Just like the real estate agent sez: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Anyone know any real property located on a volcano peaked island on the magnetic equator with antenna area atop the volcano...and swa
PAT: TOM'S GOT GOOD ADVICE. ALSO IT CAN BE DONE BY USING A "SHOTGUN MICROPHONE" OR A SHARP MICROPHONE INTO A SMALL HAND HELD PARABOLIC DISH TO A PORTABLE AUDIO AMP TO A HEADPHONE OUTPUT TO HEADS. WHA
I have been reading all of the posts about the tribander gain tests and it reminds me of a similar case about 20-30 years ago that involved 2 meter beams and the infamous gamma-match. One particular
Dave and Ty mentioned using vertical polarization for triband tests. This is usually NOT recommended for HF antennas on a ground-reflection range using the gain-transfer method. As stated in the IEEE
Jeff, Look for an outfit that does hot dip galvanizing in your locale and have it done....might cost you $50-$100 bucks but will be rust free for your lifetime and much more eye appealing and neater
snip; Kind of beating a dead horse here, I think. Just having two or three radiators in the air certainly doesn't guarantee behaviour like a yagi, even if it looks like one. If it has traps and all t
Although I am sorry to see the product line go, I am confident that MFJ will be able to continue the excellent reputation that Hy-Gain had for performance and customer service under the new helm of A
Those interested in the CFA may wish to read the ongoing discussion on the NEC-List. Look in the 1999 archive at: http://dutettq.et.tudelft.nl/~koen/Nec/index.html 73 Roger WB0DGF -- FAQ on WWW: http
The biggest problem, Richard, is when the temperature gets much below 32 degrees, the water will freeze, and in the process, expand with enough pressure to rubture the tubing of the tower legs! I've
HP has posted a very nice RF Design Tool software for Win95/NT4 on their web page for free download. It includes application notes, design tools for active and passive circuits, and system tools. Inc
It has really been interesting reading the discussion on the K-factor and Effective Moment on the reflector. While I agree that our EM and Yaesu's K-Factor are not perfect, they are much better than
I need information on a three-section, crank-up, tilt-over, three legged, Tristao tower. If there was a model number on the Tristao name plate, it has completely weathered away. Each of the three sec
I am also sad to hear that K6STI is getting out of the software business. His YO and AO programs were some of the best antenna design programs available! I could almost see it coming, however. As our
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Someone should correct a statement made by Roland Mueller on the RF-GlobalNet Antenna Forum web site. He is one of the coordinators of this site. In his post made on 2-16-99, he states: "I thought th
I received the Happy99 via the TT digest. Thanks! I have deleted the files, but how do I modify the registry entry to remove (ska.exe="ska.exe")? 73 Roger WB0DGF -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.
Omega was a VLF navigation system similar to the Decca system. Position was determined by measuring the phase difference between several transmitters. I only used it once during an oceanographic trip
I had a rhon 25g given to me and i want to use 3 sections of the tower ,put it with brackets and a cement base. the highest point for me to install a bracket at the peak of my house will b about 28 f
Afriend of mine has a chance to replace his T2X with an HDR-300. Will it fit into a Rohn 25 top section?? 73, Roger -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@c
I use heat shrink tubing about 3 inches long. I also coat the unused connector with silicon grease before shrinking the tubing. GL Roger K8RS -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.htm