Hello Towertalkians We would be grateful for your input on using a Balloon and wire on 160 meters. Such as: 1) What wire size should be used on various balloon sizes? 2) What is better: a single ball
I have a light-duty application that requires non-conductive guys for 6 months. I don't want to spend the big money on phillystran for 6 months. I know there are various materials used. What have you
Would like to purchase Potting Heads, Catalog # 9902, .24" to .31" diameter cable. Thanks, Dick-K9OM -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com A
Years ago I purchased some non-conductive grey colored guy line from AES. It worked very well on my Rohn 25 except for some stretching. Has anyone used non-conductive material for guys besides philly
Hi guys, I plan to homebrew a combination 80-40 meter vertical to place at the edge of a saltwater river. I am thinking of using one of the following options. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciat
Hey Guys, Has anyone experimented with feeding both a horizontally polarized and vertically polarized antenna simultaneously on HF? Such as, feeding a horizontally polarized yagi and a vertical on 20
Hi Towertalkians, I sure do appreciate you guys as you provide a wealth of helpful tower and antenna information. I'd appreciate your thoughts on how to place multiple towers at a Florida QTH for bes
A friend would greatly appreciate a copy of the article done by a former Hy-Gain engineer... who discussed improving the TH7-DX gain on 10-meters CW. The article stated that gain was down about 2dB o
The problem with using EZNEC is that for the average person not familar with EZNEC ... it may take more time to model the program than it would have to install the antenna and tune it. And the averag
Hi Guys, I've got a Hy-Gain TH3-Mark4 that has a rather unusual SWR problem and wonder if you have any thoughts on fixing the problem. Here's the scoop: 1) The SWR is always fine on 10 and 20 meters.
The "STEPPIR has 3 active elements on each band whereas the C3E only has 2 active elements on 15 & 20 meters, with 3 elements on 10-m. So I don't see where the SteppIR has "half the elements" nor is
Since the C3 is basically a 2-element antenna... if we are comparing prices, shouldn't we be comparing the C3 to a 2-Element SteppIR which costs $849? 73, K9OM In a message dated 3/17/2005 12:36:55 P
But these two antennas are not comparable as the C3 is a 2-element design and the the SteppIR is a 3-element. A fair comparison is the C3 and the 2-element SteppIR! Let's compare apples to apples. In
Hi Guys, I'd sure appreciate your thoughts on the following: Would there be any advantages or disadvantages of converting a 1/4 vertical on 160 meters to a 1/2 wave or 5/8 wave vertical, when the met
Hi guys, I'm on the road and don't have my Rohn book handy. Would someone please let me know what the breaking strength is on the following size steel guy cables: 3/16", 1/4", and 5/16"? Thank You! D
Hi Guys, I'd appreciate your thoughts on a RF problem at my summer QTH: A tribander is mounted on a self-supporting 50' tower. (no guy wires) The tower is mounted 3' away from the shack... which is a
Hi Guys, One question I have always had about towers that are placed near the house is how much does the house wiring and gutters effect the antenna radiation pattern? And if the house has a metal ro
Hi Guys, As an option to Shunt Feeding a tower I am considering a Slant Feed. Slant Feeds are often used on AM Broadcast towers. Slant feeds can have a couple of mechancial advantages over Shunt Feed
Hi Guys, Please advise what instruments can be used to adjust an antenna for "50 ohms J Zero"? I believe the MFJ 259B may do it but don't know how accurate it is. Are there precision instruments that