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Copping out how?

No argument there, my friend.

Welllll.... You cannot feed an end fed half wave directly with 50 ohm coax. I don't want to talk down to you, but that is a high voltage and therefore high impedance point. Instead of 50 ohms the impedance is on the order of around 4K, give or take a couple hundred ohms. There are a...

WW, by "wide umbrella" I mean people from all cultures and walks of life, economic strata, religious backgrounds, etc. That, and the wide area of interests the hobby can accomodate-- some like old AM gear, some like to pound brass, some like to mess with satellites, some SSTV, etc. etc. And...

OK, I don't mean new Techs on 10m. I cut those guys some slack and sometimes explain some of the ropes in a friendly way. Everybody's got to start somewhere. That's the main reason Novices and Techs have fewer privileges-- a place to learn without causing any damage to themselves or other...

I understand your frustration, I've been in this game a while and it can really make your blood pressure rise when you've done a lot of work and things don't go as you are certain they should! It's possible there's nothing wrong with your antennas. It's been mentioned here already, but 6 and...

OK- 20's not in the greatest shape, but that can make for a good antenna test. Again, these are just informal tests and I don't pretend they are the equivalent of precise measurements. But-- boom height is just over 1/2 wave on 20 meters, rig used: Icom 718 into my old Heath SB-200...

I generally avoid contests for the same reason I avoid the mall on Christmas Eve, but FD at least confirmed the antenna works. I've not had a chance to wring it out on 20m in a sane environment yet but I have had gotten to test it on 10m some-- and these are just anectdotal observations made...

Great photos, looks like a nice comfortable operation position. How'd it go on 40 CW? I operated some on 20 and 10 (1D) but wasn't in the contest. All those 1, 2, and 3 calls who were really in Florida can make things confusing! I like the tower base mount also. And aren't those Alliant...

OK, got it on the air just in time for FD to start. The bands aren't in great shape this afternoon, but we'll see if I can get an idea of how this thing works. Rick

Excellent!

Thanks Homer-- I was thinking about that earlier-- will probably have to push the fish tape through from the outside, tie a string onto it, pull it back outside, then tie it to the cables and pull them inside. Heat and dust-- yay!

Well, dammit. Ain't gonna happen tonight. The pitch of the roof is such that I can't get to the coax coming up through the soffit, so I'm gonna have to come up with plan C or D to get the feedlines into the house. I've been doing this since the early 70s and have never had so much trouble...

Thanks for the kind words-- between the weather and work stuff I have had all KINDS of delays with this project. I'm just about to start hauling stuff upstairs as soon as I drink this Diet Pepsi, and will have the coax run up through the modified soffit vent before dark. If 20 is open at all I...

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OK- in the air now. Final weight 18 lbs, boom height 36 feet: The shack still hasn't been moved upstairs, but I toted the old TS-520 upstairs and ran the rotor cable and coax in the back door and put the Kenwood in a dining room chair. I had emailed a friend who is driving between...

Yep, major Es on 6 from the eastern US to Europe earlier today-- and wouldn't you know it, I get my new yagi up and 10 closes down!

Yep, look like VHF duplexers to me. Bolt a Monkey Made on top of one and be 10-8. Rick

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Understood, and fair enough, thanks. I've left my 20m dipole up and have an Antron I can use for a comparison antenna on 10m, so I can do some A/B comparison. It'll still be anecdotal tests though. There just happens to be a 10m beacon about a mile from my house so that should help with an...