Hi Topbanders, I am very much aware that any joins between sections of a short vertical radiator need particular care to produce as low a resistance as is possible so as not to degrade the overall ef
Hi Topbanders, With Edy's permission I am posting the reply he sent to me direct: -- Hello George, my two cents. I had and experince with a very short antenna which differs from other answer I found.
Hi Topbanders, With Bill VE3NH's permission I am posting his reply to me to the Top Band listing. -- I use fine sand paper/steel wool/burnishing wheel on my drill to clean the tubing which goes insid
Hi Topbanders, Posting with Pat, W5OZI's permission. -- TENNADYNE uses graphite powder before inserting telescoping sections and pinning them with SS screws. Naturally, the aluminum should be polishe
Hi Topbanders, Thanks to all who took the trouble to reply to the above posting. All replies were very much appreciated and I ended up with a sensible approach to making good low resistance RF joins
Hi Top Banders, Can anyone give me some help in arriving at the change in radiation resistance (efficiency) for a 40 foot vertical on 1.8MHz with a top capacity hat 20 feet in diameter with 8 radial
An interesting -- and very easy to overlook! -- reference in ON4UN's latest lowband bible in the matter of ground radials... Specifically, wire laid atop the ground may be considered to have a veloci
Hi Topbanders, Just picking up on a point that Tom, W8JI made in the thread currently running on "Short, Fat Vertical": "More capacitance at the top is a good idea, SO LONG AS YOU DON'T MOVE THE CURR