Hi Eddy I had the same problem here with a TH-3. I found the traps had become full of stuff, and rain water leaked into them and made a mess. Probably the 10 meter traps are working OK, but the other
I am now 71 and climbed my tower yesterday to put a 15 meter dipole on it. 'Course, it was nested to about 20 feet, but I was still up there :-) 73 Tom W7WHY Boxers or briefs? I think John Hettish is
Felipe, maybe you will have problems buying at ICE right now. I use to have KD9SV products and I am very happy with them. Front end saver http://www.radio-ware.com/products/fes.htm 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW
Hi Mike I have an inverted 'L' for 80/160 that works really well. I use the Unidilla 80 meter CW trap in it. Gives good performance on both bands and the bandwidth is about as good as with a single i
Hi Charles Why would you need a peak reading meter for tune up? I have a peak reading meter here, and when I tune the amp I have to switch it off of peak reading feature, tune the amp, then switch it
Hi Jim I just put up a 15/17 meter fan dipole. Separately, they work fine. When hooked together, the 17 meter dipole works fine, but the SWR goes way up on 15. If I unhook the 17 meter dipole, the 15
I want to put a choke coil on my ground mounted 160 meter inverted 'L'. Do I have to make sure it is not laying on the ground to work? How high would I have to raise it before it would work if I can'
I think I'd stay away from those '43 foot antennas'. We had one of those at FD last year and it didn't work all that well for 80. You can make them load up, but don't think the efficiency is all that
Hi Charles. Do you REALLY believe that? If California can get away with it, why not Oregon? 73 Tom W7WHY As a resident of 5-land, it shouldn't matter to you! The decision doesn't matter outside the C
Blank Hi All Why the heck do I bother putting down all those radials under my verticals?? According to one article, 1 radial is best because it gives the antenna a real wide bandwitch, SWR is close t
Google is your friend. 73, Jim K9YC Or, IGTFY.com 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contes
Hi Phil Why not consider something like a Buttrnut HF-9V? They seems a lot less complicated and a LOT cheaper. I have a friend who has one and it works pretty good. He usually brings it to FD with hi
An end fed zepp is kinda like a J-pole stretchd out straight. That's why a certain length feedline works best. 73 Tom W7WHY What about an end fed Zepp? Fed with open wire. I have read that it thinks
Hi Roger Try this site. Pretty neat. http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/2 73 Tom W7WHY There was a major CME yesterday and we're supposed to see some effects from the leading edge of it tonight.
Hornet?? Or Swan?? 73 Tom W7WHY Hint... loops of aluminum wire on the ends of the elements and linear loading along the boom... _______________________________________________ _______________________
A new antenna and tower will make you THINK you got a new radio :-) 73 Tom W7WHY Bill asked: Do I trade in my Icom 7600 and buy a Yaseu FTDX-5000D or should I buy a tower and beam and put that up. __
Hi all I want to upgrade and put more stubs on the antennas here. What I was thinking of was making 2 for each band with a 1/8 wave section between each stub. What I'd like to do is go to the local p
as long as you use decent coax putting them in a can doesn't help shielding. you also may have to worry about heat buildup if you are running power. Hi TT'ers Thanks for all the replies. I guess I wi
Hi Clint. If you get any answers, I'd sure like to see them. I'm interested in the same thing. Hope guys post to TT. 73 TomW7WHY _______________________________________________ ______________________
Someone posted on here once that the foil and braid isn't a good idea as they move around and don't make consistant contact. 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ ____________