Thanks to all for both the online and offline comments... I done been convinced! I found a small crane operator that can come out for $150 an hour and I think I can get my job down in a couple hour
I've heard/read that when laying radials on the ground there's really not much benefit to making the radial length any longer then the height of your antenna. So... if I'm using a ground mounted hus
I hate to ask because this seems like a ridiculous question but here goes... I've got a used WT-51 with a Ham IV rotator installed. The whole thing is on the ground waiting for me to get it up.
I extended the tower a bit and was able to pull the rotator out the side...Thanks to a couple folks who pointed out the obvious to me! Gary Slagel/N0SXX Hot Springs, SD http://marina.fortunecity.com/
Hi, My shack is on the first floor of the house and right above the electrical service entrance in the basement. For my station RF and DC ground, I'm thinking I'll run a 10' wire from the station
Thanks for all the input on this. Think I'm going to proceed with tying on to the entrance ground wire but will plan on beefing up the ground system. Also plan on putting up a crank up tower in th
I've got a used HAM IV rotor that just came off a tower after about 10 years of service with no problems. I'm going to put it back up on a medium sized tribander on a crank up tower. I'm wonder if
Thanks to all for the comments on the rotor. Sounds like I'd better spend the bux and get it in for service. I'm sure its a fairly easy project for a DIYer but I'd just as soon have a pro look at i
I'm looking at a 124' 160/80/40 multiband dipole from Hi Power antennas. Looks like a good product and reviews on eham are good. It uses isolation coils rather then traps. I'm not familiar with is
Thanks to all for the good comments on the hy power antennas. I'm going to go ahead with the antenna however I'm going to get one rather then ordering 2 right away. I had a couple comments that I w
Hi guys, I'm in the process of getting my Triex crankup tower up. I need to come up with a good way to manage the 2 coax cables and 1 rotor cable coming down the outside of the tower. Of course,
Hi all, Can anyone recommend a field strength meter? I'm putting up a 3 el yagi on a 51' tower. I'd also like to add a 40/80/160 dipole hung just below it but I'd like to do some field strength
Hi all, I'd appreciate a little more tech help if anyone can give it! I just got a KT34A up on my tower. I had tested it on the ground, sitting on top of a couple sawhorses, and SWR seemed fine
Thanks to everybody for the good suggestions. I'm going to wait a couple days for some of the snow to melt off and head back up there. Will take the balun out and do some continuity checks and also
Thanks to all and especially Gene/k5gs and Don/n8de for your thoughts. Crawled up there again this afternoon... pulled the balun out of the circuit and did some continuity checks and all looked well
Hi guys, Sorry for off topic post but I'd guess there's a wealth of knowledge on this issue out there. I'm a CW guy just getting ready to do some SSB work on the contest this weekend. I've got
Thanks to all for the quick responses. Sounds like I've got nothing to worry about but I think I'll look into finding a peak reading meter to satisfy my curiosity. Thanks again to towertalk! Gary
Hi guys, I tried to model a v shaped dipole yesterday and was surprised by the results. I'm looking at a dipole with the ends bent back toward each other rather then an inverted vee. I started wi
I didn't do a very good job of describing the antenna. I'm not really folding the ends back into a C. I'm making a flat V.... like an inverted Vee but with the ends horizontal rather then drooping
Thanks Jim, I'm wondering if I can take advantage of this to create a switched, 3 legged antenna that will have the same gain/pattern as 2 switched broadside dipoles. Looking at the diagram below