- 241. Re: Topband: FCP model (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 16:58:41 -0400
- No, but they can use loading coils which is better than linear loading. I found that out years ago with 40M yagis Carl KM1H -- Original Message -- From: <mstangelo@comcast.net> To: <richard@karlquist
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00017.html (9,208 bytes)
- 242. Re: Topband: THE ITINERANT 160 METER ANTENNA PROJECT (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 18:57:31 -0400
- Did he actually claim that or that the effect of the ground loss was reduced? I dont have a reference handy. Carl KM1H _______________________________________________ ________________________________
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00047.html (9,364 bytes)
- 243. Re: Topband: THE ITINERANT 160 METER ANTENNA PROJECT (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 08:56:05 -0400
- OK, thanks all for that info, its obviously something I havent read altho I have those HB's. Carl KM1H _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00051.html (12,637 bytes)
- 244. Re: Topband: Antennas (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 12:27:07 -0400
- The T2FD was described in QST for June 1949 and CQ for November 1951 and February 1953, all by USN Capt G.L. Countryman, W3HH. Included are results reported by the USN, who did the design, in compari
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00058.html (9,957 bytes)
- 245. Re: Topband: Antennas (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 15:19:57 -0400
- EDIT: change the second paragraph to: Included are results reported by the USN, who did the design, in multiple comparisons to existing antennas at many locations as well as detailed construction det
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00066.html (11,947 bytes)
- 246. Re: Topband: ITINERANT 160 M ANTENNA - Response Summary (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 19:05:48 -0400
- If youre stuck with on ground radials figure you wont have room for full size. In that case see if 50'x 2' rolls of galvanized chicken wire is available locally. Put out 4 rolls as spokes and wire to
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00073.html (10,650 bytes)
- 247. Re: Topband: opinion (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 19:11:11 -0400
- Mais avec les femmes vous ne jamais leur dire qu'ils sont en train de changer mais oui Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose 73, Ken - K4XL -- Ken - K4XL BoatAnchor Manual Archive BAMA - http://ba
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00074.html (10,108 bytes)
- 248. Re: Topband: Soldering in the wild! (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 14:19:02 -0400
- Ive run up to about 500' using extension cords and a Weller 8200. For deep woods I lug a small automotive 12V battery and soldering iron. Radials to ground rods are done with a propane torch. Carl KM
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00088.html (9,248 bytes)
- 249. Re: Topband: T2FD Antennas (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 20:57:55 -0400
- I sold dozens to a contractor that was supplying R&R ham gear to Gulf War II. The package included TS-450's and feedback was they worked very well for out of hamband phone patches, etc. Carl ________
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00098.html (10,843 bytes)
- 250. Re: Topband: Radials over a stone wall (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:06:39 -0400
- What about pushing them thru holes in the wall? I do that with the radials for a pair of 2 wire Beverages that terminate at trees right at the wall which has been there since at least the early 1800'
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00150.html (9,633 bytes)
- 251. Re: Topband: Radials over a stone wall (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:20:53 -0400
- Rent a hammer drill with a 1/2" or 3/4" bit and an extension. Takes about 15 minutes a hole as long as you have AC out there. My 3/4" bit is 12" long and Ive used it several times to bust up big boul
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00161.html (15,426 bytes)
- 252. Re: Topband: RX 4 SQ Phasing (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:38:49 -0400
- I use 5 two wire Beverages for 10 directions and have good directivity down to the 175 KHz LF BCB and they are only 500-700' long. Performance seems to exceed published info. On the US BCB its like a
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00165.html (8,649 bytes)
- 253. Re: Topband: RX 4 SQ Phasing (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:54:31 -0400
- How does it work way down into LF? Carl _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00168.html (8,204 bytes)
- 254. Re: Topband: RX 4 SQ Phasing (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:22:36 -0400
- ** More like 24, my 70cm yagis are 15 degrees. ** That doesnt make sense since the books, etc claim virtually no directivity at a 1/4 wave. At 175 KHz a 1/4 wave is 1406'. Carl KM1H _________________
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00182.html (9,306 bytes)
- 255. Re: Topband: Radials over a stone wall (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:24:40 -0400
- Cleaning out the grooves and hole on a regular basis is all Ive ever done and the bit is over 20 years old and still does the job. Its easy to tell when it needs cleaning as the progress slows down.
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00184.html (10,402 bytes)
- 256. Re: Topband: RX 4 SQ Phasing (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 12:40:17 -0400
- This for instance http://www.aytechnologies.com/TechData/ShortBev.htm And what mode is that? Yes they work suprisingly well at LF, so well in fact that I can seperate stations on the same frequency,
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00187.html (9,847 bytes)
- 257. Re: Topband: Electric Fence Post Insulators for FCP (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:36:14 -0400
- The black fence insulators are about $4 for a package of 25 at a local feed and grain store. I get mine at Dodge Grain in Salem. In days of old I used old dogbones that had way too many years outdoor
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00222.html (13,932 bytes)
- 258. Re: Topband: Threading radials (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:48:42 -0400
- At a prior QTH in the 80's I used 3/4" PVC pipe and T's to support a length of 3/4" CATV hardline as the shunt feed. A single piece of #12 didnt work well at all at any spacing using bandwidth and pi
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00249.html (8,416 bytes)
- 259. Re: Topband: UA9YAB - Silent Key (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:11:07 -0400
- It must have been that counterfeit Stoli vodka that did it! Made in Veneuzela from petroleum waste. Carl KM1H _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00251.html (8,789 bytes)
- 260. Re: Topband: Threading radials (score: 1)
- Author: "ZR" <zr@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:42:28 -0400
- Using PVC pipe and their matching T's there is no need of tiewraps. A couple of hose clamps just above the T will hold them in place. Carl KM1H ZR and HAROLD, I have been having issues with the tie w
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00252.html (10,444 bytes)
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