I also am curious about failure modes on the Budwigs. It is possible to misuse the Budwigs by putting strain on the exposed copper parts. The antenna wire is supposed to be secured to the PLASTIC p
I haven't either, because the few I've used were for CQP dipoles with relatively little stress on them. Mechanical issues drive much of the design of wire antennas with a lot of stress on them. My wi
How much do you pay for an SO-259? I bought one at a hamfest for $1. It was Chinese junk that allowed poor conduction to the center connector. I would not make a dipole antenna with one of those.
The Alpha Delta Kit is 30 bucks with insulators. The Budwig device is 17 bucks. Hygain is 50, DXE sells one for 23, MFJ 30. JTS at HRO for 19. Search for the word Center at HRO or DXE. Lots of ch
Ive had a DX Engineering center T up for 12 years, $29 for the kit. The feed line is 300 ohm twin lead. 73 W5BXE _______________________________________________ ______________________________________
Author: Tyler Stewart via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:10:28 +0000 (UTC)
Ive had fairly good results with the Budwig. The key is not to use the feed wires to support the antenna. Loop it through the holes and then double back to solder to the feed wire or better yet, do
Amen to this, though I've never felt the need to use split bolts. However, I used one in one side of my Carolina Windom, which is under quite a lot of tension due to the weight of the balun and unun
Not using the feedline to support the feed point. I use UV resistant rope to do that. I did change out the rope about 3 years ago only because I was raising the dipole to it current location about 45
Thanks for the help. The MFJ item at $50 is expensive. I have an older Budwig and had a homebrew one I got from another vendor. Lost that one so far after my basement was waterproofed. The Alpha Delt
Like most things, the quality of cable ties varies considerably. The big box stores ones will most likely not last very long, they may even break while installing them. I typically use Panduit and fo
"I believe that Thomas & Betts also makes very good cable ties." I use T&B 3:1 thick wall shrink-tube with adhesive liner in direct Sun on antenna connections in central Nevada. No issues in 8 years.
I have a very nice dipole center conductor device made by K4AVU called a K4AVU BOO WIG. His email address is K4AVU@Yahoo.com. It is a small medal can type container with a PL-259 connector in the mid
K4AVU is a SK according to QRZ. Don W7WLL The box it came in has the following address info: Paul Marsha K4AVU 200 Garden Trail Lane Lexington, SC 29072 John Owens - N7TK On 07/23/2021 9:23 PM KD7JYK
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Why not add a 5KW balun and call it done. http://www.hypowerantenna.com/ Model: BL 10-160-5KW High Power HF Balun $45.95 Jim - KR9U Who has no connection with Hypower Antennas. ______________________