Hi again, I have been asked some questions about our antennas and how they do/don't operate out here in Hawaii. I have tried to answer, I hope accurately. Should you care, please have a look at the f
Part 2 So new questions came along, and I, once again atempt to explain: Did nothing useful to add to the performance of the dipole. For dipoles, or any other balanced antenna, the characteristics of
bit snipped about the tower How about the performance of the 6Y4A elevated radial antennas during last year's contests? See Feb and March CQ-Contest. Used Force 12's verticals, and Tom raised the rad
Probably the non-wise one! Hi Denny, I am sitting here sort of pooped out! My son and I got one of the Glads up this morning, the TL160, what a beast. Our problem is our QTH, would be easy on flat la
Of course, the KT has a good F/B also; that makes a big difference in your perceived comparison to a dipole. That is, even without "high" gain, you do hear the DX better as noise from the sides/rear
Aloha, Would appreciate any info about the day, time, and room number of the Antenna Forum at Dayton. For the first time since 1994 my son and I will be attending from Kauai. No info yet on the Hamve
Using Gladiators only, W1XT, operating in the Phoenix area, medium soil conductivity, did the following during the ARRL CW test last weekend: 160 meters....... 23 Q's/ 18 multi's 80..................
Just curious if anyone might have any thoughts on any good 160 verticals. I saw the Gladiador in NCJ ...curious abt it. Do these arrays operate on only one band, that is spaced only for 160 or 80, or
Aloha, Well Hawaiian soil really isn't better at all! In fact it may be worse. I just now have to understand the following which just arrived from the Oracle of Tropical Ag and Soils, University of H
A German company is selling a 26 meter (~83 foot) tall vertical (the Titanex). This height is about 5/8 wave on 40 meters. The antenna is costly, and an additional cost remote tuner of some sort is a
Also, does anyone have comparison with the Uni-Hat CTSVR antenna, built by N5NUG? It is 31 feet tall, has a 15 foot diameter top hat--eight Alum. "spokes" with a wire circumference run around the spo
now. performed Aloha Bill, Thank you so much for your comments. Yes, the CTSVR appears to be a disaster waiting to occur in our heavy trade winds out here. I have been leaning toward the Hy-tower for
What do you suppose the trees will do when word gets around the Stan, W9WBL, is using Cocobolo wood ( carefully gathered by elves from deep within the the CW forest , so I was told ) -- this wood for
Aloha, No ice here tonight, but, big waves on Hawaiian beaches tonight. Consider: Beaufort Wind Scale: Force 12 = 73 mph winds, 45-foot seas very quickly, just a few hours!! Height of waves is direct
Hi again, Still spending a lot of time to determine which vertical to add to my "farm". Just learned of the Sommers line. They are really different!! Take a look at their "circuit": http://www.sommer
-snip HI Dale, I have the CATS connector on the bottom of my Tailtwister. Every once in awhile, I have to go jiggle it!! Every now and then it seems one of the contacts within opens; a bit of a wiggl
Hi, I have had a TA-34-XL for 5 years now. It is a tribander, and has withstood some very powerful winds here across Kauai. Not hurricane force yet (75+mph), but well over the 50's. I have it on an M
some text snipped: --another snip-- This phenomena is exactly why Yaesu offers the ability to have the separate rcv ant input for the "sub" rcvr. The suggested method in the FT-1000 manual is to feed
stuff snipped more snipped Hi LB and the group, My KW Matchbox does not have this internal coupler, just an external coax line directional coupler. Finished the V-beam installation last weekend, duri
Aloha to those following this project, and especially you over in Europe who have been waiting for skeds on 30 and 40 CW. I am doing my best to get these wires functioning. I am now trying to get the