I bought some spools of the exact cord that Keith has pictured on his web page at the local WalMart a few years ago. As I remember, it was in the fishing supplies area. Not sure if they still stock i
Alan, Go to W4RNL, L.B. Cebik's web page (http://www.cebik.com/radio.html) for lots of ideas for high gain wire antennas. My favorites are EDZ and Lazy-H arrays. 73, Henry - K4TMC ___________________
L.B. Cebik, W4RNL has a short article on his web page (www.cebik.com/radio.html) under the Antennas From The Ground Up Series. He has also started a new series on Long Wire Antennas (www.cebik.com/wi
L.B. Cebik, W4RNL, has a number of great articles on his web site (http://www.cebik.com/radio.html) that discuss these along with Extended Double Zepp (EDZ) arrays. 73, Henry - K4TMC Raleigh, NC (hom
This is a little dated but...there was a source in Clinton, NC (Sampson County), about 30 miles east of Fayetteville. They have what you need. Here are the details: L&M Mfg. Co. 815 Northeast Blvd. C
A "beefier" pole is available at www.TMastCo.com for $115.00. Plus, there are no RF losses. Yes, I have a financial interest... 73, Henry - K4TMC You didn't say what bands you want to operate. One of
Bob, Yes, LB is a real asset to the ham community. Some significant honor is truly in order. I never truly understood all of the in's and out's of antennas until I started reading his web and magazin
There were some articles in NCJ last year, or maybe the year before, about using antennas near saltwater. Interesting reading. 73, Henry - K4TMC --Original Message-- From: john@kk9a.com To: TOWERTALK
I am looking for some real practical experience from those who may have used a commercial or home-brew vee beam for HF frequencies from 3.5 to 30 MHz. If you home-brewed yours, where did you obtain t
For those contemplating the use of a used or new wooden power pole as a substitute for a tower, required reading should be the excellent article in the Oct 2007 issue of CQ by Steve Gillmor, W1FK. 73
There was a surplus dealer in Huntsville, AL that had a couple of these several years ago. They had one parked out front next to one of the Interstate roads around Huntsville, not too far from the NA
For a really cheap (as in - you probably already have everything you need) but effective method of attaching guy lines to a mast, check out the "masthead knot" at this link: http://www.ropeworks.biz/
Those are the "Hot Sticks" made by Hastings Fiberglass (yellow) and AB Chance (orange). Hastings has two versions, with round sections and triangular section (No Twist). Maximum heights are 35 and 40
Robert, You did not indicate what will be at the top of the 75 ft AB577 mast. That will also have some bearing on how strong your guy point should be. Since you are on a parking lot type area, I assu
Unfortunately, I do not have any of these nice surplus telescopic masts available for sale. The 15 meter AB1339 and its 10 meter sibling, the AB1342, are made by Wibe in Sweden. Do a Google search fo
Steve, Thanks for the the followup information. No antenna masts are showing up as available through the surplus auctions. I was told that the communications gear was automatically declared something
Ken, Yes, I have one. I have never installed it over about 40 ft due to the complexity of the included guying system. 73, Henry - K4TMC --Original Message-- Anyone have any experience with an AB-1373
Grant, I would try listing it on eBay for $500.00, with pictures of all the items you have, and a discussion of the shipping issues. If that does not work, then list it on some of the ham-related web
These have been available for years from RadioWorks, and were even stocked by HomeDepot last year for less than $4.00 each. Not sure if they still stock them now. 73, Henry - K4TMC --Original Message
Yes, a screwdriver works great. After mine broke, I never even considered getting a replacement. 73, Henry - K4TMC --Original Message-- From: Dick Green WC1M <wc1m73@gmail.com> To: 'Mike' <k4gmh@arrl