Yeah, I was confusing 3/8 wavelength with 3/2 wave length. 73 Tom W7WHY Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing lis
Hi Yim I think originally it was called "Filled Day" :-) 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@
Hi Richard Interesting stuff. Has anyone ever heard of this happening? 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing l
Hi Richards. Interesting idea. Carry it a little farther and make the flag out of real thin copper for top loading of the wire :-) 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ ______
Naw, getting rid of the moles :-) 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://l
Yeah, and what's your neighbor gonna think when he sees you digging around in a garbage can :-) _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTa
Hi Dick You can get some screwy readings if there is a BC station nearby. I can't even use my analyzer here on my 160 inverted L because of RF from the local. I have to use the SWR bridge in the shac
Hi Richards. Wouldn't adding more radials bring up the SWR? 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTa
Hi Richards Yes,in some cases--maybe :-) If you have a vertical, with just a ground rod, you may have a great SWR, clear across the band. Some people think that is GREAT! But, it probably means you
There was an article that came out some years ago in CQ magazine. The author made a wire cage around a tree. It consisted of 4-135 foot wires. The wire went up the tree to the 50 foot level, hooked t
I believe the 689 will handle 35 sq ft at 70 mph or more.... Hi Edward. I think you better do more than 'believe'. You better KNOW 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _______
Hi Bill If someone can do a search on CQ magazine, there was an article back years ago about someone putting a Cushcraft 40 on 30. Don't have the magazine here. 73 Tom W7WHY _________________________
That is an excellent point. Another problem is that the rope, when being slid over a limb, will damage the bark on the limb when pulling the rope up or down. No big problem, until the pitch and bark
Timberhitch would work good. Tightens up real well, and slips loose when you are done. Here's a link to youtube to show how to tie one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7-kQKCCCRQ&feature=related 73
Hi Dennis Ever used Ospho? Paint it on and it gets rid of the rust and glazes over. You can paint over it, but not sure about galvanizing. 73 Tom W7WHY ______________________________________________
Hi Monty Have to agree with you on that one. I have a 160 meter inverted L up in a tree, and where it hooks to the bottom secure point, I have one of those black rubber bungy-like things holding it.
Hi Jack I see someone already answered you on this one, but the end fed zepp is a winner. It works best if you have a open wire tuner, like the old Johnson Matchbox type. I worked a bunch of countrie
Hi Jack I never open anything like that. Could be a really nasty virus, besides being kinda crass. 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________
Hi Joe You have been lucky. We do a lot of eBay at work, and have gotten burned a couple of times by Paypal. If someone uses a credit card through Paypal, they have up to 1 year to dispute the sale.
Hi John I have kind of an unusual idea for you to try. Why not forget all you have read and just put it up and try it out? It seems to me that some people put up antennas without ever modeling them a