so has the FT817 group on Yahoo....terrible. A general demise in manners and civility... Yeah, rec.radio.amateur.antenna has just gotten obliterated in the last couple of weeks. _____________________
My new neighbor, a football coach, just installed a DirectTV dish approximately 30 feet from the site of my tower, and approximately 12 feet up. My tower was going to be approximately 40' tall, with
Even running a KW? BTW, my station is clean. I have a TV located approximately 8 feet away from the amp without any issues. Scott --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:t
There was an excellent write-up at the website directive systems regarding stacking.... Should answer your questions. www.directivesystems.com Scott Am I correct in my thinking that when you stack 2
Is the American Tower Base compatible with the Rohn 25G - would I expect any problems? Scott _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
Have an opportunity to obtain a 40' crank up tower. Marked with STB12 on the legs. 40' feet tall, nested to 20'. Sections are triangular, and nest into each other. I am trying to identify the manufac
I think it depends on what you want....From you description, I gather you are putting the loop up vertically - if so, it will be an excellent performer for DX (from ON4UN's book), when loaded to prov
It does work for DX. I have done it. You have to get it up in the air a considerable amount - However, it is primarily a cloud burner, with most of the radiation straight up in the air. I personally
That only assumes that the dipole is up high enough to matter - and to show the 2 typical lobes - this would have to be at least 1 wavelength - and more than likely, substantially higher - like 3-4 w
While I also rely on friends in the country for contesting, I use a variety of antennas at my meager suburban lot. I use a Gap Titan for 10-40M, and wire vertical with capacitance hat for 80M contest
height is 40 feet - with a 1.5 ft^2 loading - no ice. Scott --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of KDM Sent: Friday, Novemb
OK - I was assuming that the dipole was going to be at the center and draped inverted V style. I didn't think about using multiple towers - guess that is what happens when I assume. When set up as an
THe Rohn Catalog recommends temporary guys when climbing....but the big question is - how do you guy the top if you can't climb it? Hello Ken I think you would over load that 40' when you climb it.20
I am trying to set up a set of 2 phased verticals in a similar fashion to this: http://home.comcast.net/~kb0fhp/80M_Vertical/80M_Vertical.htm With the limited space I have available, I have decided t
Thanks for the help Jim: I was looking at using a Christman feed system per OH4UN Low Band Dxing (p 11-34 3rd edition). It looks like the simplest and best way to accomplish the match. I just need to
Interesting - when I looked at it in Google Earth, a portion of the area was "fuzzed out" - but I was able to see the dish very nicely. --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [ma
Actually - the report that K7LXC did, is a good, well written report, with good experimental data to back up the claims. It certainly helped me make an informed decision based on DATA as opposed to o
I keep cutting and cutting - and it is still too short If you've got an antenna analyzer like the MFJ-359, you can see where the SWR is minimum. Cut off a few inches of antenna. See where the new min
Nice Images - my efforts at astophotography pale to your excellent and publication quality images. I really enjoyed them! Scott KB0FHP Being off work for a neck surgery and then a back injury I had s
Since this is the end of Amateur Radio, and so many of you are quitting in disgust, your equipment is now worthless. Please make a list for me, and I will pick it up for you, so you don't have to sen