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I am interested in getting an Antenna analyzer, but have a very limited budget. I saw a Chinese model on Ebay that was under $100 brand new, but after doing some research, it appears that this unit is, to put it mildly, less than stellar in reliability, or performance. I see very few used ones...

I made an inverted V dipole complete with home brew BALUN and it has been performing beyond my expectations. It was just an experimental antenna, but now I would like to mount it permanently because it just works great. Now my question is: presently it is made of stranded 16 AWG insulated wire...

I recently saw a Sirio Boomerang antenna for the first time. Anyone know anything about these? I was just wondering what kind of performance it gets with only one radial.

Anyone have or ever used a noise bridge? Since my budget is kind of small, I was thinking of one of these beauties instead of an antenna analyzer. Just wondering if anyone has any opinions on them.

Anyone here ever hear of, or deal with Communications Concepts Inc. ? I was looking at one of their linears, namely the EB63A 140 watt. It is supposed to produce 140 watts with a freq response of 2-30 MHZ and can supposedly handle up to 5 watts of driving power. It will handle AM or SSB without...

I was recently looking at mobile linears for a CB on Ebay and saw a RM Italy brand. It's only a 100watt but was rather inexpensive. Has anyone heard of these? Are they any good?

First off, My antenna is down (I know, that sux). I had plans for doing some major upgrades on the tower because the one I had up was meant to be temporary while I experimented with my inverted V dipole. Well, things around this farm got very busy and it seemed like the weather never was...

Now I know that grounding is NOT an option with antennas, but I have never found the grounding requirements for dipole antennas, more specifically inverted V antennas. This may sound very newbish, but how would one go about grounding a balanced antenna system such as an inverted V?

Most literature on inverted V antennas gives a angle range of 60-120 degrees included. I have been searching, to no avail, what the angle's affect is on the impedance of the antenna. Does anyone out there know of a graph or chart of some sort that shows the relationship between angle and...

I came across this on a website and, on the surface, looks plausible, but am wondering if it would really work. "There are a couple general items that you can do to get extra power out of almost any radio. First, replace the stock final with a 2SC1969 transistor. Second, locate the resistor...

I was wondering how the old Midland cb's stacked up as far as quality. Models such as; 13-857, 13-882 ect. I'm asking this because I came across a bunch of old cb's in a "lot" of electronics stuff. I know most of them are only 23 channel, but am wondering if they would be worth the trouble of...

I have researching home brewed baluns and have a question that I can't seem to find an answer for. As far as 1:1 current baluns go, I have seen bifilar and trifilar wound designs. Are there advantages/disadvantages to either design? Err.... I guess I may have had a senior moment. The trifilar...

This may sound kind of stupid, but is there truly any notable difference between higher or lower quality connectors? I'm looking to buy some pl259's and I have a choice between connectors that are; nickel plated with bakelite insulators or silver plated with teflon insulators. The price...

I want to build a 1/4 wave ground plane antenna, but after considering my mounting space, I really need horizontal radials. Many years ago, I had a Radio Shack 1/4 wave antenna with horizontal radials and it worked great. Are there any formulas for making the stub match (like the Radio Shack...