The flap over the correct balun / unun / transformer sure soured my impression of Array Solutions and Zero-Five. Their handling of this situation reminds me of the way Intel handled the situation wit
Roger - we have slugs over here, also... my brother in law is a slug... Oh... shoot... sorry.... wrong forum... please disregard... ;-) == K8JHR == == _______________________________________________
My only "defense" (not that one is necessary) is that the big vertical IS all you say it is. Nevertheless, it has proven to be a fairly good performer, providing better results than my former dipoles
Great news -- Phil. I like my 43 footer, also. I am pleased to hear you liked it tuner at the base of the antenna, and to learn about its limitations at 160 m. It is very helpful to learn of your exp
Did you ask them in German? ;-) == JHR == _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.
My Canadian friends, where they have lots of them installed, indicate they rotate them in and out of the system, for various reasons, including routine maintenance and how much electricity is needed
If it is not close to a building, you can use two guy ropes, one on each side - set perpendicular to the to the rope, cable, or whatever you are using to raise and lower it. Of course, that may be he
Yeah... Roger had bees or wasps or the like in one of his antenna baluns... a similar problem. I forget what he used to fill the box, and still keep the moisture and bugs out, while letting the thing
How do we know they are broken, just because they are not turning? == Richards - K8JHR == == _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
I am very pleased with my 43 foot vertical for regional and even close in contacts. I am making contacts I could not before. I agree, however, that having a horizontal wire antenna can be helpful for
My wife says a 60 foot tower anywhere in the yard is OK... and any other antennas are OK... but do not drill holes in her roof. I think I can live with that limitation. GOOD LUCK on your roof tower p
Yep - antennas always seem to involve compromises.... but in this case MY WIFE has issued an edict concerning holes in the roof. I am luckier than most hams - that is the ONLY stipulation she has eve
I am thrilled with the 80 meter performance of MY 43 foot DX_Engineering vertical antenna. Even better on 40 M I am finally a big signal on many nets where before I was told they could barely hear me
I am not sure what you mean by this... as the Cushcraft MA-160V is only 30 to 36 feet tall (adjustable stinger) and only has a 40 kHz bandwidth on 160 meters. The 43 footer is taller, and can be work
I second Jim's and Lee's answers totally. Scrounge up a couple thousand foot spool of 16 gauge or larger (I like 16 or bigger so avoid breakage after it works its way into the thatch of the lawn - es
I think you need to consider the tremendous force placed on the subject guy wire when the tree hits it - even before the guy breaks, and then I would figure there would be some backlash after it brea
Don't worry about cutting to a particular exact length, Bill, as the lossy earth will detune them anyway. Maybe you wanna cut them for a bit longer than your target length, just to make sure you d no
Once again, Jim says it better than I did. I am clearly still a novice at this, but take HIS word for it ! == Richards -K8JHR == == _______________________________________________ ___________________
I think it has to be strong enough to avoid breaking when your lawn mower goes over it - especially if it is a tractor type - so I use a bit heavier wire with THHN insulation for strength. Your milea
I also used the radial kit, plus some more wire of my own... I get the same results you describe. How long are YOUR radials? How many did you end up with? == Richards - K8JHR == 5/8 wave on 20mtrs. T