Pete: I went through the same exercise last year. I never felt loud on 80 or 40. I had the C4XL for 40 at 70'. I ended up with a sloping dipole on 75. One end tied to my 60' tower the other end pulle
Jon: Go to your local hobby shop and pick up some fiberglass and some 30 minute or slow cure epoxy. You may want to ruff up your antenna fiberglass with some sandpaper. Wrap the fiberglass around the
Dale: I am currently using an AH-4 connected to a 20' vertical. The vertical uses a base from an old hygain 18-avt. I then purchased some telescoping aluminum from Texas Towers and rivited the sectio
Pat: I attempted to email you twice but it bounced back both times. I have the AH-4 tuner about 75' away from the rig (IC-756pro). I used 4 conducter spinkler control line from the local Lowes to mak
I'm looking for an Airdux coil. 2 inch diameter, 12 to 14 ga wire 4 to = 6 turns per inch. A coil about 4 to 6 inches long would do the trick. =20 I'm building a dual band 40/80 meter vertical so I c
BlankAnyone out there have any ideas on building an all band receiving = loop? I'm on a small city lot with lots of restrictions (i.e. no rf = transmissions, HA). So while I don't really care about P
Theres is another tower company selling to amateurs at http://www.towerdepot.com There is a bunch of technical info and pricing at the site. No affiliation, just providing another choice. -- Richard
How do you guys handle lightning protection on preamps for uhf/vhf stuff thats mounted on the mast next to the antenna? -- Richard Thorne - N5ZC Amarillo, TX _________________________________________
Tony: I had a C4XL that worked great. It was hit by a couple of ice storms and it survived just fine. If you get one, order the 40m relay kit so you can switch between ssb/cw with a flick of a switch
Anyone out there using the Sigma 5? I like the size which would fit in my highly restricted neighborhood. Anyone phasing a pair of them? -- Richard Thorne - N5ZC Advo Companies, Inc. 806-342-0600
Jerry: Don't sweat it. My C3 has looked like that 4 or 5 times and it always bounces back :-). ________________________________________________________________________ Where do you get ICE bandpass f
Hello Group: I'm in the process of redesigning my remote hf station using a Kachina 505dsp. I'm converting from an ISDN phone line to a pair of spread spectrum 900mhz wireless modems. I would like to
I just put up a 75m ssb antenna for ss this weekend. I'm going to add 4 or 5 feet of wire at each end of the antenna by attaching the wire to the current end insulator. Whats the best way to provide
I solder the connectors the way Dave does. I also tin the braid prior to inserting the coax into the PL-259. I use a tubing cutter to remove the braid that I don't need. That way the braid is easier
Lightning Bolt quad's uses ths sceme. It works very well as its very easy to pull the wire through. Once the wire is in and attached the feed point or a tuning bar for the reflector is installed, the
I've always had very good luck with delta loops on the low bands. -- Richard Thorne Advo Companies, Inc. 806-342-0600 List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Tit
I would say 80% of the tower height where the highest guy for that anchor point will be attached. I.E. for 25g guyed at 30 and 60 feet put the anchor point at 48 feet, for 90 and 120 foot level guys