Gang, Our local club has an old KLM 40 meter rotatable dipole, and I am search of a manual for it. Not sure of the model number, maybe a KLM -KT-40 ( ? ) I googled it, nothing turned up. We need to t
The only good reason for using the GAP (which I hear is not that wonderful) Well, I have had one up for a whole contest season, and I am here to tell you it BLOWS away my dipoles @ 50' by a ton. Anyt
John, I have a G5RV at 45', and a Cushcraft A3 tribander ( 3 ele) at 25'. I can tell you for DX, the G5RV works as well, if not better at times, than the low tribander. Stateside stuff, the tribander
Put stuff like that on an FCC exam??????? I dunno, call me old fashioned, but, isn't this stuff COMMON SENSE? 73- Chuck KI9A In a message dated 7/14/2008 11:47:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time, RLVZ@aol
Wow..loaded question. I am an Electrician, with a bunch of experience pulling long runs. Here are a few things to consider. 1) Do you plan on pulling this by hand? If so, get help, and use a bunch of
Gang After some serious tree trimming, I now have room to fit a full sized wire antenna where my G5RV is right now. I am thinking about a 135' open wire fed dipole, as multi bands are needed. Questio
I agree...DAVE-WA0TTN, CHILL OUT!!!! 73- Chuck KI9A In a message dated 10/24/2008 8:10:51 P.M. Central Daylight Time, noddy1211@sbcglobal.net writes: Would it be too simple to be gracious and just po
Hey, that isn't funny! IT WORKS!!! I was laying a G5RV, on the roof of a duplex we lived in, right after we got married 22 yrs ago...The lady in the duplex next door asked what I was doing, and I tol
Gang For the 160 contest, I cut the 450 ohm ladderline of my 135' long dipole, and shorted it together to make a T type vertical. Worked FB, but, now I must re-splice my ladderline. I'm looking for i
I have a novel idea, just put one up, and see if it works! 73 Chuck KI9A In a message dated 1/4/2009 5:05:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, martin.s.ewing@gmail.com writes: Not to belabor this (and we'r
Gang I am on my 2nd Yaesu 450a rotor, in the past 4 years. The rotor is fine, the control box has issues. Here is what I see: Indicator seems to work fine, going from due south, clockwise, until it g
Gang I've googled this, and have no real answer, so, I turn to the real knowledge base of the hobby--you guys! We are planning on a FD effort, with a local club this year, and are considering antenna
Rex, As a construction electrician with 26 years in the field, I respectfully disagree with the use of this knot. I have made thousands of cable pulls, and, I would use a kellum-type cable grip, with
Gang, I have right now, a 135' long dipole, fed with 450 ohm ladderline. It is in a vee, apex about 50', ends about 10'. I have a chance to use a neighbors tree, his idea-gotta LOVE that, which will
All, I now have 2 Yaesu 450G control boxes that are junked. The antenna turns just fine, but the indicator is very slow, and not accurate. This appears to be a common problem. I got about 2 years out
Cheers to Steve for having the stones to keep this list SPAM free. Do I care about the sick ham in question? Honestly, no. Not really. Don't know him, but, I'm sure he is a swell fella. I hope God lo
As a construction Electrician the past 25 years, the only thing I can add to Tod's install is to pull a #10 or #10 stranded THHN wire in the conduit, instead of a rope, or string. It's been my experi
Gentleman, ( and Ladies), I have a GAP Voyager 20-160 vertical up, had it about 2 years now. It really outperforms my 135' open wire fed dipole @ 40', past 1500 miles, ( 80, 40 meters) and I enjoy it
Hi Dennis, I've been doing Electrical construction for 26 years now, and even the high dollar "waterproof" splices tend to corrode after time. My guess is the humidity trapped during the splice proce
John, run as far away from the 450G as you can. I went thru 2 of them in the space of 3 years. The rotor head seems to fine ( for a lightweight unit), but there is a design flaw in the controller, th