Several years ago I purchased used (but new) Myers "Gladiator Series" Single Band verticals for 160m & 80m. I plan to finally use them now, but have several questions: 1. The components list (160m ve
Ø The radials are laid on the ground. They self bury after a few months. (Tim) I?m still curious about how you creatively ran the two 132ft radials on what I believe you initially said was a
Dave, KB8NNU, inquired: would like to utilize a seperate antenna for receive, but unfortunately I to my transmit antenna. I have a K9AY array that I would like to use I was in the process of working
ATTN: Equipment Manufacturers who lurk here. Yes, I'm picking on MFJ today, but have found similar product "Instruction Manual" problems with other manufacturers who are willing to take our money , b
I thought sure I had heard over a year ago that SteppIR was going to publish some supplementary MAX Gain settings for all their yagis. but SteppIR just told me they don't have any and no plans to do
My understanding is that use of the 160m loading coil for the HF-6V limits the power to 500w on 160m. Q: What if the 160m coil is left off, and 4 slolping top hat wires were attached to the top of th
OK, this is the where I get to confess my remaining ignorance about radials and matching devices on shortened verticals. I have a ?Unique Short Radial Challenge? for an upcoming 160m portable situati
Art, KC2G, wrote that his patient persistence paid off with his dad. Congrats, Art !!! You might want to look into the Trylon self-supporting towers. Several of the guys in the NCCC have been pleased
I haven?t been able to find a 1 & 1/8 inch solid fiberglass rod, so am hoping one of the Mechanical Gurus here might be able to tell me if a 2 foot section of this 1 & 1/8 inch solid PVC might be rig
There are some kind of HV Xmission lines using the giant PacMan type support towers about a mile away that wreak havoc when I point my A3 in that direction ;-( Most likely, one of the sources of my Q
TNX to ALL for the incredible diversity of options for my upcoming short radial challenge situation, and for info regarding PVC, Delrin, etc. I found the copper plate test pix by W8JI very interestin
Ø That's hardware cloth, which is what I use. It is readily available in 3-foot-wide rolls. Dumb question, perhaps, but could this stuff also be used for Groundscreen purposes underneath a ve
Ed, NI6S, had inquired about wire antennas. Regarding a dipole, why don't you use Dean Straw's HFTA program *BEFORE* arbitrarily selecting a height-above-ground, so you can base your decisions on *YO
When you resume Sony PlayStation fun, I am the voice of "Markinson" on the first "Syphon Filter" release J Oddly, I've never seen it yet. 73. Rick, K6VVA _____________________________________________
brubin2010@gmail.com inquired: Ø Just wondering who has the most HAMS per zipcode than any other ? I wonder if the tool would do that. A cool tool for advanced multi-purpose analysis would be
If you've been considering replacement of your current traditional light bulbs in the house with the new whiz bang "Green Power" curly jobs before your next favorite contest, DON'T DO IT (at least wi
Tnx to all for the info (including direct emails). Several en(light)ened me to the existence of an RFI@contesting.com reflector that I didn't know about. My bad: I got a big magnifying glass and read
them! My understanding is that Phased Verticals have a relatively narrow beamwidth compared to circa 120 degrees if using a Driven Element & Parasitic Reflector approach. How would things play out b
I about fell over when I took a look at the listing info. Even with our market in-the-tank, try buying a 4 bedroom home on 2.47 acres with a 150ft tower for only $80,000 here in Silicon Valley!!! The
Dave, WA3GIN, suggested: As a part of my eventual Exit-California strategy, I had started looking at property in SE Alaska which would also yield more KL8C contesting fun and get me out of the rat ra