All: I'm looking for a low-cost 20 foot mast that can handle a modest 2 meter EME setup. The mast will be cemented in place and attached to the side of a 9 foot tall shed for support. I can't anchor
All: Thanks for all the suggestions and offers. Seems the best solution would be to go with 20 ft of used tower section. As someone mentioned, it would be climbable if installed with a concrete pad a
What a great thread. Thanks for all the wisdom about multiple things. 73 - Mark N5OT I'll second that Mark. Tony K2MO _______________________________________________ ________________________________
All: I need to buy coax for my VHF/UHF Yagi's and I was wondering who has the best prices on low-loss brands like LMR and others? I've had good luck with Buryflex 400 from Davis RF and have bought di
Gary: Looks like Shireen manufactures there own brand of coax that's supposed to meet or exceed Andrew and Belden coax specs. Price is right as well so we'll give them a call. Thank you. Tony I've ha
All: My moderate EME setup is coming along, but I still need a Rohn top section and one additional section to get the antennas 20 feet or so above ground. Rotor plate would have to accommodate Yaesu
All: I should have mentioned that I'm located in Suffolk county New York. I checked with local hams but came up empty handed. Tony It would help all of us help you if we knew where you were located
All: Can anyone tell if the Yaesu rotor mount in this video is commercially available? It's shown at approximately 1 minute 10 seconds into the video. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkgH8U1NJMY
All: I noticed a loss in front-to-back ratio on my 3 element SteppIR and it appears I lost the reflector motor. The front-to-back ratio doesn't change when I try to modify the length of the reflector
All: reflector motor. I cycled the reflector motor on the 3 element SteppIR dozens of times last night and the front-to-back is now working as it should. There's most likely an intermittent problem w
All: Received a like-new EHU to replace a faulty reflector motor on my 3 element SteppIR. The antenna is 16 years old so the EHU probably needs an internal replacement part or two. Going to send it i
All: Received a like-new EHU to replace a faulty reflector motor on my 3 element SteppIR. The antenna is 16 years old so the EHU probably needs an internal replacement part or two. Going to send it i
All: I've been monitoring the NCDXF beacon 4U1UN on the 20 meter band using various remote receivers in Europe as well as other parts of the world and I've noticed that the performance of the beacons
I suspect that the top of the building is solid sheet steel ... a near perfect ground plane ..good for at least 1 S unit Dave NR1DX I hadn't thought of that Dave. If it is a steel roof I suspect it's
All: It would be interesting to model the 20 meter 4U1UN beacon antenna to see if there's any benefit of mounting a vertical 500 feet above the ground. I assume the combination of height and a steel
All: I need coax for an amplified receive loop and I'm considering RG-6 as a cheap alternative to the more expensive coax. I'm concerned with common-mode noise and was wondering if quad-shield RG-6 w
All: I've been experimenting with an amplified receiving loop for 160/80 and trying to come up with a loop size that gives the best s/n ratio. I found that smaller loops in the 1.5 to 2 foot diameter