Bud - is there any chance those large hair/bobby pins would work - they are about 2 to 3 inches long and can be found at any YL Improvement Center! 73, Jim, K4OJ
There is a good diagram of clearance you get from their sidemount at the WX0B Array Solution Site...while your IIX size is different this will show the downfall of having the driven element in the mi
Hello all... I am in the process of putting together final plans for a 2 element vertical - 1/8 wavelength spacing with delay lines of 159 degs and 193 degs as per spec shown in ON4UN Low Band DXing
Living in Florida means you have to accept that things rust, and rust fast.... with plated items you can see rust appear in a week - HONEST! As such I use ONLY stainless steel bolts, and u-bolts on a
I gather that you have other antennas with a conventional rotator also on the top of that tower... If so - of course you want separation from them to minimize interaction... I would try and get the R
Yes, agreed - I believe this would be decorum... lets hold off on the details guys. For those who might remember Steve's old call a little better he was WD8IXE fer years... I logged a ton of QSOs wit
Legs are heavier... pipe versus tubing - same center to center but diameter greater - my 25/45 gin pole will not grab the fatter leg :-( To answer your question - some might but I would be careful as
Doug, The hidden agenda is that he was a good friend of a lot of people on the recflector who are trying to show some respect for the man's passing. PLEASE - imagine he was close to you. END OF THREA
...IF YOU LOOK AT REBAR I THINK IT WILL BE OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A FUNCTIONAL PRODUCT - ONLY! A lot of rebar is essentially recycled steel... it has to be up to certain standards depending on where it i
Do you know a location on the web where approximate lengths are specified? I have used commercials antennas which this approach but whenever it was time to design my own matching/gamma I took the eas
Now know why I wished there was graph/chart someplace with atypical values! Kinda like the great chart K5KG does with lengths of dipole/loops/etc... An "easy reference" for gamma capacitors... I woul
I get a rush of excitement when I see a big tower laden with yagis, myself - I visualize contacts about top be made using those weapons of propagational warfare.... On my way to the contest station a
NEWSFLASH... THIS JUST IN FROM THE RODENT SURGEON GENERAL Do to a diet we mice have been consuming for a millennium consisting predominantly of human's leftovers (now totally devoid of any roughage -
I highly recommend Dave Leason's book Do not know if it is still in print or not... He published it when he held W6QHS, he is now W6NL The title is Physical Design of Yagi Antennas... Also - a really
If you haven't clicked on this one DO IT Hee hee this is most excellent... looks like something a "college kid" might do as a prank on one of his roommates! K4OJ
Gene... Are you saying the 1/2" or 3/4" of plywood around the pour once it disintegrates will create a void that wide between the earth and the pour???? And then the concrete mass could shit by 1/2"