I've had LOTS of experience with Array Solutions and I can second Jerry's opinion. Jay is a great guy and I'd never hesitate to do business with him. In fact, I'm waiting for some ICE filters right n
Keith, I use two ICE 419A bandpass filters in my M/2 contest station. I have greater than 250 feet between my LPA for 20-10 and the 15 meter beam, greater than 300 feet between the LPA and the 40 met
Two words: Sailboat winch. I have two from my old boat. Lewmar 30. Not cheap but they work great. 73, Jerry K0TV guides".. guides. pulley point any Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free,
I absolutely agree with Ted. I design and build the things I WANT or HAVE to homebrew. I pick and choose what I'm going to homebrew. I figure the time I spent homebrewing stuff instead of buying stuf
Actually Joe, I've not only got a good scope and an MFJ-259 and an MFJ-269, but an HP vector voltmeter, HP signal generators, square law detectors, bridges, etc. also. The "tons of time" includes cha
I think the bottom line for this is you build if you get pleasure out of building it. Buy it if you don't. Sailors (blow boaters) get pleasure out of getting there, powerboaters (stinkpotters) want t
Actually you want to go to sqrt(2)/4 spacing. The gain and front to back improve slightly. 73, Jerry K0TV Improved in what way? Did a quick check in NEC. When going to about 1.5 wl spaceing, that wil
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My 6 acre dream location on a small hilltop with a not unreasonable commute came with a very vindictive and nasty neighbor who cost me four years and $25K in legal fees. Ultimately we won, but it was
I use electrical conduit as an insulator. It also makes a great way to put a pivot point on the 4X4. I have pics if you'd like. I'm running this setup for both a 40 and 75/80 4 Square. Mine are about
Hi JC, I've got several ways to do it for you. First way, put it in the tower and then hoist it up the middle. That's the easiest. If it's too late for that (it was for me), you still have a few opti
Thrust bearings normally only need to handle side to side forces. The rotors can bear the weight of the antenna(s) and mast with no problem. KC1XX tells me that the locking bolts should all be remove
Alan, My masts (24 foot extending 18 feet above the top thrust bearing) all fit my thrust bearings (TB3 and TB4) just about perfectly without locking bolts. I have two thrust bearings in each tower s