This note is prompted by Yuri's comments on the measurements Wayne, N6NB, made on multi element quads and Yagis published in the now defunct (mourn gently here) Ham Radio magazine. Wayne's landmark a
I always thought that the original "Kitty Litter" (before perfume, chlorophyl and clumping agents were added) was made from Bentonite. None I am not so sure. I thought I would have seen a post on tha
Barry - In response to your query; A miracle! :^) No, make that several miracles! Seriously, if you look at your objectives you must realize that you are asking an awful lot of an antenna. I would li
Tom - You asked; "Roy Lewallen made some common mode impedance measurements of various scramble wound chokes. Anyone know where he published the results?? I forgot." The choke descriptions (diameters
When I was in High School, 1966 as WA0MWN, I put together a triangular phased array of 3 14AVQs. Each antenna had 32 buried quarter wave radials for 40 M. Now being older and wiser, I would do some t
Art, Bill, and Towertalkians; That is interesting data to look at. Thanks for sharign it with us. I think that Bill is right, it will be difficult to find a 3 or more element quad design that outperf
Ted - In response to your question; "I have not heard of the 14AVQ. Is it sill made and if so, who makes it?" The 14AVQ is a Hy-Gain product. It is a 40, 20, 15, and 10M vertical, using traps to prov
Joe Reisert, W1JR, presents several nice Yagi designs in the Winter 98 Communications Quarterly. He also has some good comments to make on Yagi design and construction in general. The designs have 50
I have been following the recent discussions of Mosley and KT-34XA performance on the list with great interest. I am always amazed at how rapidly a topic can change in a thread; the post that started
Dave - Your comments were received and thought about; "However, isn't the opposite true with respect to SWR? Most SWR curves are steeper on the low end, so that an antenna that is adjusted for CW has