I have a LW/Inv L that I will feed thru an auto tuner at the base, with radials. Was wondering if I should bother with forming a coaxial choke (12-15 turns at 6" diameter) before it enters the shack
Interested in a installing wire vertical at a temporary QTH. Been looking at the 43' All band Verticals. Why was this length chosen? Would I be better served if I were to make it longer? I have a tre
Trying to devise best antenna system for RV situation. I think I would like to go with the Hygain AV-640 with DX Engineering Tilt Over Base, attached to Roof Ladder. I want to be able to break this
I have a 70' Crank up with a 3 ele Steppir at the top. Works great! Want to, perhaps enhance this by adding another tribander (Hygain TH3 or similar) at 35' for short path and simultaneous monitori
jim...I am interested...pls contact me offline. Navydude1962@yahoo.com --Original Message-- From: Jim Thomson Sender: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com To: towertalk@contesting.com ReplyTo: Tower and
Why not go with open feedline? Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Dan, The direct answer to your question is to use these two websites to calculate the inductance (coil) you will need based on
I used one and it went in like a hot knife through butter... Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Has anyone on this list ever tried installing ground rods in rocky soil with a big jack hammer dr
Am contemplating one of these. Will my Hygain tower (HG70HD) handle this? Steppir i s rated for 17.5 SQ FT and Hygain at 16 SQ FT (fully extended at 60 MPH). Any thoughts? I live in CA and usuall
Ok. Here it goes. Anybody ready to part with their Steppir DB36? I'm in Southern California. Pls advise. 73, Ed NI6S _______________________________________________ ___________________________
My experience is as follows: I have a full-sized Inv Vee for 80m, fed with 600 Ohm Ladder Line, and through a Tuner w/balun (apex at 70' and ends up 12'). My other antenna is a Create CD-75 Rota
When I had a secondary QTH for work Installed an 80m dipole up 100'. It was awesome though I didn't have a rotatable dipole to compare it to. The fact the rotable dipole is in the clear is what makes
I have multiple antennas on a Hygain 70' Crank up Tower and a 10' Mast. The 80m Rotary Dipole sits on top at 76'. Have this yearning to raise the the 80m r. dipole so that it sits at 90' with the t
Would like one of these, preferably for pick up in/nr Los Angeles. Thanks, Ed NI6SWould like to buy one of these, preferably for pick up in/nr Los Anegles. What d'ya have? 73, Ed NI6S __________
I am sure this has come up quite a bit. I want to assess the possibility of placing 2 ele 40m beam above a Steppir 3 ele. The twist is that the Steppir has the 40m dipole add on. Was thinking of plac
Pls have one of these to sell, preferably in So Cal. Thanks. Ed NI6S _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTal
This is an offshoot of a previous thread. I currently have an 80m rot. Dipole five feet above my steppir and parallel to the boom. I want to raise the 80m dipole about 15' above and have it parallel
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Hey Dan! Thank you so much for your input. Your set up is what I hope to have too. As of now I have the Steppir 3 ele with 40m trombone. The Create CD78 is 7'
I vote for a 2 ele steppir. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry I would vote for the Tennadyne T6 also. The SWR on the last T6 I used in Botswana was 1.3:1 across all bands. One coax for 20 thro
WTB: Steppir DB-18E or DB36 Ed 562-253-5800 _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://l