Non-resonant guy wire lengths

[K2WK at aol.com]

A few days back someone posted info on non-resonant guy wire lengths.
I'm not sure if all the questions the writer posed were answered.  Does
anyone have a table of non-resonant guy wire lengths that they could
send me, or post to the net?  I'm primarly interested in avoiding resonances
in the non-WARC bands.  Thanx for taking the time to read, and hopefully
respond, to this query.

                                         73 de Walt - K2WK @aol.com

>From Brian McGinness <CARL02 at MACCVM.CORP.MOT.COM>  Mon Sep 18 04:19:28 1995
From: Brian McGinness <CARL02 at MACCVM.CORP.MOT.COM> (Brian McGinness)
Date: 17 Sep 1995 22:19:28 -0500
Subject: Beverage preamp
Message-ID: <"CARL02 95/09/18 03:19:28.911114"@MACCVM.CORP.MOT.COM>


Bob -

In spite of what Kenwood says about modifying your rig for a second
antenna input, it is not that big of a deal. I had to do it to
my rig, no combination of relays, switches and dummy loads completely
protected the K2ZJ box from getting blown up. No matter what I did,
relays were to slow and the device eventually got zapped!

Of course Kenwood wants to protect themselves (and your rig) from
being butchered. But with a little care, it is quite doable.

I made a short loop of white telfon cable with a male and female
BNC connector, and looped it out of the back of the rig so just
enough of the coax stuck out so the BNCs could be joined. Then I
found the little header connector on the filter board in the radio
that was on the receiver side of the rig's antenna relay.

I then pulled that connector loose, and spent a little time tracking
down a male and female header connector that matched what Kenwood
uses, and installed those on the ends of the white teflon coaxes
sticking in the back of the radio.

For normal use, just connect the BNC's and the rig is normal.
For beverage use, connect an extra antenna switch common and ant #1
to the BNC connectors, and put ur beverages on the other positions.

Sorry everyone had to read this, but there seemed to be some
general interest in this. And I didn't use the "C" word!

73, Brian WA3WJD
carl02 at maccvm.corp.mot.com


>From James White <0006492564 at mcimail.com>  Mon Sep 18 04:18:00 1995
From: James White <0006492564 at mcimail.com> (James White)
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 95 22:18 EST
Subject: Lil guy needs non run station
Message-ID: <71950918031817/0006492564PK4EM at MCIMAIL.COM>

On cw, as in life, the best way to get someones attn is to use their name
(i.e. their call on the air).

When I need the non "frequency owner" I dump his suffix in pdq and add up 5
(TR up 5) do this immediately after he stops sending - don't dally ad he is
an s&p person and as such tuning his way across the band, not expecting
anyone to come after him.

Then I go up prox 5 KHz send his full call twice de my call (N6TR N6TR de
K1ZX)                              

It usually works, when it doesn't work on the first shout I send the 2 X 1
attempt again, and then one more try at it if no luck. The three tries
should catch him, most guys tune up the band as their radio's receivers are
best designed to work when tuning up in freq. Unless the target station
decides to immediately change bands after the last qso he may have missed
your initial prompt to move up 5 but sure as hell won't miss his own call if
you send it promptly six times! (Well, this method hasn't been 100% but damn
near it...and there is always somebody ease dropping to see if you have
success, when you don't they always call you! - so it is not a complete
loss)

Oh yes, the tie in on this is that you do not do this directly on top of
another station if you hear one up prox five, so quickly twist the knob up
five and barring it being K3ZO's run freq attempt the call...if it is QRL
then try a lil hiogher, if you find it is QRL he has probably tuned up a lil
himself)

I have used this in SS for years (25th SS this year) and it has been very
effective.                                                         

                                GL cu SS                           

                                           Jim, zx     k1zx at mcimail.com