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81. [TowerTalk] Inverted L Tuning Question (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 18:06:16 EST
Hi Guys, I'm trying to set up a 160-m. Inverted L for ARRL-160 this weekend but am having an interesting tuning problem. All thoughts appreciated! The Inverted L is made up of #12 stranded copper wir
/archives//html/Towertalk/2008-12/msg00071.html (7,847 bytes)

82. [TowerTalk] Inverted L Tuning - Solved (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 22:29:49 EST
Hi Guys, Thank You for all the wonderful ideas on getting my 160-m. Inverted L tuned. Your ideas got me going! My first mistake was connecting the radial ground to my tower ground. Here's what fixed
/archives//html/Towertalk/2008-12/msg00077.html (7,883 bytes)

83. [TowerTalk] 40-m. 4-Square vs. 40-m. Yagi (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:13:25 EST
Hi Guys, HNY! I'm not impressed with the performance of a 2-el. Forty-Shorty at 90' on DX qso's. While it's great for 1,000 mi. or less... my single 1/4 wave vertical is just as good on the average D
/archives//html/Towertalk/2008-12/msg00769.html (7,712 bytes)

84. [TowerTalk] 40-m. 4-Square vs. 40-m. Yagi - Update (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 01:24:08 EST
Guys, Thank You for the quick replies that stated the "Shorty-Forty should be doing much better". That's what I originally thought too or I wouldn't have put up the antenna. Some asked "what type of
/archives//html/Towertalk/2008-12/msg00772.html (9,190 bytes)

85. [TowerTalk] Slant (Shunt) Feeding 88' Tower on 160 (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:38:14 EST
Hi Guys, I'd appreciate your recommendations for Slant Feeding a 88' self-supporting tower for 160-m. The only antenna on the tower is a Cushcraft XM-240 (Shorty-Forty) on top. The XM-240's elements
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-01/msg00272.html (8,160 bytes)

86. [TowerTalk] Vertical at ponds edge (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:41:28 EDT
Many moons ago, while living in Central Illinois, I mounted a Hustler 5BTV vertical on a 4' pipe on the point of a medium sized pond... with NO radials and no ground rods. The simple vertical without
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-03/msg00517.html (8,135 bytes)

87. [TowerTalk] EZNEC- needs improvement (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 15:29:43 EDT
Hi Guys, TT is tremendous- what a wonderful wealth of information is shared! I am NOT trying to stir up trouble here as I am very thankful for modeling software like EZNEC. But I'm hoping that the ac
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-04/msg00039.html (9,217 bytes)

88. [TowerTalk] EZNEC- needs improvement (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 16:00:50 EDT
Hi Jim, Again- I am not trying to create trouble here but see computer modeling software improved. Yes- do have poor performance with verticals, but you mentioned that you live in a heavily wooded ar
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-04/msg00046.html (8,882 bytes)

89. [TowerTalk] EZNEC- needs improvement (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 22:17:11 EDT
Great job Paul! Now I understand why EZNEC is often wrong and why the Vertical often works better than the Yagi... even though EZNEC may say the Yagi has a 10dB advantage. Thanks! 73, Dick- K9OM In a
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-04/msg00085.html (11,718 bytes)

90. [TowerTalk] Resistance of RG-8 cable? (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:42:07 EST
Hi Guys, I'm wondering what the typical resistance should measure on a 100' length of RG-8 coax with one end shorted? I'm measuring 1.5 ohms when shorting one end of a 240' length of RG-8 ... is that
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-12/msg00105.html (7,211 bytes)

91. [TowerTalk] Half sloper recommedations needed (score: 1)
Author: rlvz@aol.com
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:27:57 EST
Hi Guys I'd appreciate your recommendations on building a Half Sloper for 160-m. I realize that some folk have had excellent results with Half Slopers and others have had terrible results with them!
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-12/msg00339.html (8,974 bytes)

92. [TowerTalk] Half Sloper recommendations - Results! (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 12:57:06 EST
Hi Guys, Happy New Year! Thank You to 10 people who replied concerning my questions about installing a 160-meter "Half Sloper" or moving my Inv. L from my 90' tower (where it works poorly) over to my
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00019.html (11,852 bytes)

93. [TowerTalk] LP v SteppIR (score: 1)
Author: rlvz@aol.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:23:52 EST
If your a contester and your tower can handle the extra weight and windload... I like Buddy's idea. Having stacked antennas offers tremendous "take off angle" and "dual direction" advantages that far
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00502.html (11,407 bytes)

94. [TowerTalk] SteppIR Rubber Boots (score: 1)
Author: rlvz@aol.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:47:34 EST
Hi Guys, I am wondering if anything can be done to increase the life of the SteppIR rubber boots that hold the element to the boom? Is there a coating they can be sprayed with? Here in Florida, mine
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00510.html (7,817 bytes)

95. [TowerTalk] Hi Chuck Re: SteppIR Rubber Boots (score: 1)
Author: rlvz@aol.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:53:19 EST
Hi Chuck, Thanks for the idea of forgetting the rubber boots and just taping the elements to the motor assembly. I have had a ton of problems with my SteppIR yagi. And I posted the results on the Pro
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00543.html (9,055 bytes)

96. [TowerTalk] Hi Bob Re: SteppIR (score: 1)
Author: rlvz@aol.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:02:41 EST
Hi Bob, Sounds like you've had alot of problems with your SteppIR Yagi as I have. If you have not done so, please complete a "Product Review" on the SteppIR at _www.eHam.net_ (http://www.eHam.net) as
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00545.html (11,310 bytes)

97. [TowerTalk] XM-240 Shorty-Forty: X-Hat Modification (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:43:43 EST
Hi Guys, I've had problems with the X-Hat Rods falling off of my XM-240. Therefore, I would like to eliminate the X-Hat by lengthening the elements. I'm wondering if anyone has done this successfully
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-02/msg00179.html (7,048 bytes)

98. [TowerTalk] XM-240 Shorty-Forty: X-Hat Modification (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:16:07 EST
Hi Doung & all, In my original post, I stated that some of my "X-Hat rods were falling off" so I'd like to lengthen the element and eliminate the X-Hat rods. A better description would have been I've
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-02/msg00180.html (10,070 bytes)

99. [TowerTalk] XM-240 Shorty-Forty: X-Hat Modification- Update (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:55:08 EST
Hi Guys, Thank You for the input regarding my XM-240 Shorty-Forty X-Hat rods breaking and falling off. For those who asked, the X-Hat Rods are 34-1/2" in length. I just went out and inspected the X-H
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-02/msg00194.html (13,112 bytes)

100. [TowerTalk] Hi Neil Re: C-19XR or Skyhawk? (score: 1)
Author: RLVZ@aol.com
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:55:06 EST
Hi Neil, I've owned both and clearly prefer the Skyhawk... both for performance and construction. The C-19 is built whimpy compared to the Skyhawk. Of course, some claim that "bending like bamboo rod
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-02/msg00479.html (8,366 bytes)


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