), I am well aware that my comments concerning the 5/8ths wave was based upon subjective/anecdotal evidence. I am in a science (Astrophysics) by profession..... I do know the difference. HOWEVER, I c
False premise alert. There are two different mechanisms involved. One is the pattern distortion (gain) in the horizontal plane produced by current distribution on the double zepp, and amounts to a co
I'll do the 3/8 wave case later, Carl. I didn't have time to get back to it today because I got all bolluxed up trying to include an attachment to my reflector post. Also, even trying to embed the do
Great job, Charlie AND on the opening weekend of the NFL season, none the less! You are Da Man, ma Mon - you are carrying the water for this "event" and I appreciate your efforts! Jim R. K9JWV ______
On 9/8/2013 1:08 PM, Charlie Cunningham wrote: ... I didn't have time to get back to it today because I got all bolluxed up trying to include an attachment to my reflector post. Also, even trying to
Thanks, Jim! Have a good Sunday afternoon/evening! 73, Charlie, K4OTV --Original Message-- From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of James Rodenkirch Sent: Sunday, September
Thanks for the tip, Augie! I didn't try the "plain text" approach, but I'll keep it in mind! 73, Charlie,K4OTV --Original Message-- From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Thanks, Augie I finally just resorted to sending it to interested parties via e-mail. Charlie, K4OTV --Original Message-- From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Augie Hans
In the early 90's N6KB and I tried a 5/8 wl Vertical on 160m. It was a wire vertical supported by a helium balloon and spaced several hundred feet from a permanent 1/4 wl Vertical. Both antennas had
Before you do Niko, read the Brown, Lewis and Epstein RCA report. 73 Clive GM3POI In the early 90's N6KB and I tried a 5/8 wl Vertical on 160m. It was a wire vertical supported by a helium balloon an
Quite a bit of the radiation from 5/8 wave verticals is at relatively high elevation angles - above 40 degrees elevation. (Perhaps useful for VHF mobiles that need to hit mountain top or hill-top rep
I was very fortunate to have a 308 insulated Blau-Knox self supported tower in my back yard with 120 radials all 250' long, in the later 70's and early 80's and when the radio station was off the air
Hi Herb. I'll bet that 1/2 wave sloper worked great! When this thread got started, I modeled several verticals in EZNEC from 1/4 wave to 5/8 wave in height. I sent the plots around to folks that were
I certainly agree with Richard Fry from a pattern perspective, although my experience with 5/8th wave antennas and other low angle tall verticals over the past 40 years (and I have had several antenn
I learned the hard way with a 5/8 wave insulated self standing tower on to band is basically useless for DX work compared to a standard 1/4 or 3/8 wave vertical radiator. As Tom so knowledgeably poin