Hello Folks! I'm looking at the 90' version of the folded dipole antenna made by B&W for Navy MARS use. This would replace my HORRIBLE Van Gordon G5RV (I guess everyone needs to try one to believe th
The B&W site says this.... Q: Does the terminator (balancing network) create losses? No, it does not create losses. It dissipates losses from the ever present lack of perfect antenna efficiency. No a
The old Wilson Y-1 is a favorite! They had one at Hughes in Fullerton, CA before selling off the land. M2 (http://www.m2inc.com) has a 6-10 and 10-30 pair. It is on two booms though. At 03:19 PM 10/2
Hello Everyone. I manage a number of e-mail lists. ALL of my lists reflect BACK to the list server. I do this because these type of groups are discussion groups. How can you have a discussion if you
I so guess its my problem to delete the DUPLICATE messages I get (like the two you are getting now). If someone posts something that they might be embarrassed about, maybe they should think twice bef
Having lived in Colorado, I can tell you its pretty bad when the clouds are gone. Check out this map of the nation... http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USNationalStd.asp?loc=usa&seg=Health&prodgrp=Com
Last one... http://www.wunderground.com/US/Region/US/UVForecast.html At 11:51 AM 10/30/2003 -0800, Dino Darling wrote: Having lived in Colorado, I can tell you its pretty bad when the clouds are gone
July 2000 QST, pp47 At 10:10 AM 11/03/2003 -0800, you wrote: Sure, the article was called, "Everything Works," and was by Tom Schiller, N6BT, the proprietor of Force-12. I've experienced some similar
If anyone from this list is in Southern California and is interested in participating on the KFI Transmitter Tour this Saturday, please contact me off the list. Thanks! Dino...k6rix@earthlink.net ___
to me. My most recent experience was when he spent ~1 hour with me on the I am glad to read so many positive messages about YO as I have been a bit upset for 2 years having paid Brian $100 and, at fi
Is it Deja Vu, or is this the third time that Gary has blasted Brian about the same thing? Dino...k6rix@earthlink.net _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com fo
Hello Comrades! I doing some leg work for the possibility of placing a 40' self supporting tower on the flat roof of a gym for a communications station/disaster shelter. The tower will most likely ho
Hello! I would like to build this antenna THIS week!... http://members.aol.com/k5oejerry/eggbeater2.htm Would someone model this antenna using 4ga copper for 2 meters? Jerry states that 10ga is a min
I wouldn't go any further than here! Been the other route, this is MUCH better! http://www.w9iix.com/ii00008.htm At 03:29 PM 12/01/2003 -0600, you wrote: Hi I would appreciate any comments/building p
For those who may not know.... I wanted to point out what vibrating concrete does. It PECULATES the air pockets or VOIDS out of the pour (see below). Voids will cause weak spots in the base! If you O
Damn spell check.... PERCOLATE (like how REAL coffee is made!) (that will be 10cents please!) At 08:37 PM 12/03/2003 -0800, Bill Turner wrote: On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 20:16:26 -0800, Dino Darling <k6rix@
I would like to buy a QUALITY low pass filter. At some point I would like to buy an amplifier. I was looking at Henry Radio's 10K version (don't need that much power handling!). I remember years ago
Tonight on the HISTORY channel's "Modern Marvels", they will do a segment on a tower collapse as well as some other fantastic engineering failures. Towers are DANGEROUS and you should watch this if y
Hornets nest....yep! I was told to REMOVE the balun (mine was a Van Gordon voltage balun) and hook the coax directly to the ladder line. I instead cut my antenna at the center insulator and got rid o
As far as baluns go, this person comes highly recommended... http://w4cox.hypermart.net/page3.html At 10:36 AM 01/05/2004 -0500, you wrote: At 10:14 AM 1/5/04 -0500, Joe Giacobello wrote: Steve, they