The key to my suggestion is "tension". Square knots will not pull loose with the tension you are talking about. I see no need for other types of knots in this particular application. -- Wes Attaway (
I think Martin gave an excellent review of the Rig Expert analyzer. I have the AA-35 model that covers bands up through 10M and I can confirm just about everything Martin said about his model , which
Jim Brown has a real good article with lots of data re end-feeding a vertical dipole. The antenna works really well. http://www.k9yc.com/VerticalDipole.pdf -- Wes Attaway (N5WA) (318) 393-3289 - Shre
I would run 10 or 12 radial wires out 15'-20' to your ground rods. I would make one longer run from tower ground over to you main entrance point. I would adjust the number and lengths of radial wire
I can't comment on rotor loops but I can say that I have had 4x 125+ feet runs of Bury Flex buried for almost 20-yrs and the cable looks brand new if you pull some of it out of the ground. I have fou
The inverted vee format does help at low heights. However, as overall height is raised then best performance occurs when the wires are level. I think Jim Briwn may have some data on this. --We
This has been an interesting discussion. I have two 40M/20M fan dipoles at right angles and they are in a slightly inverted vee formation. The one that is broadside to NE/SW has the center up 72'. Th
I have used J-B Weld for a lot of things, including plastic. I am not sure about Teflon but you could go to the J-B Weld website and contact their customer support. -- Wes Attaway (N5WA) (318) 393-32
Another possibility is Gorilla Glue. It works on all kinds of things, including plastic. Again, maybe you could test this on a piece of Teflon and see what happens (same with J-B Weld). -- Wes Attawa
Drones should work real good for deploying a line over the top of a tree. However, in many yards (mine included) there can be serious issues with going over the tops of trees as opposed to simply goi
As Jim Brown said, Davis RF is excellent ..... very good products with complete specs plus competitive pricing. YMMV but I have never been disappointed with their products and service. -- Wes Attaway
I would leave it in place because someday you might want to put a vertical up there. -- Wes Attaway (N5WA) (318) 393-3289 - Shreveport, LA Computer/Cellphone Forensics AttawayForensics.com -- --Origi
Here is my 2-cents opinion based on currently using both an OCF and two fan dipoles. 1. Kevin's available mounting situation may favor an OCF over a true dipole. It doesn't appear that he can effecti
What is the configuration? Are they hanging from a tree limb? How long are they? Etc .... -- Wes Attaway (N5WA) (318) 393-3289 - Shreveport, LA Computer/Cellphone Forensics AttawayForensics.com -- Th
I don't know what it is but sometimes on the web I have seen RG8x labeled as mini 8. -- Wes Attaway (N5WA) Shreveport, LA -- --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.
Without going into all the feedline details, why not just add the extra wire to the far end of the horizontal portion? If you don't have enough space for all of the extra horizontal wire then I would
I have been using these for years and have never had a single problem. -- Wes Attaway (N5WA) Shreveport, LA -- --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf
Gene I noticed the name of your laptop. I still one of those. That little computer was a real forerunner. -- Wes Attaway - N5WA Shreveport, LA -- ________________________________ From: TowerTalk <tow
I have always used the 468 formula for my desired frequency and put the antenna up into the air with that length of wire. Due to various factors this length is usually not correct, although it is "cl
I think you would have to look at the details re the really loud stations. They probably do have good radial systems and also have particularly good ground/water/soil for fairly long distances around