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OK tell me how you are tuning the antenna with what length of coax, and how is the I-10K Mounted. Jay in the Mojave

Hello Bus Driver: Yes it can be tuned a little lower in SWR. If the reference lengths are correct, 212 inches for the vertical and 57 inches for the Ground plane elements, And V7 has 45 3/8 inches exposed, and H3 has 45 7/8 inches exposed. Then adjusting T1 and T2 Trombone Tuning Hoops...

Hello Albinoalligator: Don't forget to use a Balun between the dipole and Coax. http://www.arising.com.au/people/Holland/Ralph/cmbalun.htm Jay in the Mojave

Hello Bob: So where do ya get one in the US Jay in the Mojave

Hello King Mudduck: Now that was impressive. I would like to see how and where they attached the pull up lines. I think the winch was geared down of course, and possibility used a set of pulleys. And how many pull up lines ect? I may even e-mail the guy on that one. Jay in the Mojave...

Hello Excavator 701: Yeah I have to agree with Doc and Gearhead there. Tilting over such a tall tower I am sure can be done, but a professional stress engineer and big money equipement might be needed. Thats why many use crank up and down towers, that tilt over when retracted all the way...

Hello Swich Kit: Those Super Mag Antennas work reasonable well. I used one for a few years. But mounted at 50 feet above the ground, the strong Santa Ana Winds broke the base insulator after being up for a couple of years. The vertical element was at a 45 degree angle, and the matching coil...

Hello Bob85: Ok sorry I am not framiluar with your measuring machine or program there. So I a don't know what the measurement traces are, SWR? I have a hard enoght time working with a Network Analyzer, at times. Send me a web site explaning the data. Any antenna will have some change...

Hello DXman: Yeah I remember QSR Magazine being on the super market shevels. I have a friend who may know how to find out where the QST Magazines are delivered to. I will e-mail him. Jay in the Mojave

More good reading in Feb 07 QST: A great summery of FAQ of what is happening with the FCC dropping the morse code test requirement. Page 80. In a Nut Shell No Code Techs will have Phone SSB and CW privileges on Ten Meters, 28.300 to 28.500, using less than 200 watts. I am sure this is...

Hello Sportygreg: Two things maybe be happening here: 1 The newer Coax has less loss than the old RG58 Coax. So that means that if the new coax has less loss, then the antenna is seeing more power and returning more power. Just add a 1 dB Attunator Pad into the Coax and see the SWR...

Hello 33 the Kid: Well run your antenna program with two each 102 inch dipole antenna elements. One at .625 and one at 1.0 inches diameter. Then run a SWR sweep measurement say from 25 to 30 MHz. And see what the analytical (computer generated measurement) says. Print out the SWR sweep...

Radio: Gonset tube rig, model G12, only had the 12 volt cord so it took a lot of current to run. Channels 5, 9, 11 and 15. Had to yell into the Mic. Power Supply: Borrowed the ol mans 12 volt battery out of his truck. Got my ass chewed out if the battery wasn't in the ol mans truck by...

Hello todt61458: I am sure the new FCC ruling on dropping the morse code testing requirement will bring new people into the ham radio hobby. Yeah I agree with you on trying to get technical type people in to the ham radio hobby. Ham Radio sure has a bad reputation as far as being...

Hello Mr Grome: Ok glad to hear you got the MFJ noise canceller unit. I have noticed in my experiences and seeing others fighting the noise problems that you need a strong input of the noise to the noise canceling unit. I agree with Doc there, add wire to the antenna and throw it on the...

Hello Mr Gnome: I have the same problem here in the Mojave Desert. Every once and a while I get a 20 over S9 noise that will last for a few minutes, then go then come back at different S-Meter levels, quit erratic. And of course just when I want to hear a station that is weak or in the mud...

Hello Doc: Makes me think about a relay switched 4 leg vertical, using a Transmission Line Transformer as a Matching and Balun Transformer. Jay in the Mojave

Hello Master Chief: Wow its at 360 dollars. I use to run a Scanner Antenna back in the late 60's it worked well allowing me to see where stations signals where coming from in a instant. Then the relays started to crap out from the weather and maybe a little too much power??!! But it had...

Hello All: Ok I got some e-mail on all this thread here. The Amateur tests are at: http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/pools.html This is the ARRL web site that has the tests for study. They also sell a study guid in a book form. Its at: http://www.arrl.org/catalog/lm/ They also have...

Hello Hook 948: Yeah I have heard all that. Goes to show again a good call on the FCC's part. Good photo. Jay in the Mojave