I would like to claim that the photo shows my 160 meter installation but in reality, this is the directional tower array for AM Radio KGO in the back waters of San Francisco Bay. I love the idea of u
Today is Tower Technician Appreciation Day: https://natehome.com/upcoming-events/2023-tower-technician-appreciation-day/ Let's all be careful up there. 73, Jeff KH6O -- KH6O / B 28.2338 MHz IARU coor
Request references (magazine articles, handbooks) for using a grounded tower plus gamma match as a vertical radiator. 73, Jeff KH6O _______________________________________________ ___________________
Thank you to everyone who replied! Am I correct in assuming the radiation pattern will be (almost) perfectly omnidirectional or will the tower itself have a bearing on the pattern? 73, Jeff KH6O ____
Because theory and actual practice don't always agree. (Also, you left out Jasik and Kraus.) 73, Jeff KH6O _______________________________________________ ___________________________________________
Jim, Dave, Theory attempts to capture each and every variable that can be accounted for, but there will always be a multitude of variables that will affect an application which remain unknown. This i
Not sure if I sent this earlier: https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/roots-of-radio/the-development-of-the-directional-am-broadcast-antenna?utm_term=5E35C2B9-3044-4235-9961-04D879406E09&utm_
This is the enemy of some AM broadcast tower owners: https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/workbench/this-is-one-tower-climber-you-dont-want-to-see?utm_term=5E35C2B9-3044-4235-9961-04D879406E0
Your tower might be an invitation to copper wire thieves: https://insidetowers.com/copper-is-being-ripped-out-coast-to-coast/ We had an incident in Honolulu where someone tried to steal LIVE high-vol
This article includes a bit of history of the beginning of UHF TV broadcasting in the early 1950s: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/hilton-rooftop-antenna The tower was installed long after the build
Ok, in my last post I got the tower height (700 ft) wrong, but this time it's correct! https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/copper-thieves-destroy-kitxs-radio-tower -- 73, Jeff KH6O
We've heard of thieves stealing copper wire, but stealing a 200 foot steel broadcast tower? https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/hey-who-stole-my-tower 73, Jeff KH6O _______________
I didn't read any of the text -- I just wanted to see the towers -- man, I love these things: https://www.radioworld.com/tech-and-gear/tech-tips/in-a-challenging-era-am-stations-still-have-options --
I'd like to see a version of this for 160M: https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/wqvram-is-granted-cp-to-use-heba-antenna-at-night -- 73, Jeff KH6O / 6 _________________ Searchable