I have a homebrew G5RV type antenna. The antenna wire is fed with 300 ohm radio shack twin lead, which runs to a Van Gorden HI-Q 4:1 balun, which then feeds RG-11 75ohm coax. I have used this system
Hi Joe, Thanks for the email. I figured I was just looking at a way to improve it. If it does reduce noise some, then it was worth it. 73 John AF5CC -- Original Message -- From: Joseph or Ruth Patric
How does the TGM miniquad (or mini products miniquad) compare to other small beams like the Cushcraft MA5B, Mosley Mini32, and Butternut HF5B in terms of performance? I like the idea of the miniquad
I have an Icom 706 original which I have owned for the past 2 years and really like (other than the NB not being that good on consumer electrical noise). I have noticed for the past few months that t
Here is an oldie but goodie! I recently picked up a CDR TR-2 rotor from ebay. I can find little information about this rotor, though. Does anyone have any information on it, like what size of antenna
How do the "radialless" verticals, like the R5, R7000, MA5V, Gap ones, compare in performance to the standard 1/4 wave verticals that are roof mounted with radials? Does one tend to outperform the ot
That brings up another issue I have wondered about. I know that monoband yagis outperform tribanders because they have the proper element spacing, where a tribander is a compromise in terms of elemen
Hi Dan How lossy are traps really? I have seen so many diffrent figures on how bad they are or aren't 73 John AF5CC Triband Yagis also suffer due to losses in their traps as do trapped verticals. A 1
A couple of weeks ago I posted an email about the receive in my Icom 706 occasionally dropping down on some bands, and coming back after you click the mic or key putting the rig into transmit. After
I had previously said that I had a G5RV type dipole that I made myself. After repairing it today following a run in with a tree branch last Wednesday, I realize that it isn't quite that. It is more o
Back when I first got on the air from my home QTH (we had a radio club at my junior high which I used for about a year before getting my own station), I had a Hy-Gain 14AVQ 40-10 meter vertical which
I think quite a few of us probably have stories like this. In the past couple of years I have run into a few hams on the local repeater who unfortunately are so concerned with getting the perfect ant
I am looking at a Cushcraft 416TB circular polarized antenna for UHF terrestrial SSB/CW use. If I were to remove the one set of elements, and only attach the feedline harness to the one driven elemen
Has anyone on the list used a Mosley Mini32A or Mini33A tribander antenna? If so, could you email me off the list, I have a couple of questions I would like to ask about these antennas. 73 John AF5CC
Some of you probably remember the HQ-1 mini quad made by Mini Products of Erie, PA. I have had a couple in the past. TGM communications now makes a similar antenna. However, some of you might also re
Hi Brian, \ The HQ-1 miniquad worked on 6m as well. The manual shows a 3:1 SWR on that band, but the one I had was actually close to a flat SWR. I worked my only JA on 6m with it before it fell apart
I am helping a friend sell a few extra items and one he has is a Yaesu G-1000DXA rotor with control box and 75 feet of cable with the connectors on it. I am trying to figure out what these are worth
I have for sale a Yaesu GS-232B computer-Yaesu rotor interface. This allows you to do computer control of your Yaesu rotor, so you can use your logging program or radio control program to turn your r
Is it possible to take the typical triband yagi and shorten it some to use it only on 15 and 10m if you are limited on space? I guess this would involve removing the element ends that are beyond the
Does anyone on the list have experience with the MFJ moxon antennas? They now have models for 6m, 10m, and 15m. The advertised gain is 3.3dbi, which seems really low for a 2 element antenna. That is