Topband: Top Band Antenna

2015-08-08 Thread rodger bryce
Thanks to all who responded to my enquiry...an Inverted 'L' was the most common advice so will give that option some serious thought. Further question: should a ground rod be used as part of a radial system, or should it be treated separately.? I have seen various arguments for and

Topband: Top Band Antenna

2015-08-07 Thread rodger bryce
Gentlemen, I have the following which I would like to turn into a topband antenna if possible. My mast is approximately 40 feet high and there is rotor cage with a 10 foot stub mast, on the stubmast I have an 8 el.log periodic and above that a rotary dipole for 30/40m. I attached a drop wire

Topband: FW: Front End Saver for Top Band

2014-05-30 Thread rodger bryce
From: gm3...@hotmail.com To: g...@yahoogroups.co.uk Subject: Front End Saver for Top Band Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 18:45:14 + Has anyone built the front end saver by KD9SV or the OK1RR version which uses 12 volt reed relays. I am attempting to build the 12v version on veroboard and