This is the title, Short Antennas for 160 Meter Radio - anyone read through it? I have ON4UN's book from a couple of years back so wonder if there is anything worthwhile in that ARRL version ... than
I bought it and read through it. It is a small book so it doesn't take long to read through. Several interesting designs with EZNEC models to play with. I could not make practical use out of any of i
Who is listed as author? That might give a clue. :) There's a slide show (pdf file) from a tutorial presentation I've done at Pacificon and for several local DX clubs on the fundamentals of 160M ante
I think I reviewed it for our national magazine some years back. I don't think you will find much in there that isn't in ON4UN's book. 73, Greg, ZL3IX On 2014-01-22 04:29 a.m., James Rodenkirch wrote
Thanks to all that replied - enuff "keep reading the ON4UN tome" comments to keep me from reaching in to my wallet for a charge card...Hi Hi Hope to hear and work you in the upcoming CQ 160 'test' th
I did a year or so back.... First off for the price I was sadly disappointed with the size...it's a thin booklet. Second I found little of practical use in it for an average small lot Top Bander. I'l
When Grant's book came out, I purchased it and gave it a careful read. I posted my review to TopBand and it can be read here: http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Topband/2012-09/msg00177.html
When I first got into amateur radio, I bought a lot of different antenna books. And every so often, I would look at new ARRL Handbooks, antenna books, etc. After awhile, you realize that there are on
I will have to put that book on my wish list..I have been using a short 43 foot high vertical antenna for quite a few years now...It is based on the Minooka design, A spoked Top Hat with a Loading co
About 30 years ago, I had a 55 foot tower with a feedpoint at the top. It fed a horizontal wire 55 feet high and 130 feet long against the tower. The base of the tower was grounded, but no radials. I
That jibes with models showing the basic pattern you describe. The feed Z is wildly dependent on the nature of the tower ground plus capacitance to miscellaneous conductors on the tower for its speci