No I wish I did, that is in the works along with another 20 feet of tower.
I went up and untied the second BALUN (coaxial current type) and that seemed
to improve it somewhat. I think the next thing I will do is snip some coax
off and see what that does. The pigtail that I made up for the th6 is longer
than the one I had on the Hornet so that may be causing some trouble not
sure yet though.
Bob AD5VJ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom Osborne
> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 9:15 PM
> To: Tower and HF antenna construction topics.
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Hygain TH-6DX
>
> Hi Bob
>
> Do you have a 40 meter antenna hanging on your tower? Sometimes a 40
> meter
> antenna too close will mess up 15. 73
> Tom W7WHy
>
>
>
> > The tower project went well, the antenna is up and although we did
> run
> > into
> > some problems with the HamIV rotator. Somehow the four bolts that
> hold the
> > bell housing together had dropped out (vibration I guess) anyway
> after
> > taking the rotor down and reworking it all including new grease, all
> is
> > well
> > and it is working.
> >
> > The antenna doesn't cover much of the 15 meter band right now.
> >
> > I am talking about from 20.959 to 21.172 is my 2.0:1 points. It never
> does
> > come down completely to 1:1 on 15 mtrs like it does on 20 mtrs and 10
> > mtrs.
> >
> > 21.080 is its point of best resonance and it only comes down to 1.8.
> >
> > So I think this may be a feed line length issue. I also installed an
> > additional coax BALUN after already having the Hygain BALUN inline,
> so I
> > am
> > going to take the coax BALUN out and then I will see what it will do.
> >
> > 20 mtrs from 13.900 to 14.275 < 2:1 range
> > from 14.000 to 14.165 < 1.5 range
> > from 14.000 to 14.080 it is flat.
> >
> > 10 mtrs 28.000 to 28.870 it is less than 1.5
> >
> > If I solve this 15 mtr issue I will be very happy with this beam,
> thanks
> > for
> > all the help and support.
> >
> > Bob AD5VJ
> >
> >> -----Original Message----
> >> From: Jim Hargrave [mailto:w5ifp@gvtc.com]
> >> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:25 PM
> >> To: Tower and HF antenna construction topics.
> >> Cc: ad5vj@ad5vj.com
> >> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Hygain TH-6DX
> >>
> >> Bob,
> >>
> >> My Manual has the curves. I'll scan the page and send it to you
> direct.
> >>
> >> 73's Jim - W5IFP
> >>
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> >> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bob AD5VJ
> >> > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 5:49 PM
> >> > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> >> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Hygain TH-6DX
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I have opted to go the TH-6DX route due to time constraints on
> >> > getting help
> >> > and also due to the fact that I cannot afford what it would take
> >> > to get all
> >> > the other parts to make it a whole antenna at this time.
> >> >
> >> > I will have to budget for that for next year possibly or later the
> >> way my
> >> > economy is looking here.
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone have what would be considered a normal looking swr
> >> > curve for the
> >> > TH-6DX? The TH-7DX manual has one but the manual for the TH-6DX
> >> > does not. I
> >> > have looked on Google and the only thing it comes up with is
> >> something
> >> > called a 'torrent download' whatever that is.
> >> >
> >> > Anyway can't find one does anyone happen to have one or have a
> copy
> >> of the
> >> > May 1970 Ham Radio Magazine. Someone told me there is a curve it
> in
> >> on the
> >> > TH-6DX.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> > Bob AD5VJ
> >> >
> >> > 73,
> >> > Bob AD5VJ
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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