I am wanting to buy a short 2 element 40 meter beam. I live near Houston, T exas so ice loading would not be a factor. From time to time I do use legal limit AM and SSB, so that might be a factor.
I just wanted to thank all members who read my request for information on which antenna to buy and answered my request. I appreciated the help very much. Based on all the comments, I'm leaning toward
I started this discussion, and am frankly overwhelmed by the quantity and quality of the suggestions and discussion given on this subject. Again, I'd like to thank everyone for your views. They were
As mentioned on another post and subject, I am going to build a 40 meter W6NL Moxon Beam. The center of the Director is split and is not at ground potential. I see a lot of builders have used a two f
Most of the radiation comes from the current part of the antenna which is going to be close to the center point of the driven element. If you are using a U shaped channel 2 foot long at this area of
Scott, Thanks for your reply. However, I realize the antenna works very well. That is why I want to build one. But, maybe it can be made to work better. That's my point. Am I not thinking clearly on
Thanks Tim!!!! Yes I meant the Driven element! (Been so wrapped up in this boom mount thing.) OK on the G10. I have some G-10 around here close to 1/4 inch thick. (I etch a lot of G-10 for QRP projec
Bud and Dave Gilbert, OK, I understand what you are saying, Bud. But what about the shielding effect? Taking this to an extreme, I could encapsulate the entire driven element into a hypothetical long
This brings up a big question in my small mind. Assuming you need to correct element length, I can see you can use SWR to adjust the driven element. But how do you correctly know how to correct or ad
I guess I should add, assuming the elements are all grounded, so the offset would affect all the elements. Lee, w0vt This brings up a big question in my small mind. Assuming you need to correct eleme
I'm gathering parts to build a 40 meter Moxon. The boom will be 24 foot long. I happen to own some 6 foot sections of 2.5 inch OD tubing with what appears to have 1/16th inch wall thickness. (The stu
I'm slowly building up a 40 meter Moxon Beam and the boom needs to be somewhere between 24 and 27 foot long depending on the article used to build it. The boom has me stuck. As all of you know, most
I want to thank everyone who took the time giving me ideas on how to splice my boom together. I need to digest every option mentioned. One of the suggestions suggested was to turn down some 2 inch
I bought an LED light kit from Unified Microsystems. www.unifiedmicro.com Lee, w0vt I ordered a LED kit from Idiom Press to replace the burned out 1819 bulb in my tailtwister controller but Idiom stu
Talking about Idium Press, I bought a new hand key from them a few years ago. The knob had been either purposely broken off or accidentally broken off and then glued in place. The problem was the kno
I have had my 18HT up for 30 years with aluminum tubes in the concrete. I see no signs of deterioration. That's good enough for me. Lee, w0vt Yes indeed.. Aluminum is readily attacked by most acids a
I've had an 18HT for 40 years. It's been in two locations. The last one for 30 years. The base fits into three thick walled aluminum pipes sunk into concrete. It's never failed and it's as strong as
FYI Lee, w0vt http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB946 Please read and pass this to all Amateur Radio Operators who have towers. This COULD be detrimental to all of us