Crank up. Anything that keeps your extremities outside the tower is a good thing. Can't see a use for them otherwise. I'd rather simply sit in the harness if I needed a break. 73, Kelly ve4xt Sent fr
It seems to me a valid question to ask on this thread: Do you gain anything by, for example, drilling a hole to get a ground rod deeper? If you think about it, the answer might not be so simple. The
In most cases, RF ground is a fallacy. The right length of conductor can make it so that there's zero difference RF-wise between having it connected and having it not connected to the ground rod. A g
There are any number of reasons why an antenna system might trick you into thinking it's defying 100 years of antenna engineering. Common-mode currents, unintended interactions, etc. Plus, you didn't
It appears the matching unit between the ends of the Carolina Windom is W4THU's secret blend of 11 herbs and spices, if you will. Likely to prevent people from home-brewing the CW, it's never clearly
Hi Steve, Thanks for the explanation, but I just want to clarify you're answering my question, since you appear to be countering points I didn't make. I didn't say anything about "forcing" CM to the
The point many Mosley supporters don't seem to understand is that from the results of one antenna, you cannot derive any knowledge about whether it is outperforming another yagi of comparable cost or
Great, now people are going to accuse others of TH7DXX-bashing... ;=) The TH7DXX is obviously a successful product of its pre-modelling era. Lots of people have had success with it. So this isn't bas
Other examples of trapless multi-band antennas include the DX Engineering Skyhawk, designed by K3LR, the new line of N6BT antennas (the DX4r, etc.) as well as the multiband antennas from JK Antennas
The motors may be brushless, but because the element slides, the contacts from feedline to the element halves in the driven element is with tensioned tabs that press against the CuBe tape as it slide
Hi all, A few questions: 1. I'm not disputing the quality of the Optibeam, but for comparisons, a JK Tribander, at least when details were last available on the JK site, was less than $1k. It looks b
On an even more-basic marketing level... The price of any product, particularly non-essential products such as hobby items, is a careful balance between earning enough money to make the product worth
Again, bad example. Cushcraft designs date back decades, in some cases to the 1950s and 60s. The development costs are all paid for. As we have seen, and as much as some people choose to disagree, mo
If you wanted it to be new and durable, I don't think you could get it done for $600. A Cushcraft A3 is $599, but considering how my friend's A4 lost an element due to the cheap element-to-boom mount
Also ridiculous is the notion someone must be on the honour roll to be knowledgeable about antennas. 73, Kelly ve4xt Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ ________________
Without taking sides, gentlemen, can we try to be civil? 73, kellyve4xt _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTal
Hi Joe, Great points, thanks. I guess it's too easy to tar Hy-Gain with the MFJ brush, because I do remember the original Hy-Gain beams as being relatively well built. Curious to know if anyone has b
"Best height" also depends on what you're trying to do. The best height for working DX might suck if you're trying to play in SS. The best height for SS from VE4 might be marginal from Connecticut. S
At various points over this thread, people have written the following: I have never owned a Mosley but I recall reading that they use some unique N0AX: order to publish a report that is still being s
If the choke bead is getting too hot, it doesn't mean you shouldn't use a choke. It means the choking impedance isn't high enough. Either the beads aren't the proper ferrite material or there aren't