Hello to the group. I am considering making a homebrew HyGain HyTower. My first questions is this: The stinger at the top is not electrically connected to the top of the tower? It is insulated and th
Answers inserted below: That is so the 'tower' can act as a 40m radiator. The 'stinger' does not radiate on 40m. If you wish to use the antenna on 60m, you will need to find a way to make the tower +
The higher bands need to see a shorter tower, with high impedance at the top. It depends on the soil. My soil is all clay and when it gets wet is like peanut butter. Based on experience with bases th
Dan, Back in the mid-70s I had a Hy-Tower up at my then-midwestern QTH without the concrete base (but guyed) and it went over in a wind event (guys failed, obviously) and it landed on my neighbor's A