There was a story just posted on a local wx history info board about a guy who was struck by lightning in the early 70's and the event unfortunatly left him completely blind. In the early 80's about
I used a spirit level. de ... N1MSV Gareth http://www.capecod.net/~gareth .....at the dawn of the New Age of Man, they will abide with us. Their glory and fire will burn like sparks among the stubble
My family pioneered in the Catskill Mountains in the mid 1600's. Fought in the Revolution and Civil War, and generally been poking around this country for a long time. I asked my grandfather about pe
Mrs. Smakatoski used to same the same thing to me in the forth grade. Boy, talk about memories! Yea sure its always a good idea to use the right word and so forth, but if a man with three decades mor
With yagi beam antennas, is the resonance shifting due to water and/or ice specific, or is it variable? Does it always move down or does it sometime move up? What are the factors that determine the d
You might also want to check out the Force12 ZR-3 which is a high performance vertical dipole. de ... N1MSV gary -- .....at the dawn of the New Age of Man, they will abide with us. Their glory and fi
People did that thing with the coat hangers because it was a fast and cheap way to fix your broken antenna so you could quickly drive Mary Jane to the levy in your 57 chevy! -- .....at the dawn of th
I realize this was discussed at some length a few months ago, but I thought I would share a few empirical observations with you. We have had hideous wx on Cape Cod for some 13 days now. For the last
Hi Dan Butternuts are darn good verticals. Just put out a ton of radials. I worked a guy in Montana about 5 years ago who had one up on a massive tin roof over his stock shed. Had additional wires ru
Hi David Seems to me that last year we had along discussion about this very topic. Some of the more popular techniques advanced were slingshots, bows and arrows, and fishing poles. It was also decide
Perhaps this is one of the reasons 40 meter extended double zepps feed with open feeders are such darn good sky hooks!! de ... N1MSV (gary) on the marsh -- .....at the dawn of the New Age of Man, the
Since I live right beside the ocean this has been something that has crossed my mind. I didn't want to goof up the beam so I have done nothing to "weatherize" it. What would happen if you hand rubbed
Is this reflector seriously excellent or what! By the by, I put up a tiny tri-bander on Saturday. Coax coil choke with a couple ferrite snaps. So far so good. It covers the nulls on my monster marsh
Of course I cannot comment on others experience, each QTH has its own subtle characteristics. I can say what my experience has been. I have used #14 Flex-Weave in an intensive salt water environment
Does anybody know if somebody sells custom length cuts of 2"OD heavy duty aluminum mast? I need a very short piece and do not want to pay the price of a full sized mast. de ... N1MSV gary -- .....at
HOLY CATFISH!! Can you buy this stuff by the Crate? de ... N1MSV gary -- .....at the dawn of the New Age of Man, they will abide with us. Their glory and fire will burn like sparks among the stubble!
Good man! Way to go. The eyes of Texas ( and the rest of the Ham community ) are upon you. There is becomming way way to much regulation in our personal lives. sorry gentleman ... I will climb down f
I think ya just have to think a bit smaller if you have a limited budget. I know from firsthand experience! A small 3 element 10-15-20 tribander at even 45 feet will beat a dipole at the same height
Forgive the off topic gentlemen. Decades ago my very young wife used to hug trees. This was long before it was fashionable. She said they were amoung our best friends. The kidneys of the planet's atm
You only need two supports for the half square. The "bottom legs" are vertical radiators and should be as close to straight up and down as possible. Think of this antenna as 2 quarter wave verticals