Jerry,
Thank you for the pictures. I purchased the system.
Mack
W4AX
Mack
On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Jerry Flanders <jeflanders at comcast.net>
wrote:
>
> Recently, jjmmc at juno.com posted to SECC that Tad's antenna system is
> being sold for his widow. For those interested in purchasing it, the below
> is an email I received from Tad in February with details on the near-final
> installation. The dropbox link has MANY photos with details.
>
> As the original post requested, potential buyers should contact either Tim
> WK4U at tlemmon at gmail.com or Jim, KT4MM at kt4mm at bellsouth.net
>
> Jerry W4UK
> ============================================================
>
> 24 Feb 2014 09:00:47 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tad Williamson <tadwf4w at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:00:26 -0500
> Subject: The New tower and HF beam are up and operational (for the most
> part)
> To: jeflanders at comcast.net
>
> The tower and Beam are up. It is pretty amazing.
>
> Here's a link to my DropBox account with pictures up through weekend
> before last. I now have the beam complete and operational:
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dwg83pi20f5qbny/G6PrLmCOs9
>
> The tower was tiled over a little too far and was having trouble getting
> started up. Al, NN4ZZ, had come over to take some pictures of the
> tilt-plate and the way I modified the phasing tubes. He worked a
> come-along and we were able to get it up enough to get past the point of
> the problem (just a foot or two). Lesson learned....never tilt down to
> completely horizontal.
>
> I got the remote switch and the coax hooked up in the shack and checked
> the SWR across the bands:
>
> 40 is 2.6 at 7001 and drops down to 1:1 at 7120 -- I need to lengthen the
> tips a little to drop it down in the CW band
> 30 is 1.5:1 or less across the whole band
> 20 is 1.42:1 at 14001, flat at 14080 and 2.6:1 a 14340
> 17 is less than 1.25:1 across the whole band
> 15 is 1.35:1 or less across the whole band
> 12 is a problem, but I knew that going in--it running about 2.3 to
> 2.7:1---probably a trap, but I wanted to get it up and test it out.
> 10 is 1.4:1 or less from 28001 to 28.700
>
> I worked a handful of stations barefoot with the beam pointed Southeast
> (135 degrees). I have the cable run for the rotor, but haven't connected
> it to the controller yet..
>
> TK, PJ7 and W1AW/4 on 30 meters.
> VK7 and KH6 on 12 meters even with the higher SWR.
> EA8 and IK8 on 20 meters
>
> All were CW contacts, 100 watts and one call.
>
> I'll drop it all next week, see if I can fix 12 meters and hopefully get
> the 6 and 2 meter beams mounted.
>
> I'll also keep it up off horizontal so I don't have the problem raising it
> again.
>
> I think I'm gonna like this beam!
>
> 73, Tad, WF4W
> [image: []]
>
>
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