Does anyone have experience with a 160m Windom? I like the fact that it has a vertical radiating section. I can't put up an inverted L due to the location. If I did put one up I could only lay 1 radi
Using 7/8 inch catv cable 1100' long to feed beverage system. Cable has been in place abt 25yrs. Gonna go out today & clear both ends of the cable & take res measurement (center cond to shield) with
K4ZW Ken operating from EY8 Tajilistan CQ zone 17 ITU zone 30 last two nights will be tonight & tomorrow night 1/30 & 1/31. EY8/K4ZW was good copy last night on 160 (1822.5) at 2330z & on 80 (3509.5)
73, Dave, W5UN Dave, my guess is u won't make the beverages Rx as well as the 4 square. Back in the day (1980) I had the 4 sq on 75/80 mtrs & Rx was its strong point. I had beverages too. I had frie
To topband from Ed KG4W Never have used a Inv L on any band. On topband, I've always used a Inv vee or a Carolina Windom as an Inv vee with apex at 130' with ends up at 75 ft. Just decided to give th
Chet, ur 160 qso is there now. Ed KG4W Chet N4FX Well - at least the QSOs I know of from 4-Feb never did show up in Club Log. So I think the point is that there seems to be a large number of QSOs tha
Hello Rune, from Ed KG4W. I found conditions last night the same as you did. The only Eu station I copied was OZ1OP, but he no copy me. But last weekend, conditions were real good. I was not on past
Hi Terry, see page 16 of this site https://www.rigexpert.com/files/manuals/aa170/aa-170-manual.pdf when looking for a 1/4 wave, leave the far end of the coax under test open. when looking for a 1/2 w
Ok Terry, well 1/2 wave at 7234kc will = 1/4 wave at 3617kc, so trim until u get near 7500kc and cut all lines that length and u should be ok. Back in the 1980s when I built my 4 square, I used a noi
Jim, you need ON4UN's 5th edition of "Low Band Dxing" page 11-93 talks about the 4 square with 1/8 wave spacing. He says, regarding the 1/8 wave spacing (67 feet +/-) - gain is down 1.3 db compared t
Very saddening news, had 72 great qsos with Herb since 1982, 60 of them on Topband. RIP,oc Ed KG4W Herb has been a fixture on Topband since the very beginning, having 160 DXCC #2 (I believe) and has