Wow, what a great group we have here ! Thank you all so much for the fast information on and off line. Not only have we confirmed that it was Heights that makes that system but we also verified that
I don't know if it will help you but sometimes seeing a picture or two can really help out in these situations. I ended up making all kinds of terminations for some 7/8" CATV line for VHF and UHF sev
Hi Jim, after I finished with a set for 70cm and 2m I measured the I.L. and SWR through the entire system at both frequencies. The system being a transformer at each end, a pair of N-connectors and 3
Hi Bill, I have not punished my X7 with any RTTY operation but I have done some 2-3 minute SSTV at the kW level esp on 15m. Sounds like good advice from the others regarding alternative chokes, but s
Hi Dave, that shows you that even the braid on the coax going back to the shack can serve as a radial and help out verticals like this one. Someplace buried in a shelf around here I have an old repor
Hi Dick, I really enjoy not having to climb my Universal towers. I made all 3 of mine fold-over at the bottom via a hand winch, pullies and some parallel (stacked) 6x6 posts in cement. One at 80', on
Yes Sir ! It was the first beam me and my brothers put up on our home brew 55' tall 2" water pipe tower back in the 70's. That 2-elem quad didn't last very long in our Michigan winter, nor did it rea
I do exactly that and works well for me. Even regular low-grade electrical tape seems to last for years in the rain and snow and wind here in the Midwest. I see about an inch or so start to peel afte
I have several brand new PolyPhaser IS-RCT 8-terminal rotor control units that I will not be using. They are still in OEM sealed plastic bags and original packages. Asking price $65 + I pick up shipp
I just wanted to let everyone know all three units have been sold. In the event the original deal falls through I will contact those who have expressed an interest in them. Tnx es 73 Gedas gallery ht
Can someone provide some guidance regarding the required diameter and number of turns for a common mode choke for a 75m ground plane antenna? I will be using RG-8x. Thanks in advance. 73 Gedas, W8BYA
Hi Larry, a couple years back I used a pair of dipoles for 40m. One was at 80' and the other at 85'. One was fixed broadside to the NE and the other fixed NW. Each was made from the left over element
Hi Dave, the damage was delivered during some 90-100 MPH straight line winds. Here are the remains the next day. http://gedas.cc/main.php?g2_itemId=2065 73 Gedas Gallery http://gedas.cc Web Page http
My good friend Chuck, K9RM (EX k9rms) who lives near Indy has a 25 element wire yagi for 40m with a total boom length of around 1000'. I live north of him about 80 miles or so. A year or two ago Chuc
1.36 dB loss according to my windoze calculator. Only you can determine if that is good enough for your needs or not. Gedas, W8BYA http://gedas.cc http://www.w8bya.com _______________________________
I was wondering if anyone out there uses, or has used the Comtek ACB-40 in either a 2 elem or 4 elem array and would be willing to chat with me off line about the system, how it works for you, any pr
I have a universal tower trust bearing from my universal top section that I am selling. It is the larger size for 2" mast. It is in good working order, still filled with grease and turns freely. I al
I have a universal tower thrust bearing from my universal top section that I am selling. It is the larger size for 2" mast. It is in good working order, still filled with grease and turns freely. I a
Thought you might like to see an image of one of the CC XM-240 loading coils after it got smacked by lightning. The R8 mounted above it got it even worse since most of it was just plain gone. http://
I do not. However, I do remember years ago downloading a model for a TH6 that seemed to be very, very accurate, with results one would expect from such an antenna. It was an amazing job of integratio