It was a baseline coverage for me, as an auxiliary structure -- no hoops required -- replacement cost -- State Farm. Haven't had to use it yet, so I hope I'm not overly optimistic, but the local rep
For what it's worth, this is my approach to the double-hung window panel. I built a long, narrow box out of 1X8s, sized to fit the window sill. A sheet of aluminum sits in a groove inside the box to
I would think that a rock climbing helmet would probably meet this spec (see http://store.yahoo.com/skishop/blacdiamhel.html) for some examples. IMO, the normal sort of construction hard hat is of li
Stu, Congress was willing to direct the FCC to pre-empt all forms of local prohibition against satellite TV antennas, including CC&Rs. FCC wrote regs doing just that and then enforced them in some pr
Stu replied: And I respond: Oh, OK -- I thought you said earlier that the FCC should just take a general stand against interfering in property rights. I agree that we need to apply some serious muscl
Well, you also need them for your half-sloper, if and when you get the SWR down. There really isn't any free lunch here. Either antenna will work without radials, but will be proportionately better w
Things are frozen pretty solid here, unfortunately -- tends to deter tower work. In my case, the tower is in a back field which is somewhat overgrown with brush, multiflora rose, etc. Using K1VR's bi
Yup, and I suspect ARRL expected that answer. However, before they could reasonably go to someone in Congress and seek introduction of similar pre-emption legislation for amateur antennas, they neede
And in this case the situation is further complicated because the tower is grounded at the 30-foot level by guy wires! 73, Pete N4ZR The revised World Contest Station Database is online at www.pvrc.o
Another issue worth considering is the possible negative effect on the performance of the yagis on a tower from which slopers are suspended. I found that replacing the top guy set on my tower with Ph
I've been contemplating a replacement for my Autek RF-1, which has developed some internal problems and doesn't things I want anyway, particularly displayiung R and X separately. I've tried the MFJ-2
Yesterday I tried to use a borrowed MFJ 259B to tune the omega match for my 160m shunt fed tower. Readings were all over the map, followed no logical pattern, and would jump dramatically from time to
I think Dave's statement could be misread to mean that YT adds 3 dB gain for a stack over a single antenna, regardless of spacing. It doesn't. Instead, there is a gain error that gets more obvious (l
I think band and sunspot cycle phase have a lot to do with this. Certainly, as N4KG says, if you can have multiple antennas there are lots of reasons to do so, including but not limited to stacking.
Dave, look at W3LPL, KC1XX et al, with 200-foot-high yagis on 20 and 15, and ask yourself whether people who build stations like that would waste their money if one wavelength high was enough. 73, Pe
McMaster-Carr also sells nice .020 stainless shim stock, no minimum order. Buy a sheet for $5 or so and you can make a LOT of auto parts store hose clamps into the equivalent of the pricey Polyphaser
I use 8-pin Cinch-Jones plugs and jacks (now made by Beau Vernitron, obtainable from the usual suspects (Mouser, Digikey) but would love to find a supplier of 8-10 pin ROUND plugs and jacks capable o
I'm looking for material for a 25-foot-tall non-conductive mast to use with a K9AY loop. PVC, even sched 40 and 80, has not proved stiff enough. Fiberglass should work but the pricing I've seen for p
Thanks to Patrick, W9GTA, for putting me onto the AMP CPC (Circular Plastic Connector) series. These look like more than enough connector for the job, and even come in fully weatherproof sealed varie
This seems to be the consensus solution, and they aren't that painful. Thanks, guys! 73, Pete N4ZR The revised World Contest Station Database is online at www.pvrc.org _______________________________