Is there anyway to cut or eliminate all the static on an inv-L? I hear quite well; but could hear easier and with less fatigue if the static crashes and noise were minimalized?! \ Anyone have any ide
GM morning all; I have noticed an unusual change in the VSWR in my inv-L over the past week or 10 days due to an increased amount of rain and water absorption in the soil around the ground radial fie
W8JI/Tom suggests the use of these cores for beverage and other receive type antennas. Allegedly, they are available from Ameritron. does anyone know how to order them ? The cost is I believe 60 cent
Monitoring the two signals every few minutes and recording the info every 15 minutes, it was easy to see that the lower frequency at 1800.5 seemed to have much more QSB fading and was weaker readabil
The email below received from Abdollah Sadjadian this morning after a request for his assistance last evening. Dear Dennis Salaam I hope you are well and operating contentedly. Please note that for a
How many turns required and what diameter form would be required for coax style 1478 which is basically QUAD SHIELD of 2 braids and 2 foils each silver plated with a #12 silver plated center conducto
Hi guys; First of all, I must say that I was quite amused after reading articles concerning the MFJ equipment and finding out about the inconsistency of Quality Control in their construction practice
Hello guys, I am about to convert my inv-L antenna from a multiband inv-L to strictly a 160 inv-L antenna. Currently the L uses a 4.5" diameter coil form with 4 turns of #14 insulated copper wire spa
Is there a data base file or someplace where one can get information on these antennas as to their TOTAL and COMPLETE measurements according to LENGTH, HEIGHT of APEX; HEIGHT above GROUND, Length of
Thanks to all that responded to my request for information on Pennants, Flags and EWEs. I greatly appreciate the info and have put it to good use. I was surprised at the simplicity of the pennant ant
Getting ready for the DX season on topband, I want to know what direction is best suited for a EWE antenna for EU contacts and possibly AF stations? Also, I have a Pennant that will be used for PAC,
Hello everyone; I was told that there were a couple operators on this reflector who could tutor me or help me in modeling my inv-L on EZNEC. The version number I have is 3.0.59 if this means anything
Okay guys here's the latest scenario.............because the VSWR curve looks as it does and it was checked 5 times or more for accuracy, (see attachment) I decided to disconnect all the radials and
Tree has said that we should change the topic that it's getting rather old; but I can't help but insert this contest. When I lived in Auburn, WA and was N7CKD and I was publishing the West Coast 160
Can anyone determine the origin of the tones that come on frequency on 1839.7? They last about 30-50 seconds and sometimes longer. Signal strength is between S9 and 10-15 S9 here in York, SC If anyon
To be or not to be--TO BURY OR NOT TO BURY--that is the question..................................IMHO of 34 years playing with antennas, it has been my experience to use NON-BURIED Radials as I am a
Just wondering if anytone else experienced the scenario I did this morning around 1000 UTC. Upon getting on the band this morning the noise level had risen from it's normal level of S3-S5 to S9 +5 an
Thank you to all who responded with comments on my noise issue. The pulse or intermittent pop is still present with a steady signal of S9 but pulsing to 10 and 15/S9. There is a steady loud frying so
GM guys; I would like to pose the following question to those who have or had several of the well known transceivers on TOPBAND. I have currently in my possession and use an ICOM IC-735 which has bee