Hi again, Seems I have been expecting more from my LMR-400 than what it really does do. Got the following this morning from Chad, WED9V: "According to your numbers, they seem to only be off ~0.1dB/10
Hi, Just such a series of test, between continents, was published in some detail in Communications Quarterly, in about the Spring or Summer of 1992. I am pretty sure it was that year, since I put up
Yes, but I suspect that the Force 12's do nothing on 30 and 40; they are for higher bands. If you want pretty good performance on 30 and 40, go for 1/2 wave center fed dipoles as high as you can get
Aloha from the Garden Island of Kauai, First of all, I am very impressed with the Gladiators. Their construction materials are tops, very heavy walled tubing, lots of section overlap, 3" between most
That info is provided by both Wizard and Miniprop propagation predicting programs for your PC; you must enter your station particulars, and I believe the both programs allow you to set the other end
After reading this, am certainly happy that all seven ofmy Gladiator verticals have nice views of the Pacific to the East, South, and West! Unfortunately, the entire island of Kauai lies to my North,
Aloha, just back on island last night from mainland, and earlier at Dayton. Yes, I sat on the floor up near the front during Steve's presentation; and was quite convinced. However, a great friend, La
And I have omitted a lot of Steve's reply to my earlier posts to save space: Our tests just -more stuff snipped ONE I do apologize for seeming to come down on the presentations by Steve at Dayton and
Hi Elliott, You don't mention the XMatch built by Paul Shrader, N4XM, nor do you mention which bands are of interest. If low banding, you ought to really look into the XMatch! It is rugged, "Plain Ja
Hi Elliott, Forgot to indicate that when using the XMatch with a balanced antenna feed line, I use the high power Amidon 4:1 balun, since the XM has none built in. 73, Jim, KH7M -- FAQ on WWW: http:/
Aloha, Thanks to the many who replied with comments about this coax switch. The problem of opening was finally solved by brute force: the knob just had to be forced off the shaft after two set screws
zones. revision Covers Alaska, but not Hawaii, which became a state in 1959. Usual trades this time of year carry gusts approaching 40 mph many days, strongest puff here on Kauai this morning, per my
Aloha, Here on Kauai, most beams of which I am aware were sprayed with Krylon clear coat; this includes my Mosley TA-34-XL which has been up since Dec. 1992 (its the one the insurance company paid fo
Aloha to all, Now have up the 160, 80, 20, 15 and 10 meter monoband Gladiator ground plane verticals. Ground plane as all have elevated bases -- on Radio Shack push up poles -- and also have elevated
Aloha, For KH7JAW who's IC-735 insists on reading the xmit freq 200 Hz low, what are the buttons, etc. to push at power-on to reset the microprocessor, assuming the rig has one, hi! Does not seem to
Aloha, But there is an even better and more accurate one, which is also FREE! It "pings" the connection between you and NIST or the Naval Observatory, adjusts the incoming signal depending upon the m
Aloha, This comparison is very easy to do; just go to: http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/javaclck.htm And the display, after a moment or so, will compare your computer clock to the NIST Java web c
Have no idea what is going on in your computer, Bob. Are you using the latest versions of either MSIE or Netscape? They have the correct Java code. I ma looking at the site right now on the other com
Wire gage? Hi Tom, I believe I am now convinced! I now have seven monoband Gladiator verticals up. All are on Radio Shack push -up poles, so the antenna bottoms are up around 10 to 12 feet. Four full
And, the radials obviously extend well beyond the 75 foot circle in which the poles sit! Also contributing to the difference in signal strength between the horizontal and vertical antennas is the me