Its pretty close to what W9XR once described in CQ-Contest magazine as the "spaghetti beam" I had a 3ele of that sort up for a few years, made of 14m fiberglas elements, (7m either side) with approx
Hi all, I can't visualize how this works. On an aluminum antenna, sure. But how does hanging a wire on the end of the fiberglas tubes of a steppir do much of anything? If you can get electrical conta
yes, the wind effect is dampened considerably with the attachment of 2oz fishing weights to the end of each wire. Have Fun, dave wa3gin corneliuspaul@gmx.net wrote: Its pretty close to what W9XR once
does Hi George easy - the whole elements were made out of wire. :-) the horizontal part was taped to the fiberglas (fishing) rods and the vertical part was left hanging down at the end 73 Con DF4SA
Yes, you would modify the stepper such that when the copper element inside the fiberglass tube reached full extention the copper tape would make a connection with the dangling wire. I don't have a st
At 02:54 PM 11/5/2003 -0500, david jordan wrote: Yes, you would modify the stepper such that when the copper element inside the fiberglass tube reached full extention the copper tape would make a con
Yes, I agree. Just depends on ones preferences. I don't have a problem with lumped inductance, relays and such. Someone asked so I offered an alternative that I know works. I'd be happy with either b
this is the one I made several years ago designed by W9XR. Search- W3GH noodle beam- for construction fotos. 32 foot boom with fiberglass elements containing #14 ins wire. vacuum relays in center of