I knew someone would make such a comment... Despite tongue in cheek, I do have a good reason for not replacing the TH7s with C31XRs. I did look into doing such a thing about 3-4 years ago. After mode
Blake, You probably have the same problem I did. After a rain, the crap in the traps gets wet and detunes the antenna. Around here, even in summer, it takes several days to dry out. It's not standing
Hi all, I just put the finishing touches on a web page (my first attempt, so be kind, hi) documenting construction of a rotatable receiving loop for the low bands. I'll be updating it in the winter,
I recently took a sidemount off the tower (Rohn 45), and don't have a need for it any more. There was a little superficial rust on it, which I cleaned up and sprayed the whole thing with cold galvani
I think this was OH6OS. As I recall, there were 6 el monobanders both verically and horizontally stacked in an H configuruation, much like a VHF array. Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up
Don't even think about stacking them! Stacking dissimilar antennas is very tricky business due to the phase relationships, which of couse, are frequency dependent. You're likely to cause signal degra
I wouldn't buy a Steppir. Moving parts outdoors, out of reach, make me nervous. Just think how much more could go wrong. Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA Fra
Jim, I'm all for new technology. So, in answer to your question, get the 4 el, and use a Stepptower. That way the tower will go up and down to find the optimum height as the antenna tunes itself. 73,
For the same reason they all have different wiring schemes for the mic connector - to make life difficult for us! 73, Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA Frankf
Hi all, My Tailtwister has been acting up a bit (not bad for 13 years in service) and I want to replace it with a spare I have. It is mounted down about 8 ft from the top flat plate (with a TB-3 bear
No, we thank unions. BTW, for the fellow that asked, NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement. Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
When I built my house, I asked the builder do do the excavating for the tower and guys anchors. He didn't charge any extra for it, I guess figuring the concrete truck was already there, as was the ex
Avoid stranded copperweld! A number of years ago, I built a bunch of lowband wires using this stuff (purchased from Wireman). Within 2-3 years it all broke. What happens is the strands rub against ea
Hi Con, What I uses was not insulated. I guess that's how they solved the problem, unless water wicks inside from the exposed end? GL, Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com N
Hi all, Now that the low bands have been alive for a couple of months, I was able to compare my rotatable receiving loop I built over the summer, to my 600 ft Beverage (reinstalled just before CQWW C
Tnx for all the advice on replacing the T2X. I followed suggestions and constructed a "T" in pre-holed angle iron to hold the mast in place while the rotor was removed. Muffler clamp was also placed
I don't like attaching anything other than my lanyard(s) (especially something that weighs 20-25 lbs.) to my climbing belt. Makes me feel safer. Not that it matters for home use, but I bet there's so
In my case, it felt heavy from the start. I put the backpack on in the garage and walked about 200 ft to the tower base, thinking to myself, "hey, this thing is pretty heavy." Besides the rotor, insi
No, it's Kevlar, and I've never noticed vibrations in mine, which is the old style Philly with potting compound ends. Maybe the newer weave has something to do with it. Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2
That's why certified mail, return receipt, exists. Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club _______________________________________________ See: