Hi Tony, I have a Heights 88' self-supporting tower and love it. It's very well m ade and very durable for Aluminum. It is MUCH higher quality than the Univeral Aluminum tower I had previously. I did
Hi Guys, I'd appreciate your thoughts and recommendations on the following 80-meter antenna setup: I operate portable from a QTH in Wisconsin for several weeks each year. This site has a short 50' to
Agreed! That is why in my original post I specifically asked for people to share A/B comparisons! I thank: Rick-N6RK and Tom-VE3CX for sharing excellent A/B comparison results on the subject! Real li
I had this exact condensation problem once with a Ham IV rotor in Florida... as it "filled with water". I found no cracks in the bell housing yet "it filled with water". Perhaps rotors need to be abl
Sounds like Jim has a great idea on the self-etching automotive primer. Do you think this same technique would work on SteppIR elements? (I've got some that are all faded out and could use a paint jo
Hi Guys, I'm installing an 80-meter Sloper on a self-supporting 60' tower. (no guys) I don't have a MFJ-259 or other antenna bridge with me so I'd appreciate your thoughts to help get me in the ballp
Hi Guys, I've used Hy-Gain TH3's, TH6's, and TH7's for the past 40 years that were made by the original Hy-Gain Company. I like to use them in small stacks. During the past 5 years, I've purchased 2
Hi Guys, I've got a ground mounted 1/4 wave 40-meter vertical located at the edge of a saltwater river. Before sunset tonight, I want to add a 1/4 wave reflector behind it to add a little more gain t
Hi Guys, Thank You for the many replies... I appreciate it! Update: Gene and another ham replied that I could simply add the reflector and NOT connect it to the driven element or the transmission lin
Hi Guys, "Thank You" to everyone who responded to my question last week concerning the addition of a Reflector element to a temporary 1/4 wave ground mounted 40-meter vertical. I received several exc
Hi Guys, I'm looking for the name and number of a U.S. Cellular Tower lease contact person in the Midwest. Thanks! Dick Van Zandt Cornerstone Community Radio, Inc. ___________________________________
If you can do a "stack" for the price of one SteppIR then you also have the advantage of having a wider take off angle which can make 5-15dB difference. I loved my SteppIR Yagi until a wind storm ble
Hi Guys, I'm at a portable location setting up for Field Day. One of our antennas will be a 40-meter 1/4 wave ground mounted vertical... with a good number of radials under it. The soil is very poor:
Hi Mark, I have had numerous Rohn 25 towers, some with the Rohn torque arms and some without. When used with short boom antennas like the SteppIR 3-element... I don't think the torque arms are needed
Hi Guys, Hope you can give provide some wisdom on an antenna problem I'm having on 40-meters. I'm operating at a temporary QTH and mounted a Hustler 5BTV vertical up on the rooftop at 30' above groun
Hi Guys, Hope you can give provide some wisdom on an antenna problem I'm having on 40-meters. I'm operating at a temporary QTH and mounted a Hustler 5BTV vertical up on the rooftop at 30' above groun
Hi Guys, I'm at a QTH that has a 90' self-supporting aluminum tower that I'd like to Slant (Shunt) Feed for 160-meters. The tower is 90' high, 36" wide at the base ,and 18" wide at the top. (no guy w
Hi Guys, I'm shunt feeding a 90' aluminum tower for 160-meters. . I found the 50 ohm tap point on the tower and have the shunt wire connected to the tower at that point. At the base of the Shunt wire
I have a W2FMI 25 to 50 ohm UNUN Transformer. (1 to 2 ratio) Could I use this same UNUN to temporarily match 50 to 100 ohms? (same 1 to 2 ratio) Thanks! Dick- K9OM ___________________________________
Hi Guys, I'm going to lower a 90' Heights aluminum fold over tower with my car tomorrow evening. I've done this before without destroying the tower so hopefully I can have another successful lowering