I have an HF-2V ground mounted with 32 - 40 foot radials under it. When I went from 16 to 32 radials, 80 became significantly more touchy to tune. That said, it works very well on 40 and 80 into EU.
Yesterday I spent the afternoon adding 4 - 12 foot top hat wires to my HF2V. You can see the pics on my flickr feed at http://flic.kr/s/aHsjMzxCt2 Bandwidth on 80 improved from about 25kc's to about
Now I've seen everything. I only thought I had before. YIKES!!! Mike - KI8R -- -- Michael Murphy - KI8R mike@ki8r.com twitter.com/ki8r www.ki8r.com 614-371-8265 (cell) 4SQRP #388 QRPARCI #14941 NAQCC
Bill, It almost sounds like you have a trap issue. I have one of the Cushcraft D3W WARC dipoles for 12/17/30 which originally had a bad trap and was out on all bands. Cushcraft admitted that they had
I just sold 2 of them from an estate. One that had some surface rust on the top section for $250 and another with no rust and the concrete leg extensions for $300. You may be able to do better, but I
I'm getting ready to put up a TH-11. Do you have any pictures of what you are describing? My TH-11 is all hose clamps and I don't want to take this thing back down after a couple of years to replace
Build a 15 meter dipole and try loading it. Should tell the story if the amp is really the issue. -- -- *Michael Murphy - KI8R* mike@ki8r.com www.ki8r.com *614-371-8265 (cell)* -- ___________________
I will also weigh in as well. Bob did a great job helping me pick out what I needed for my current tower project (I poured 5 yards of concrete last weekend). My wife and I drove up to DX Exgineering
Let me echo Russ's comment about the MFJ analyzers. My experience with it was mixed at best. It would show erroneous readings on known good antennas (and no, I don't live near a broadcast tower). I s
I went through this process last fall. My tower is just over 200 feet behind the house. My yard has a mole problem. I didn't want the little critters chewing on cables, and I knew that I would want t
If you decide to go with the DX Engineering trap, I would drill drain holes in it and make sure they are pointing down. Remember this trap was designed for a vertical. Mike - KI8R -- -- *Michael Murp
I pulled a single run on LMR 600 along with a HD rotor cable and control cable for the Coax Switch through 210 feet of 4". No lube. It came through just fine. But 200+ feet is a lot of pulling after
I did the same thing in my township. No permit required. You don't even need a permit to build a deck here. Mike - KI8R -- Michael Murphy -KI8R mike@ki8r.com twitter.com/ki8r www.ki8r.com 614-371-826
I have an HF-2V with 32 - 40 foot radials under it. My bandwidth on 80 was about 30kc's until I did the top hat mod. Now it's more like 80 or 90kc's. Mike - KI8R -- -- *Michael Murphy - KI8R* mike@ki
I would use self sealing tape and then wrap it with a layer of Scotch 88. -- -- *Michael Murphy - KI8R* mike@ki8r.com www.ki8r.com *614-371-8265 (cell)* -- ___________________________________________
I used a shop vac to pull a string through 210 feet of 4" PVC. Worked great! -- -- *Michael Murphy - KI8R* mike@ki8r.com www.ki8r.com *614-371-8265 (cell)* -- ________________________________________
The Navassa 5 really isn't that big. Probably has a smaller footprint that a KT34a. And with full size elements may perform at least as well if not better. Stay away from trap antennas whenever possi
I did the W5WVO mod on mine. It is currently at 70 feet and seems to perform very well. It is an easy mod that should take an hour or two to complete. I don't have another 6 meter antenna to compare
I would say "it depends" on what part of the country you are in also. I can tell you that I contest with a group here in Ohio that has 6 elements on a 72 foot boom at 103 feet. The antenna is too hig
Have you considered the JK 40 meter moxon? https://jkantennas.com/jk402t.html - Mike - KI8R -- -- *Michael Murphy - KI8R* mike@ki8r.com www.ki8r.com *614-371-8265 * -- _______________________________