I'd like to hear from people that have mounted HF yagi's or rotatable dipoles to trees? In particular, anyone that has come up with a good way to do this WITHOUT topping (or killing) the tree. I'd li
This won't work for me. My lot is only 50 feet wide and I only have 1 tall tree on the lot! _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers"
I had a 40m vertical dipole up a couple of years ago. I took it down last year because of poor performance (ie. worse than my 40m dipole at 40 feet). Can someone give me some possible reasons for why
Most of us don't have time to spend hours on end trying to break a pileup. We use whatever we can get our hands on (amps, big antennas, etc.) so we can break it and move on to the next one. Sure, I c
It is also far less "objectionable" for those of us living in densely populated suburbanneighborhoods with cranky neighbors or "aesthetics conscious" spouses in comparison to something like a C31XR (
Agreed, but unfortunately wouldn't work for me (and most other people around here with small lots) because the turning radius would be too big. My lot is only 50' wide so fitting a 40m element in 50'
Unfortunately, as I have mentioned numerous times before, it won't work for a large number of suburban hams because a 34' turning radius is often too big. 50' wide lots are standard in many older nei
More importantly, you can't switch quickly from one band to another. Retuning takes about 10 to 20 seconds depending on which band you change to/from. As a result, I tend to stay on one band and avoi
How close can you typically space 2m, 70cm, and 23cm yagi's on the same mast? _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless We
CC&R's and HOA's are a way for middle income people to create neighborhoods that make them FEEL like they are rich. Rich people have always been able to buy a large lot and a large home and plant tre
Yes and no. Sure, there are CC&R free areas in most older cities but the problem is that unless you are willing to buy a "fixer upper" in an old part of town and spend lots of money bringing it up to
Satellite internet can't be compared to DSL or Cable (or even BPL) broadband. The bandwidth is too low. I have a 1.5Mbps (downlink) DSL line that costs only $26.95/mo. I could get a 3Mbps (downlink)
I am currently preparing for a home addition. My existing home uses 2x4's for the roof rafters instead of 2x6's. The Glen Martin specs call out for 2x6's. Glen Martin (obviously) cannot recommend ins
Steve, It's not as easy as you think. I've been trying to get a tower permit in San Jose for 5 years. I know I'm not the only one. There are no hoops to jump through: unless you consider a lawsuit to
There is talk that San Jose may finally implement a reasonable ordinance soon. What is reasonable? I don't know yet, but there's hope. It has taken years to get to this point. No lawsuits are going t
San Jose is like most cities...the building department won't cite you for an infraction unless someone complains. If you put one up w/o a permit, then you run the risk that a neighbor WILL complain.
You will never know what stations you could not hear. If you have nothing to compare to, then everything sounds great. Yes, my SteppIR at 40 feet works fairly well, but compared to other stations aro
Can someone explain to me how a Pad & Pier Tower Foundation hole is dug? I had never seen a Pad & Pier Foundation Spec until this weekend and after seeing it I couldn't help but wonder how you would
This wasn't exactly what I was looking for. The Super Titan towers and the AN Wireless Towers show foundation plans where the bottom of the hole (the foundation) is wider than the rest of the hole (t
Are you sure that the $13 US was for the control box connector, not the rotator connector? The rotator connector is quite expensive, but the control box ones should be inexpensive as Keith pointed ou