I too replaced a BN86 on my 204BA twice and that was before the move to Mississippi. However not all American product is built to low standards. The Hy-Gain Antennas were good for their time and held
The confession of a ham with no ground wire in his shack other than the AC mains follows. The shack is on the second floor and any ground line would be eighteen feet in length minimum. This house is
I have been following this thread but may have missed some points. I have an abandoned and unused well largely running through Basalt (sp) rock with about a thirty foot long steel liner at the top. I
I use an Isopole on 2 meters and indeed there is a dead short. You can still get the instructions for the Isopole on line from AEA if you Google for them. It is a good antenna for its size and has a
The trouble with LP antennas and some multiband Yagis is that they have a very high wind load. The SteppIR avoids this with fewer elements. SteppIR, maintenance has been a problem for some and not fo
This is a SteppIR advantage as one can periodically swap direction in two seconds and work a few stations in the other direction. 73 Doug EI2CN I agree on the F/B issue. I built a long boom 15m yagi
There have been problems ordering direct from ICE for perhaps three years now. I use to purchase ICE products from Radiowares and this seemed to work reasonably well. I am sorry Mike has become a sil
If you are concerned about abrasion look for a product called Spiral Wrap which is normally used to tidy up cabling. Spiral wrap is perhaps a sixteenth of an inch thick plastic which can be wrapped a
Hi Eric, I just staple (DX Engineering) standard RG-6 to the soil and it sinks into the sod. RG6 is not expensive and if it lasts a few years I am happy. In my case the lengths to my receive antennas
Carol, I have a similar inverted L supported by my tower and it works great. In my case I have sixty-five foot of tower with steel tube raising a further 15 feet topped by 15 feet more of fiber-glass
Carol, Another point - no tuner is required the SWR is well under 2:1 across the band for me. You can even vary the radial lengths a bit in an attempt to broadband it further. The antenna will work f
Carol, I take my wire about ten feet from the wire base to a DX Engineering ground radial plate and RF Choke but the radial plate is not needed. Perhaps the fiberglass mast used for the top 15 feet i
Yes and that used for towers staying is not pinched. 73 Doug EI2CN I have used 1200# old style Philly for about 15 years. I used it with clamps as caternaries in FL and out in KH6. I noticed the same
OMs I am wondering just how flexible Ecofllex 15 coax may be. Can I use this coax successfully for a rotator loop of about 3.5 feet taking 7.0 feet of coax without causing the coax difficulty? It is
Original Message:Radiowares of NH is a good source of 83-1SP plus other connectors, adaptors, cable, rope and coax Their service is good and prompt and they ship to the EU as well. You could do a lot
Steve, This is most interesting as I have a friend who is just now installing a US Tower Crank up. In EI land we tend to lubricate our cables with heavy grease and keep them lubricated. A friend who
OMs and Yls, Could this be an argument for keeping cables covered in grease? I am not trying to open another discussion but greased cables are not going to rub the cross bracing in the same manner an
OMs and Yls, Sometimes in shipping or handling by the installers cross bracing may be distorted. It should be reasonably easy to sort with some reasonable hammer work - lump hammers are not needed. 7
Bert, I use to own a Versatower and it had a single lock at the twenty foot level. This takes most of the load and released the load from the winch entirely. I have two other towers made by the forme
Chris, In my experience there was a single brake at the lowest and therefore stationary level. This counterweighted flap merely takes the strain from the lowest wire rope and most importantly from th