I do agree with the other respondants concerning the comparison between A3S/A4S and 2 element Force 12 but do consider the Cushcraft X-7. It is a fine antenna. K2HK..Howard [Towertalk] Force 12 vs. C
John, I have such a device. Check 'Glen Martin Engineering', http://www.glenmartin.com/. They make an apparatus called a Hazer that rides on a track and allows raising and lowering of the antenna. Lo
I have a second track on another face of the tower. The winch is at the bottom of the track. My high antenna is on a track that is 70 ft and the lower antena is on a 40 ft track (I had some spare pie
I have had 3 X-9's, two are currently up and active and have not had such a problem. SWR on all bands is as advertised. Howard..k2Hk --Original Message Follows-- From: "Dave Hough, W7GK" <w7gk@qsl.ne
Although I have not tried all the preamps Ron lists I have tried several and agree with Ron's conclusion about his first place choice. The KD9SV dual band preamp pulls signals out better than any oth
Not exactly sure if this was sent to entire reflector or not but in any case my view as a recent grad :). Original Message: so, sufficient? members digital K2HK: The text was not available for the la
One advantage of the SteppIR would be in a situation, perhaps a stack, where it was fixed. The 180 degree quick reverse would allow greater coverage than other beam antennas. Howard...K2HK __________
So, how about some comments on Glen Martin, I didn't even realize they sold whole towers until I went to their web site. They were very prompt with a quote for me for alternatives to Rohn SCL, and t
Are there important differences between grounding and floating the antenna ports? I have heard various opinions as to which is preferable and would like to pose that question. Howard..K2HK Subject: [
John, I have been using the board for 3.5 years w/o problem. I use it with DX4Win for automatic control from program. Recommended! Howard...K2HK Anyone have experience, good or bad, with the Sartek b
I am considering running a 30 foot trench from the base of my tower to my ham shack for my coaxial cables, and would like to here comments / suggestions from anyone that has done this before, on thin
I am looking for suggestions for remote control of a vacuum cap I use to shunt feed my tower. I have a couple of stepper motors but need ideas for control circuits or any other means for remoting. Ho
I concur. A tremendous suite of useful programs. Don't miss EZPlots. We owe Dan a tremendous 'Thank You' for making these free programs available to us. Will save you tons of work and allow many mor
Before I set aside a large part of my life TRYING to model the CC X9 I wonder if anyone has done this or can impart some wisdom. If you are not familiar with the antenna it has log periodic cell feed
sort of a nearly dead issue. Not dead for one who owns one. Precisely the reason I asked for assistance. Howard, 73, Joe W1JR At 06:29 PM 5/30/2002 +0000, Howard Klein wrote: ________________________
Glen, When I installed my X-9 at 75 feet I bought two 800 sdx's (NOT a conservative choice) with the thought that I would have a backup if needed. In 4 years I have not had to use my backup in spite
Would it be totally ridiculous for antenna manufacturers to supply the modeling data for their antennas? It sure would be a nice starting point for comparison. Howard K2HK ___________________________
Thanks to all those who answered my question. It appears there is some hope for fair comparison..especially from the more ethical antenna manufacturers. I would think that if you have the goods ther
A friend of mine who lives in South Florida went one step better. His property is on the perimeter of the gated community but the adjoining property belongs to the County. He obtained permission to e
There is more than one way to skin a cat. When I lived in a conservative restrictive community in Long Island, NY I introduced one of the village trustees to amateur radio. He got his ticket and I go