Perhaps the booms are interacting with the antennas. First, try rotating the antennas to see if that affects the swr. If yes, it is a guy wire or something else external to the antennas. If not, try
No reason to change the coax length, check the coax itself by disconnecting and putting an analyzer at the remote switch on the tower, if there is one. Chuck W5PR ____________________________________
You mean a lot of high angle radiation, dont you? Chuck W5PR Sent from Mail for Windows 10 It all depends on what your interests are. A long vertical has a lot of horizontal takeoff compared to a qua
You may already know this, but there is a specific order that you have to tighten the bolts. First, clamp the mast, then to the rotor. Sounds obvious, but I didn't get it for awhile. Now nothing move
Definitely the back of the lot. More than just cutting down noise, it will help prevent RF getting into computers. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _________________________
Anything is possible, however, you will likely never be able to get the tower straight because the idiot surely didnt make each cut in exactly the same place on the tower. By the way, it would have b
I have a number of home brew 10m antennas using Highgain parts in a windy, coastal county. I have never used dampening rope and have never had a failure. I do often hear them "singing." Chuck W5PR __
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Oh no, all u guys are wrong! I have had one of those on my 40 foot tower and have never been struck by lightning... Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ ________________________
Well, I plan to build a 40' tower... I don't expect it to get hit with or without the porcupine due to the three taller towers around it! Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ __
I dont see how a capacitor could possibly help anything Chuck W5PR Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Hi all, I am not sure if all of you know the new lightning protection system, deployed some time ago i
I was joking about the 40 foot tower, but I did have a 130 foot tower on salt water on the Gulf Coast at one time. It was higher that anything for miles. We had plenty of lightning, but I dont think
Switch to a plug and never have a problem in the future. They are sold in various places including C.A.T.S. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ ________________________________
Assuming you have picked the proper geographic area, the height of the bars at the bottom under the curves represent the percentage of the time signals from wherever you picked to your QTH come in at
Try asking someone to go up with you. That will help you gain confidence. When I wondered if I was too old to climb (20 years ago) I thought I might ask my friend Jim, N5DC to go up for me. Then I su
I use the Master Appliance Butane Ultratorch. It is the first and only thing I have found that will solder on a tower with some wind. It is not a standard torch. You first light it like a torch, but
Get it at Home Depot Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Can you use normal butane lighter fuel for irons like the Ultratorch? K4ROZ _______________________________________________ ________________________
How does one deal with a 1000 ft roll of Hardline? Is there some sort of holder? Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk m
Thanks for all the advice. I was thinking of the 600 or hardline. I guess jack stands might be the ideal way. I love the tree idea. No trees, but I could sink a couple of posts in the ground and winc
If a a tower is encased in concrete I'm sure it is frequently wet, but I am guessing that the lack of oxygen in the concrete inhibits rust. If I put a tower in an area subject to periodic flooding, s