Hi Peter You might consider an inverted "L" antenna. If you can get the vertical part 68 feet, it would probably work pretty well. I have one here with the vertical part about 60-70 feet and the rest
Hi Peter I just did a search on eBay and there are a bunch of vacuum variables there. Some of the prices are pretty good too. 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ See: http://
What in the heck does that have to do with a Lightning Bolt antenna? How in heck do these threads get so far off base. Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _____________________
Hi All How does a vertical antenna fed with twin lead work? I remember years ago, there used to be an all band antenna in the ARRL antenna book that had a 30 foot vertical section and a 30 foot radia
Hi Bob Been there--done that. I'm using a couple of 2 el monobanders here--one for 20 and one for 10 (if it ever opens up again). I found a 2 el monobander works a lot better than the TH-3 it replac
All the sections bonded together real good? 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.co
Hi Bill Another thing I have seen is bad connections in a variable cap. You might check the bearings and where the end plates are connected together. I've seen them full of powder when taken apart. 7
Hi Lee Boy, you bring back some good memories with this one. Yes, they had a vertical about 20 feet long or so with a loading coil at the base. You had to go out and switch the tap on the coil. You c
No, because a rhombic is actually 2 wires. They can be open at the far end or terminated with a resistor. 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ ________________________________
You have to be careful doing that. I bought a bunch of galvanized electric fence wire and put it down, and in a few years it all rusted away. 73 Tom W7WHY ___________________________________________
Hi Joe One good thing about the ladder line antenna is that it can be used on any band, and in any portion of the band. You didn't say how long it was, but with most antennas, as you go up in frequen
Running twin lead here on 2 antennas and not a peep in either radio. Using a Dell 2400 with flat panel monitor. Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _____________________________
I had a rotor here that had a slipping problem so I drilled through the boom and clamp and that held it. Only problem came when we had a really bad windstorm, instead of slipping, it took the gears
Here is one I got off another list. Thought it hit the nail right on the head. Some suggested I should post it on this reflector. It's pretty good. Tom W7WHY How many listmembers does it take to chan
I can use those to power my Poisson D'Avril station--cool. 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTal
Howdy all I'm putting my 3 40 meter phased verticals back up after the storms took them down. A question I have is, if I put my stubs back in the line, is it going to mess up the phasing? I'm using 1
Hi Don They are in a right triangle, but mine are switchable in 6 directions. I had them all set up before and they worked great, but the winter storm took them all down. I have 2 of them up now and
Hi All I just picked up a Palomar RX noise bridge, but it has no manual. Does anyone have a copy of the manual they could email or copy. Would be glad to pay for the copy. I did a google and didn't f
Thank you gentlemen, I have my manual. Boy, you guys are good. 73 Tom W7WHY http://bama.sbc.edu/palomar.htm At the bottom of the page... GL, Don - K4BEV ______________________________________________
Hi All I've gotten quite a few emails about where I got the info on these 3 phased verticals. It was in the July, 1962 July issue of CQ magazine. 73 Tom W7WHY ________________________________________