Once upon a time in Keizer, Oregon I tried using a sling shot. Don't remember how many times I shot that d**m thing but either I almost took my eye out or the neighbors window. Never got higher than
Hi Martin and the group, I've tried many types of solder on PL-259's and I like the gold plated tips. I've had a couple of the more standard silver ones that broke out the back ring on the screw on c
Just a quick comment, I tried to get 40,60 and 80 meters in a fan inverted-V to work for me. NOT! Just could not get them to play although I had just a little luck with 60 meters. And this started wi
Hi Alfredo and the group, I have come to rely upon DX Engineering for a great deal of my needed supplies. They do have a good selection of u-bolts and saddle supplies. While I'm not always pleased wi
FWIW, Those Sportsman's Guide offers on the field phone wire (2 wire insulated about 14 guage multistran) is a great buy if you ask me. I ended up buying two rolls so now I'm thinking about trying it
This sounds like something that could be used with a side mounted beam/tribander/5bander for enabling it to rotate at least 90-120 degrees or something like that. I have been thinking of trying somet
Been working on my 40 meter rotatable dipole I plan to put up at 124 feet or so. But I'm worried about making sure whatever I come up with to fix the 3/16" dacron truss lines to the elements out abou
Hi Jim and group, Hell of a way to wake up in the morning. Anyway, here are the dimensions. DX Engineering aluminum tubing all 0.058" wall thickness 1.250" X 6' 1.125" X 6' 1.00" X 6' Spit on the end
Well, OK you got me redesigning my little project. Don't know yet how I will change it or just start over again. I do have the 1.50" X 0.120 heavy wall also 6' long. And I am considering how I could
Thank You Matt, Your suggestion has sounded the most useful to me. I will say I do hate dealing with Copperweld and have avoided it but we will see. I do have the stuff from the 160 meter coil to tur
Hello again, Checking my stock of parts I find I have (2) 2" X 6' X 0.120" Thick wall aluminum; (2 or more) 1.750" X 6' X 0.120" TW AL; (2) 1.500" X 6' X 0.120" TW AL. The reason I did not build the
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Hi folks, Has anyone tried putting 30 meters on something like a 40 meter rotatable dipole with any luck. Being non-harmonic related I'm not sure they would work together. For the first time last nig
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Hi folks, I do not have any experience with the Big Rak and/or HDX-555. But I do have experience with a big 4/5 element 30' boom Quad array slipping on the mast of my 50' Rohn 25 tower years back. Wr
I have reconstructed my 40 meter rotatable dipole starting with 2", 1.75" and 1.50" thick wall and then using the thin wall 1.250", 1.125", 1.00" on down. To shorten the dipole I have a couple of 1"
Hi Gang, I'm going to share a link I found a few years back that just amazed me. Still does. Ever think that can't be done? Well take a look at what Roy Callison built over the years and the techniqu
Oh, of course even checking my email before sending I messed up! Let's try again. The link is www.w7yrv.blogspot.com Sorry about that. Terry _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.
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Hi Guys, I've had pretty good luck with my inv-L which is about 109' going over a big Oak tree near my Hytower. I have a large 56uH edge wound inductor that I tap to get multiple resonance points bet