Peter Dahl makes excellent transformers. I understand that he also makes large surge protectors that can be used on a house. Does anyone know how well they work? Those "spark-gap protectors" that wer
Perhaps this is why they are so weak here in the States. I've listened numerous times and haven't heard them yet in Florida. (using both vertical and horizontally polarized antennas)Perhaps most of
Hi I have an aluminum tower that I hope to do the same thing with... use it for a 1/4 wave 80-meter vertical. (and load it for 160-meters). My aluminum tower is actually 32' in height and I have anot
Hi guys, For 160-meter DX work, and a tower height of only 60', would you recommend an Inverted L or a 1/4 wave Sloper? Thanks! K9OM _______________________________________________ See: http://www.ms
Greetings TTians, There are several companies selling Rohn "compatible" towers these days, such as: RADIAN, VALMONT and NELLO. I am wondering which make(s) are identical to Rohn and not just "compati
Hi guys, Got a question I'd love to run by you: At another QTH I had a 160-m. inverted vee with apex at 60' on a Rohn 25 tower. Had a Tribander mounted 3' up above it. Not much of an antenna on 160 b
Years ago AM broadcast stations often used 62 ohm coax to run from the transmitter to the tower. It was about the size of 1/2" heliax and had a heavy rubber jacket. Not sure if it's still available..
Hi Steve, I've purchased all 3 of your antenna comparison reports and they are excellent. I appreciate you taking time to do them. I'd love to see an Update to the Tribander Report. There are many ot
Thought some of you might be interested in the following Quote from the "Valmont Safety and Installation Guidelines". Valmont manufactures Rohn compatible 25 and 45 series tower sections and is owned
The power handling capability of a N connector is dependant upon the frequency it is used at. I don't have the info. readily available at this work site. K9OM ________________________________________
Hi Guys, For a temporary, 1-night, 160-meter antenna... please advise if there would be much difference in performance between the following 2 options: 1) Load up a 80-m dipole on 160-m by running th
Hi Guys, I'm going to put in some hours on 40-meters this weekend in the ARRL DX Test. My transmit antenna works great but I'd like to put up a Beverage tomorrow aimed towards Europe as my noise leve
Hi Guys, I'd like to say "thanks" to the many who shared tips with me last week for the "40-m beverage". Your tips were VERY helpful! With your input, I put together a 40-m. beverage on Friday and ha
Lots of Pros & Cons! Some of the Cons: Yes- the TH7DX has traps, and the C31XR has flimsy elements that bounce around in the wind incl. the driven element that detunes performance in windy conditions
Anyone know where I can purchase Direct Burial Rotor Cable? Thanks! Dick- K9OM ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ ______________________________
I'm wondering if SteppIR resolved the Controller conflict it had with some radios: a couple years ago My SteppIR controller worked poorly with a FT-1000-MkV. The problem was that the Controller would
Follow the manufacturers instructions, and unguyed RG25 is acceptable. Obviously, free standing to 70+ feet does not meet the manufacturers recommendation. Rohn 25G can be self supporting per the man
Hi Guys, I've been doing research on 160-meter Inverted L's and would appreciate your thoughts on the following: 1) Some people report that the 160-m. Inverted L can be fed directly with 50 ohm coax
Hi Guys, My neighbor has a 6' high fence 350' on each side. If I attach an Insulated better than a bed spring? I don't think this can be modeled! Anyone tried it? Thanks & 73, Dick- K9OM **Start the
Oops! I forgot to include one of the most important things: the fence is painted chain link. (350' on each side) 73, Dick- K9OM **Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol