Hi Stew: Well, I admit that I don't always wear a hard hat up the tower it is still a very good idea. I use a "Shock Guard" hard hat. These are a fair bit lighter than the usual plastic ones, and are
The first question to ask is what do you want to do? If you want to be a big gun, dx/contester on 10/15/20 Go with the C-31. Second choise would be the Skyhawk If you want to have a good signal on 10
Sorry, but this is wrong. Joint use of the electric systems poles is nothing more than a lease agreement. No responsibility for the maintenance of the leasee's hardware falls to the electric system.
Hi Pete et al: Slack spans are notorious for giving false readings with a AM radio. The low frequency noise propagates a lot farther than the higher ones. They also will "jump off" at a slack span so
As with any beam the aluminum will fatigue with age. When your beam starts raining down bits of elements it is time to go. My TH6-DXX dropped a part of it's 10 meter reflector one day. So I have sol
This is a very valid point. I went up to the high Canadian artic for a IOTA DX-pedition (CH8MNP) The desks and chairs that we used had been stored out side for over 10 years. They were just dusted o
Have you read the report? It is quite inexpensive. I have read it and passed it on to other guys. Well worth the cost if you want to see how they did their tests and get the results. I don't think t
Grips cost so little in the grand scheme of erecting and keeping up a tower that I would never reuse them but get new ones. BTW I have seen cars drive up power pole guy wires and the preforms did no
Hi All: Thanks to Steve, VE6WZ, I was able to do some ground wave testing of the 5 element 10 meter yagi at 35 feet, and the TH-3 at 72 feet. Steve is about 3 miles away from me across a large valley
To measure the gain and F/B I transmitted a 50 watt AM signal on 28.700 and Steve used "Polar Plot" ( http://www.g4hfq.co.uk ) and a sound card on receive. I rotated my beam the full 360 deg. "Polar
Why not go with a Gem Quad? They are a well proven product. The elements are all spaced at the right distance. And they are quite strong. Plus they are Canadian: Gem Quad Products P.O. Box 291 Boisse
Usually you can pick apart the e-mail to see where it really came from. Pete's looks something like this: Plus a lot of other stuff. But I would rather strugle with the 5 element 10 meter yagi I am n
I am thinking of building a set of co-ax traps to make a 40/80/160 inverted V. I noticed in the ARRL antenna hand book that the braid is the input and the center conductor is the out put. Is this imp
Hi All: Just some fun observations. I now have my 5 element hombrew 10 meter yagi at 35 feet. I also have a TH-3 at 72 feet. The TH3 is noticeably better on DX eg VK9NS on ten. The 5 elem isn't too f
This is why I put up the 5 elem at 35 feet (besides the fact I had the tower there) I needed a good antenna to cover state side while I didn't hurt my self on the DX. Peter
I have always preferred the mild steel rods or the steel plates. As they deteriorate they "salt" the ground and lower the ground resistance. We use the mild steel rods exclusively on the power lines.