Hello TowerTalkers, The team at PJ4K is planning to put up a 4-element wire yagi on 80 Meters with Inverted-Vee type elements. It will be supported by a rope catenary between two towers, at about 100
For wire antennas best is the wire called "Copperweld" or "DX Wire". It is a hard steel core surrounded by thick copper, then insulation. It gets the mechanical strength from steel, no stretching, an
On 6/27/2020 8:53 AM, Máximo EA1DDO_HK1H wrote: For wire antennas best is the wire called "Copperweld" or "DX Wire". It is a hard steel core surrounded by thick copper, then insulation. It gets the m
Hi Jim, Thanks for your suggestions. I did not realize that Copperweld could break if it gets kinked. Good to know. Regarding the copper split-bolt connectors, I assume that you use some type of anti
I have always wanted to try hard drawn copper wire, I personally wound not go smaller than 14 AWG. I have had good luck with inexpensive 14 awg THHN in Aruba, copperweld did not do well in the corros
You might want to model this before building it, if you haven't already done so. The inverted vee configuration isn't very good for low angle radiation. I built a 7 element for 40 but haven't complet
John, Can you please share the problem(s) you had with Copperweld wire in the corrosive environment on Aruba? I'll be in the same environment on Bonaire. 73, Rich, N6KT, PJ4K On Sunday, June 28, 20
"Inverted Vee" is a very broad description. What matters most is height of both center and ends. I have a 2-el inv-V Yagi with centers at 120 ft and ends at roughly 90-100 ft. It's a low angle antenn