The many thoughts and suggestions that I received were quite helpful, but no solution so far. I have ruled out: tire inner tube - quality and elasticity of rubber no longer adequate latex surgical tu
Thank you Bob. I will definitely look at his channel. 73 Bob , KQ2M Try this guys channel for ideas. He makes bands from the pt tubing and from therabands. https://www.youtube.com/user/JoergSprave Bo
I seriously doubt that they have #306 because I had to wait one month to get enough to follow-up with me repeatedly to tell me that it is very likely that they will never have the CQ304 again. It is
I find it so odd that neither Deborah or anyone else at the Wireman ever mentioned this to me, ESPECIALLY when they know that they have not been able to fill my request for CQ304. 73 Bob KQ2M Elliott
Hi Jim, A major advantage of using stretched wire is that un-stretched copper will stretch under tension over years. Before changing to stretched wire, I have seen you mention this a number of times
I hijacked the topic? Clearly you werent paying very much attention. The three posts prior to mine had nothing to do with your question they were discussing THHN, which had nothing to do with what yo
I have used THHN #12 and #14 solid for antenna and radial wire for ~20 years bought at Home Depot and Lowes. The clear protective coating flakes off and hangs from the wire in spots, but the black ja
I tried the MFJ coils years ago and could never get them to work with the 259 or 269. The funny thing was that after I sent them back, the people at MFJ couldnt get them to work either (after having
I remember last year someone (perhaps AB7E?) posted audio files of DB differences, 1 DB at a time.... 1DB, 2DB, 3DB, as well as under varying sending conditions. I always thought that 1 DB could be h
Hi, I will be rebuilding several 4-squares this season as well as restringing them in different trees due to Tornado damage (loss or destruction of many trees at my qth) during Tropical Storm Isaias
Hi Alan, I saw that too but it doesnt answer my questions. "Radiation across the diagonals" is a vague and unhelpful statement. It doesnt address in what directions the elements should placed nor whi
I really want to thank Jim, Jeff, Les, Mike, John and Gary for all of their help, answers and ideas to which I have been giving a lot of thought this week. The information gleaned has made me confide
I want to thank KK9A, NA6O, W4EF, SM2EKM, DCharing (callsign?) and W6RMK, for all of their guidance, comments and links to helpful sites. Greatly appreciated as always! Now for the final question...
Hi, I want to thank K0PJ/9, W9PL, AC0C, W6RMK, W7VJ and VE9AA for your willingness to help and all the valuable information and insight! Sorry for the delay in my response but I have been working day
Hi Charlie, Thank you for sharing your experiences on question #4. 73 Bob KQ2M Near broken guys - No problem My 80M 4-SQ have been around two different tower , each with varied guying. One even had n
Hi Dave, Thank you for your very detailed and insightful reply. Based on what you have written and my understanding of my situation I will stay with the 1/4 wavelength radials for now. Tnx & 73 Bob K
I would advise against loosening the other guy wires. What I would suggest you consider is what I have done at my qth: 1) Prepare a temporary guy of the same approximate length as the permanent guy.
I would advise against loosening the other guy wires. What I would suggest you consider is what I have done at my qth: 1) Prepare a temporary guy of the same approximate length as the permanent guy.
Hi John and Dan, Tram's are useful and preferred and I have used them wherever possible; however, in heavily forested areas away from paved roads or driveways, and especially with ledge and highly un
Hi Jamie, Yes! For the past 22 years on my 100' Rohn 45 tower, I have used a 5L HG105CA at the top of a 14' Chrommoly mast with a 5L HG155CA 9' below it on the same mast - both turned by a HyGain T2X