Pete, WS4G; Number one below has been around for some time; cut one 80m dipole for 3.525 and the 2nd one for about 3.900 as I recall. Feed a short and long side and braid to a short an dlong side, if
Steve; Just FYI, after Hurricane Hugo roared thru Charlotte, NC at 88 mph with gusts to 108 mph, (140 mph at Charleston, SC) many Sked 80 masts were damaged in the metro area. K2SD had a DB-1015 stac
Dear Phil; Comtek suggests 10 feet of dacron rope at the insulator, which leaves about 9+ feet from tower leg to the upper wire antenna. The feedpoint can be pulled out the proper diagonal, via a dac
Cedrick; See WWW.championradio.com to order a Rohn Catalog, which includes base specs for several models. A must reference for Rohn tower owners. 73-GL Jim, K4SQR -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting
Andrew, The power split is four ways, ie, with 100 watts, 25w to each vertical. So whatever the transmitted power was at ZL9CI, one-fourth was sent to each vertical by the Comtek Systems ACB-40 Hybri
Recent questions concerning stacking yagis are given at www.hy-gain.com Scroll to bottom of page for FAQ's and other topics. It is a modified version that existed prior to the purchase of Hy-Gain by
Roger; Altho still under construction, Comtek's WEB site is: www.comteksystems.com and e-mail is comtek4@juno.com 73, Jim, K4SQR On Tue, 31 Aug 1999 14:36:01 -0400 "Roger D. Johnson" <n1rj@pivot.net>
curious F12, Ken and Readers; Top loading is preferred for shortened verticals, then center coil loading, and last place is base coil loading. So the Force-12 linear models and the Gladiator Top Load
Read www.bencher.com site this AM; the SKYHAWK 3X10 No Trap tri-bander & specs on their site now. 73, Jim Miller, K4SQR ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Int
The Rohn Tower dealer in Elkiin, NC, about an hour and a half North of Charlotte on I-77 is Electronic Service Center, Tel: 800-672-7140 Orders Only. Technical etc. call Tel: 336-835-5421 FAX: 336-83
Clive; Womens vinyl coated "bobby pins" work very well "pinning radials" to the earth. When purchasing 15-30 packages for a 160 meter project years ago, I assure you any male buying this amount at a
Rich; Before comparing a trapped R-7000 antenna, take a look at the new Ameritron AV-620 No Trap 3/8 wave vertical. 6m-20m. Also the T.J. Antenna Co. makes a remotely tuned vertical for 40, 80 & 160.
Len; contact www.mgs.com Max Gain Systems carries full line of fiberglass for quads, vertical insulators etc. in addition to the Antenna Mart line of quads. The Antenna Mart catalog is on line at tha
Dick et al: A procedure for detuning towers is in chapter 11, Antennas and Techniques for Low Band DX'ing by ON4UN, published by ARRL. Regards, Jim Miller, K4SQR _____________________________________
My only comments are that during 28 years of hamming in the former Panama Canal Zone and USA, have never experienced a failure other than pilot bulb, on my Ham M's-Ham II-Ham IV's and T2X Tailwister'
Brian; ROHN makes 7 foot UPS shippable sections. So 7 would put you in your desired ballpark. GL, Jim, K4SQR ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy
Floyd; Sound like the Uni-Hat Co. in Texas now. There was an office in NM for a whille, now all in Dallas area I believe. The CTSVR vertical covers 160-80-40 & 20 I believe. Most use it on 160; about
Carlos; PT2HO: The RCS-8V specs call for reduced power levels in those ranges. It has a very good track record. 73-GL- Jim Miller, K4SQR ______________________________________________________________
Rush, I bought a H.D. WB0W, INC. (TEL:800-626-0834) Gin Pole from Gaylen in September, because of a 55G project. About $295. + about $62. shipping. It is heavier duty than my Rohn, which I sold to a