Duhhh! I knew that! Wasn't thinking. Bet my money on a Bobtail every time. Tks for the correction. Jon Hamlet, W4ZW Casey Key Island, Florida "A little piece of paradise in the Gulf of Mexico" _____
Best solution is to configure it as a ground plane vertical. They work very well indeed. Cut 4 pieces of regular telephone cable for a 1/4 wave on the longest band. Measure from the vertical base poi
I've had good luck with large rubber snakes. I have one coiled around the upper part of my tower just above the rotor placement, and another coiled around the SteppIR boom. I've used owls, and usuall
I've used bungee cord for some time. I put in a loose length of "Spectra" or "Deema" in the link that is my safety net if the bungee breaks. You can double up the lengths/sizes and get whatever tensi
My good friend and neighbor in Owensboro, KY, Dan Onley, K4ZRA, was the Gotham poster boy for their ads. His picture and the listing of all the great DX he worked with his Gotham vertical was in just
I'm oceanfront here on Casey Key Island in the Gulf of Mexico. I'm surrounded by water on three sides, the Gulf to the West, the Intracoastal bay to the East, and the southern tip of then island to t
Reid, I've used OCF Windom's for years and currently use the CW80 here for 80M with a KW. Mine works well on 80M (center is at 100' ASL with both ends up about 55'ASL) and after a little pruning and
cheap believe. I've used this cable for years. It's great for multiband radials because you can trim the conductors for each band desired. Durable and holds up well. The outside telephone cable is a
These carbon fiber "booms" already exist. We routinely use carbon fiber masts for "A" class and other varieties of racing catamarans and even larger round (slow) bottomed sailboats. The catamaran var
Art, I'm oceanfront her (ocean 300' to the West, Bay 350' to the East on the southern tip of the island) and that is the reason I bought my SteppIR 3 element! Aluminum yagis required (still do) maint
;-) Ah, nice tower. I'm going out this afternoon and play a round of golf. Jon Hamlet, W4ZW Casey Key Island, Florida "A little piece of paradise in the Gulf of Mexico" No virus found in this outgoi
Simple. Get a SteppIR and the Cuschcraft 2 el 40M beam. I have both here with no noticeable interaction even when working 15M with the SteppIR. When I'm on 40M, I can put the SteppIR on 20M or even d
Jack, I'm oceanfront her (ocean 330' West to the Gulf, Bay is 380' to the East on the southern tip of the island) and that is the reason I bought my SteppIR 3element! Aluminum yagis required (still d
Jeff, The Cushcraft R-7 is a great antenna for what it is, a compromise 3/8 wl, counterpoise vertical. I've used them for years in a variety of locations and they are very good performers. We recentl
Try http://groups.google.com/group/remotebase Jon Hamlet, W4ZW Casey Key Island, Florida "A little piece of paradise in the Gulf of Mexico" [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] Deluxe __________
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] a I have, and he's right! Tried a Maserati, too. Lovers of beauty, not engineering. Jon Hamlet, W4ZW Casey Key Island, Florida "A little piece of paradise i
Amen! Jon Hamlet, W4ZW (Owner of three T2X's) Casey Key Island, Florida "A little piece of paradise in the Gulf of Mexico" _______________________________________________ ____________________________
I have to wade in here with some practical experience. I've had up at about the same time a half-square fed at the top corner and a dipole at almost the same height on 40M, and the half square lived
My experience with Cushcraft has always been excellent. Over the years I've assembled a half dozen A4S, two 402CD, three R-7's, and a couple of A3WS's and never had a problem. Two of the A4S's are st
My owl's blind. The mocking birds pecked his eyes out. So now I use the osprey who likes to perch on the very top of my tower. Jon Hamlet, W4ZW Casey Key Island, Florida "A little piece of paradise i