameter and 4 inches deep). Worked great for holding the rotator for
Actually I would rather stop the rotator than break the reflector off. Consider the mechanical disadvantage going from the mast out to the reflector tip and that is what protected your antenna. A lar
If you got 2 of those and put one on each side directly opposite each other you could just tie them together to hold them against the sides. Use some tough foam or something to pad the bodywork. -- J
Sad to hear this. I have dealt with (I believe) his daughter in the last few years, so I hope the business will continue on. -- Jim K0XU jim@rhodesend.net ____________________________________________
Calibration. Push the button/knob, turn button/knob to full scale, push again to go back to operate mode, then don't touch it again. _______________________________________________ __________________
The 2012 Subaru I have to change the low beam bulbs you have to jack up the corner of the car (and why replace just 1, they have been in there the same amount of time), remove wheel, remove fender li
The antenna I modified did happen to be made by HyGain, if I remember correctly. Someone gifted it to me when I lived in Lincoln when I was in school. It was a long sucker, 5/8 wave on 11 meters. Fir