I have already sent off an email to do just this. Mike W0MU CC Packet Cluster W0MU-1 W0MU.NET or 67.40.148.194 "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get ove
K5TR has another way. He sent me how to do it but I can't find it. I recall a piece of 75 ohm coax that was switched into the line. Maybe Geo will post it. Mike W0MU CC Packet Cluster W0MU-1 W0MU.NET
This is it! CC Packet Cluster W0MU-1 W0MU.NET or 67.40.148.194 "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over." Ben Franklin It's even better than that - a
I don't have any proof either but my tower/antennas in Colorado sits in an area where we have a small creek running through the property. We have water constantly in a pond so there is always water c
Fish Fry! Whoopee! Everything looks better with a big vertical in the middle of it right! CC Packet Cluster W0MU-1 W0MU.NET or 67.40.148.194 "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of th
They way I understand the data is this: Data was collected that shows the angles of the incoming signals for the desired area over the opening. Yes you can go too high for the highbands if you want t
And sometimes it is nice to be able to fire off some RF in a couple of different directions. CC Packet Cluster W0MU-1 W0MU.NET or 67.40.148.194 "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of
Just because an amp can run more than 1500 watts does not mean that the operator is doing so. It is nice to have some headroom on an amp. Tune it up and up the drive to legal limit. CC Packet Cluster
These units have some issues on 160 if you live close to an AM broadcast station. The AM signals will swamp the MFJ unit. ICE sells a filter that help with this. They are a very handy tool to have. C
Yes you are correct. With the dipole you can lower the ends and change the length from the ground. Keep both sides of the dipole or Inverted V the same...i.e. cut equal amounts from each side when ad
The antenna will appear longer closer to the ground. If you cut it for 3800 it might dip low to the ground at 3600. CC Packet Cluster W0MU-1 W0MU.NET or 67.40.148.194 "A slip of the foot you may soon
I wish I had crankups every now and then. I am only 44 and each year tower climbing becomes less interesting. Guyed or self supporting towers offer other advantages such as side mounting. It really d
On the high bands the beams usually win out over my verticals but not always. I think much of it has to do with the incoming angle of the signal. The verticals are always noisier. I wish I had the mo
I also agree with Bill. Good quality outdoor cable should not require this. CC Packet Cluster W0MU-1 W0MU.NET or 67.40.148.194 "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you m
30m has a 200 watt limit not 100 but I am sure many use far more than that. CC Packet Cluster W0MU-1 W0MU.NET or 67.40.148.194 "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you m
Synthetic Textiles makes some nice double braided Dacron rope that would work. Rohn 25 is not much fun to stack but 45 or 55 is pretty solid. Better yet hire a crane if you can. CC Packet Cluster W0M
If in doubt, STOP...... Get more experienced people involved or hire a professional. Falling from or having something fall on you from 20 or 30 ft can be fatal. You can do it by the book and still ha
I use the 4sq rcv array from DX Engineering and they work great. They use shortened whips for the verticals. I do not have a full sized 4sq to compare. I have used other small loops in the past. What
Why don't we continue to let the list owner, K7LXC, decide how the list is run. It has worked great since it was started. CC Packet Cluster W0MU-1 W0MU.NET or 67.40.148.194 "A slip of the foot you ma
This could easily be said for any antenna system. I have seen pictures where KC1XX was using an extension ladder at the top of a 200 ft tower to reach the driven element tuning box. Other than the sh