Re: Topband: Top Band Antenna

2015-08-10 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,8/8/2015 12:58 PM, john wrote: I have this with interest---lot of stuff maybe even at age 74 you can teach an old dog new tricks...bookmarked and will attempt to absorb I'm an old dog too, 74 in the fall, trying to learn new stuff every day. 73, Jim _ Topband

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

Re: Topband: Top Band Antenna

2015-08-08 Thread Jon Zaimes
/Jon AA1K -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of rodger bryce Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2015 7:06 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Top Band Antenna Thanks to all who responded to my enquiry...an Inverted 'L' was the most

Re: Topband: Top Band Antenna

2015-08-08 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,8/8/2015 4:05 AM, rodger bryce wrote: 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 against, wondering what the group thinks on this. A ground rod is NOT an effective part of a

Re: Topband: Top Band Antenna

2015-08-08 Thread john
I have this with interest---lot of stuff maybe even at age 74 you can teach an old dog new tricks...bookmarked and will attempt to absorbthanks 73 john w8wej On 8/8/2015 2:55 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On Sat,8/8/2015 4:05 AM, rodger bryce wrote: Further question: should a ground rod be

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

Re: Topband: Top Band Antenna

2015-08-07 Thread donovanf
- From: rodger bryce gm3...@hotmail.com To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Friday, August 7, 2015 2:54:40 PM Subject: Topband: Top Band Antenna Gentlemen, I have the following which I would like to turn into a topband antenna if possible. My mast is approximately 40 feet high

Re: Topband: Top Band Antenna

2015-08-07 Thread kolson
into the game. Best, Kevin K3OX - Original Message - From: donov...@starpower.net To: topband@contesting.com Cc: rodger bryce gm3...@hotmail.com Sent: Friday, August 7, 2015 12:16:17 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Top Band Antenna Hi Rodger, You will have better success if you add a top

Re: Topband: Top Band Antenna

2015-08-07 Thread Herbert Schoenbohm
Rodger It seems a bit short electrically but with all that top loading you should be able to radiate with a good ground radial system. Just measure the impedance of the slant wire and design a match for that value, I presume the mast is grounded at the base well. If you want to make

Topband: Top band antenna in small garden/lot.

2014-05-02 Thread Jonathan White
Hi Top branders My support for the EI7BA topband antenna ,namely an 80` eucalyptus tree went over in the storms and also demolished my shed with all the radios,and PC`s . I have 2 35` poles and was thinking of of a Marconi T . With 3 top wires abt,2` apart and a tunner at base and use the wire