We have several of the center fed Force 12 verticals of the Sigma V class for a project at work. They were also used for a ham operating event on the bands 20m and up. They work great, are very easy
Thanks for the description Stuart. Actually I'm only looking for a 40m monobander. I believe they build those too. I really don't want to run a control wire to the darn thing because it will be locat
Rick: Yep they make some dedicated 40 Metre verticals which will simply knock your socks off. Highly recommended. Go for it, I say! 73, --Doc/K0EVZ Licensed since 1963 and 100% QRP will going to Asse
Doc, not so fast. The key question here is, does the 40m version just need a coax or does it also require a control cable? I want to avoid the control cable (for several reasons). 73 Rick Rick: Yep t
They have a very good web page http://force12inc.com/sigma40info-003.htm 73 FRed G4BWP _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contestin
If I recall, they charge over $500 for that 40M vertical. Yikes! We need a homebrew version. How difficult/expensive could it be to fashion something similar? 73, Barry N1EU _________________________
It's all relative, Barry. If you put up a tower and a beam and rotator, you pay much more than that per band. If you do that just for 40, you pay a heck of a lot more. I guess the problem with home-b
I was able to find on the Force 12 site, a couple of examples of single band antennas. Their is a base loading coil option for their 20 m and up "Flagpole Antenna". It would put you on 40m without a
If I recall, they charge over $500 for that 40M vertical. Yikes! We need a homebrew version. How difficult/expensive could it be to fashion something similar? 73, Barry N1EU Have you looked at the st