the side Steve et all That's the way I saw it too. Seems to me that (to K6LL's point) given equal set ups in case 1 and 2, i.e. same mast, same rotator mounting point, same antenna mounts etc.,that t
coat something for uV protection, it is best to use black or some other very dark color. It is the opposite of what I first thought would be good. I used to think white would be the best because it
Two weeks ago I posted a query about problems I was having with narrow bandwidth and frequency resonance problems with a newly erected C-3S from Force 12. I am happy to report that the antenna is now
antenna not To further add perspective to this: 1) In the case of this antenna the dimensions in the manual and the dimensions dictated by the factory pre-assembled (rivited in place) boom to element
Rod For three years I had the "luxury" of running my B'nut HF6 (with no wire radials) on top of an all metal "out building" which was 30' x 40' with a sloping all metal steel roof . I also had a full
I bought a used Yaesu G-1000SDX at a hamfest earlier this year with no manual. Thanks to the friendly folks here on the TT reflector I was able to get the cable connections sorted out and the rotator
Flattery will get you no where on this list ...sarcasm on the other hand..... Not to worry Terry most of us definitely don't have anything better to do ~8^) Those who do have something better to do s
<snip> HMMMM finally a GOOD use for those AOL CD rom disks ~8^). Although I think I would just use a crimping tool rather solder the retaining beads Dave K9NX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com
Al Have had several over the years Bobtails and Half Squares, depending on the the available organic towers (trees). I always fed mine at the Center (bobtail) or corner (half square). The beam width
trap in k9NX: I have an all wire version of this just as you describe. The trap is constructed using using a 20KV 100pf (fixed ) vaccumn capacitor that I boght at Dayton this year for $3 and enough #
I recently purchased and installed a new Force12 C-3S at 40'. The antenna performs well on 20M but on 10 and 15 the 2:1 SWR bandwidth is much narrower than advertised only 400 Khz on 10M (advertised