Gentlemen: I have been told repeatedly that phased verticals should be spaced 1/4 wavelength apart. Ok, I am willing to accept that. My question is if you have verticals that are 1/2 wave apart, woul
Gentlemen: I am not one who thinks the whole world revolves around my concerns. And I recognize that some research on my part may be necessary. ( I have read ON4UN's Low-Band Dxing) But I do think th
Thanks to everyone for all the helpful information. i was certain that it could be done, and I thank you all for the detailed information. The 80m verticals are already there, I am using the two vert
I believe that Andy is talking about RF Connection in MD where the manager is named Joel. RF Parts is a separate company that sells tubes and such. I can say that Joel at RF Connections has a wide va
Mike: I would like to first commend you for making the callout of the TA3 station. Low band operation for the DX station can be very challenging. I have traveled to some quite interesting places in A
I am sure Craig's post was not meant to be critical, and we cannot presume this was the problem. We do not even know whether they were indeed at Noah's station. There are now at least two well-equipp
Until recently, I had phased verticals on both 80m and 160m and lots of beverages. (this was in a woods, and not my property) Then the loggers came and destroyed all. In addition to the antennas, th
Joe...I was wrong in my post. My verticals are 1/2 wave apart on 80m, which is the same as 1/4 wave on 160. After writing my message, I went back and added the 66' for clarity, and should have bee
Gentlemen: http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/pennant_v_kaz.htm This article provides a nice description of the KAZ antenna. Other articles are referenced. There have been various tests of larger and smalle
Dave: You may have tried many of these things but here are a few suggestions: 1. Check and re-check all audio lines and connectors 2. Bypass beverage box, preamps and any other devices, attach antenn
If everyone who hopes to work him sends him a message, he will get a lot of Email. Unless you are a close personal friend, I recommend NOT to send Emails to Dxpeditioners telling them that you hope
I think that both W8JI and K9YC have made good points and a discerning ham can make an intelligent choice. Next topic ! Dale N3BNA Hi, Unless I missed something we are talking "tampering" with our ow
Tom, that gives me an idea.. An artificial tree (metallic) about 130 feet tall. Wonder how many of them I could sell. Where's the nearest patent office? 73, Dale - N3BNA ____________________________
Keith you are exactly right. Because it takes some days to check topband antennas and understand their performance, and the effects of propagation, often there is not sufficient time in the dxpeditio
Bill: Expect the unexpected. If you are using insulated wire, it can be broken inside the insulation...Easy to check the wire for continuity.. Be absolutely sure all connections are really clean..
I understand that 120 radials is the golden standard. At what point is there no significant improvement? How much worse is 60 radials? How much worse is 24 radials (4 of 1/4 lambda and 20 or 1/10 l
Gentlemen: I have been reluctant to ask for help which did not relate directly to our reflector. But today I got up my courage, so here goes. I have been invited to lead a group of amateurs to help
Gentlemen: Thanks for all the responses. I will respond individually to messages sent to my gmail account. The suggestion to re-locate made me laugh. (no offense, let me explain) Haiti is another w
Hi Dado: I agree with you. Thanks to advice from AA1K, I built a sloping dipole at 200 feet for 80m in HH7-land. I was really loud into EU and USA with only a borrowed TS-50. We are still looking f
Hi Milt: This is not a big dxpedtion like VP6DX! We do not have a dxpedition webpage. We will use LOTW but we will not have real-time logging. For many years I have been involved in mission work to