The annoying part of that is, every tree I've ever seen fall, fell it's full height. But no one is restricting the height of trees. So why towers? And as you pointed out, I've seen some mighty big tr
I agree, easy to homebrew, and gives a nice clean pattern... Dan Dan Evans N9RLA Scottsburg, IN 47170 {EM78} IN-Ham list administrator QRP-l #1269 1/2 of the N9RLA /R no budget Rover Team Check out
If the resulting signal comes in at 0.7db above the noise, then the 1.7db has made all the difference... Dan Evans N9RLA Scottsburg, IN 47170 {EM78} IN-Ham list administrator QRP-l #1269 1/2 of the N
Hi Folks, I have a similar question. I'm currently "re-conditioning" an old AR40 rotor [or rotator, if you prefer]. After a good cleaning, it seems to be functional, but one of the clips on the bear
Cody Check out: http://www.iol.ie/~bravo/remote.htm I haven't built it [yet], but EI7BA has a great "how-to" web page on building a remote switch, and several great antenna projects. 73 Dan Dan Evan
"Here, you take this bag and go WAY over there and adjust that pot while I go listen to the rx." "Don't worry, I won't transmit on it........" Dan Evans N9RLA Scottsburg, IN 47170 {EM78} IN-Ham list
I've been a ham for roughly 10 years now, and one of the things I picked up real quick was to take antenna adds with a grain of salt. When this thread started the Hex Beam caught my attention, and I
Hi All, It seems that several of us are having Rotator problems at the moment! I'm still trying to help a friend trouble shoot his Ham IV. His control box checked out fine as per the instructions in
remember I haven't personally done anything quite as big as was suggested, but I did build and use a drive on base plate for awhile. I used it to support about 20' of mast rotor, and vhf antennas in
Hi Folks, A local friend brought over a Ham IV control box this past weekend. He told me it quit working, and wanted me to check it out for him. I've never owned a Ham IV, but luckily he brought the
Many thanks Tom & All, It would seem that this manual has a slight, but important, typo! Looks like it may be time to let my friend in on the good/bad news. The good news is there doesn't seem to be
Hi Again, I guess I should have explained things a little better, third shift will do that to your thought process after awhile:-) The reason I'm going with a 6' boom with shortened elements on 6 met
under I once saw an article that suggested using oil to keep the oxide from re-forming long enough to make the solder joint. Unfortunately, I can't recall where I saw the article. Probably in QST so
I know what you are saying. I have a 100'x60' lot, but have power lines on 3 sides.... Dan Evans N9RLA Scottsburg, IN 47170 {EM78} IN-Ham list administrator QRP-l #1269 1/2 of the N9RLA /R no budget
My solution for my 50' x 100' lot is going to be an 88' dipole, with the feed at about 45' [if I ever get it up!]. The ends will be between 25 & 30' up and will probably zig-zag somewhat. They will a
Hi All, As a follow up on the old antennas for small lots thread: I finally got my 88' doublet up in the air. I only managed to get the feed point up about 40', so I'm not expecting stellar performan
Actually, that was a pretty cool site. You give it your zip code, and it tells you the correction. Problem solved. 73 Dan Dan Evans N9RLA Scottsburg, IN 47170 {EM78} IN-Ham list administrator QRP-l #
Owls? What owls? Did someone say owls? Dan Evans N9RLA Scottsburg, IN 47170 {EM78} IN-Ham list administrator QRP-l #1269 1/2 of the N9RLA /R no budget Rover Team Check out the Rover Resource Page at:
Hello All, I have an unusual antenna project in mind and could use some direction. I'm planning to build a "short yagi" for 6 meters. I've gone through my limited collection of reference books, and h
Use a Pretty similar to what I use. I have a 35lb pull fiberglass recurve bow. I've used slingshots, but I'm much more accurate with the bow. I got pretty good at one time putting an arrow through th