A bowline is actually one of the best and safest knots to use. IF you are using nylon rope a half-hitch above the bowline is an added insurance against slippage. Ron, KA9ALC the foredeck are and I ho
I finished the installation of the first two 'two-wire' Beverage antennas a few days ago. The N/S Beverage is 560 feet long and the E/W one is also 560 feet in length. The NE/SW Beverage will be 1360
I am getting ready to lay out the bases for the 40-80-160 4-squares. My question is this: What is the best separation distance between the verticals. 1.85MHz is the target for 160M. Thanks to all. Ro
Another tip if you are using two connectors is to use the male of one connector and the female of the other one. No chance of a mixup that way. Ron, KA9ALC They I've I
Hi All, I had lightning hit the power line very close to me. A number of items were damaged. Rotator control boxes for the Yaesu G-800S and Wilson WR-500 among them. I don't know if the rotators them
Hi Warren, If you are interested, I set up a Microsoft Excel spread-sheet to figure the 'K-factor' for the Yaesu 800 & 1000 rotators. Send me an E-mail, if interested, and I'll send it to you as an a
I, too, have had to resolder the the joints inside the BN-86. The first time I used regular solder. When it happened again, I used 45% silver solder. It has NOT had the problem again. I used some GC
Just checked all my notes regarding my now deceased 205. When set to low phone, the resonance came in at 14.137MHz (according to my MFJ-259B). I adjusted the antenna by setting it atop an 8-ft fiberg
I've had problems blowing the resistors due to local (not direct) lightning strikes. While picking up the driveway one day I found a pencil that had been run over. The wood had split, leaving a perfe
We here in SW MN had freezing rain and high winds SAT night & SUN morning. My HyGain 205CA, 155CA and 105CA are history. Broken elements on all of them and broken boom on 205. 155 & 105 booms are sev
OK Don (and All), The antennas were stacked in 'normal' Christmas tree fashion. There was about 1/4" to 3/8" (measurements were taken on the ground AFTERWARDS) of ice after the freezing rain, which t
Thanks to all for the moral support. Sounds like there is a lot of 'been there / done that'. Closer investigation this morning leads to the following: 20M boom broke in UPWARDS direction! Likewise, t
Many thanks to all who replied. I thought I should let everyone know what has happened. Turns out that the insurance WILL cover everything. A number of calls and a visit to my agent and several calls
Hi Steve, WHAT kind of batteries are you using in the 259B? I love mine, but after 4-6 hrs of use the batteries need to be replaced. This has been a problem. I've considered buying shares of stock in
Hi All, I want to string several Beverage antennas. I know they work well at low heights, but is there a maximum height? The antennas must allow for clearance of farm machinery. This will require the