[TowerTalk] Vertical plans

[RICHARD SOLOMON]

Sounds like someone is afraid of the competition ...
 
or did April first come around again !!
 
Guess my 219 worked on 80 with a vertical qualifies as
..."wasting my time"... .
 
73, Dick, W1KSZ
 



> From: kb0fhp at comcast.net> To: bmaser at tampabay.rr.com; w5cpt at bellsouth.net; towertalk at contesting.com> Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 12:35:22 -0400> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical plans> > If you can't put up a full size 4 square array with at least 5 miles of> radial field - you are wasting your time and any one else that will have to> try and hear your puny signal. It is a waste of money and time to put up> anything less. > > -----Original Message-----> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob Maser> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 11:08 AM> To: W5CPT; towertalk at contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical plans> > Why not just find a used HyGain Hytower and put that up? I have been using > a homebrew version of it for the last 4 years and it really works fine. you> > get 80/40 and 20 with no coils and it is 53' tall, requiring one yard of > concrete.> > Bob W6TR> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "W5CPT" <w5cpt at bellsouth.net>> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 10:15 AM> Subject: [TowerTalk] Vertical plans> > > > Here is what I plan to do for an 80M vertical. Please feel free to advise> > > what else I might do or to warn me what not to do.> >> >> >> > I am going to Dallas TX in June for HamCom and while there I plan to visit> > > Texas Towers and purchase enough aluminum to build an 80M vertical. I > > plan on getting 4 each 12 foot pieces of tubing starting at 2" for the > > main radiator. I also plan on getting 3 each 12 foot pieces of 3/8ths > > tubing for the top hat. This will give me a 46.5' tall radiator with a > > six part 6 foot each top hat. My plan is to cross drill the top section > > which will be 1.625" and space the three sets of spokes about an inch > > apart as close to the top as I can drill. I will use hose clamps to keep > > them in place. The base will be a set of insulated clamps from > > DXEngineering to a plate attached to a 4X4 sunk in the ground.> >> >> >> > I then plan to erect it over about a mile of ground mounted radials evenly> > > distributed in a circle in my yard (I love living out in the country) and > > sticking my MFJ-259 on the feed to determine the amount of matching I will> > > need. I assume I will need some inline L to bring it to resonance. I > > realize it will probably not cover the whole band but I will tune it for > > the center and let the tuner in my radio widen the usable bandwidth.> >> >> >> > Your comments please.> >> >> > Clint - W5CPT> > _______________________________________________> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > TowerTalk mailing list> > TowerTalk at contesting.com> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk > > _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk> > _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk