Hello folks, I am about to build monobanders with boom lenghts varying between 6 and 12meters, for 20, 15 and 10m. So far, the best bet seems to be OWA yagis. Can anyone suggest me recipes and eznec
Hello, Can anyone tell me if there is a way to calculate the cilindrical equivalent of boom-to-element plates when modeling yagi beams on YW and EZNEC? The antenna book have some values for its recip
Author: Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:11:43 -0200
(this is a new topic) Hi folks, Playing around with a field strength meter, I found that I have some RF near the rotator control box. My rotator is a Ham-IV. Cables going straight from tower to the b
Author: Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:08:13 -0200
Hello gurus, After reading the loop section on Low Band DXing, I decided to build a delta loop for 80m, mostly vertically oriented, and fed 1/4 lambda from apex. Planning to use ladder line, so I wil
Author: Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:07:05 -0300
Hi Jorge, If you want this antenna on CX land, you should consider PP5UA's. It is very similar to the 40-2CD, works great, good construction and price also is FB (much cheaper than the original). Thi
Author: Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:28:10 -0300
Hello, I remember reading on the software used to generate the fan data for being used on HFTA that it generates data based on a soldier standing up 2m from the ground. When entering data on HFTA, sh
Author: Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:23:18 -0300
Hi, Say I want to have a two fixed yagis for a band, on the same tower, and I need to have one beaming from 45 to 90 degrees from the other. What should be the minimum separation between them? They w
Author: Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:34:52 -0300
Hello, I have a couple of yagis in hand which I would like to convert to the projects presented on the ARRL Antenna Book. Their element tapering will not match the ones in the handbook projects. Is t
Author: Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:57:03 -0300
Hi folks, Thank you for the replies. I am playing now with the scale.exe software. 73, Felipe - PY1NB -- Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB -- PR1T team member /// Rio DX Group member /// Araucaria DX Group membe
Author: Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:04:11 -0300
Hello, A friend of mine just got a Mosley CL-36 but it came with no manual. Would anyone have it available? Thanks in advance, Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB -- PR1T team member /// Rio DX Group member /// Ar
Author: Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:59:48 -0200
Hi Folks, I am planning to make a fixed quad or delta loop beam, hang by a top string for 20m. I have a 20m space for the "boom". I believe I could have something from 4 to 6 elements in this space.
Author: Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:18:32 -0200
Hello, If anyone have available, I would like to get copies of projects for self supported towers, from any height up to 130ft (40m). If you have any project that you can share, please send me the fi
I had problems on 2 out of 4 switches. Actually, I must say that I sold the fourth before opening package, which makes 2 out of 3. Wont buy it again... Need to find something similar. 73, Felipe - PY
Author: Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB <felipeceglia2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:24:01 -0300
Hello, Have anyone here converted successfully a TH6-DX for operating on the 12/17m bands? 73 & thanks, -- Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB -- PR1T team member /// Rio DX Group member /// Araucaria DX Group mem
Jorge, Try change your system settings to use "." instead of "," for decimal separator or vice versa. 73, Felipe - PY1NB _______________________________________________ ______________________________
Hello, I am in the process of refurbishing a hygain HDR300 rotator. I got the manual from hygain's website but its drawings are not very detailed. I would like to know if there would be a service man
Hello, In the process of refurbishing a HDR300 hygain rotator, I need to find the value for the motor capacitor, which I cant find on the manual. The motor is 24v, 6.4A. Any help will be welcome. 73
Hi folks, Thank you for the information! 73, Felipe - PY1NB _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting
Hello, Would anyone here have eznec models for hygains TH series antennas? Looking specially for TH2, TH3, TH6dx (old model) thanks! -- Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB -- PR1T team member /// Rio DX Group memb
Hello antenna gurus, Can you suggest me any online shop to buy stainless steel screws and hardware? Thank you, -- Felipe Ceglia - PY1NB -- PR1T team member /// Rio DX Group member /// Araucaria DX Gr