Re: Topband: Transmit antenna de-tuning relay.

2019-03-23 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
On 2019-03-23 1:57 PM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote: My tower is a Rohn 45 90 footer and there must be some way of detuning it via the skirt adjustment means to make it non-resonant at 1825 kHz This is similar to electrical towers being detuned near a direction AM station so their pattern is FCC comp

Re: Topband: Transmit antenna de-tuning relay.

2019-03-23 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 3/23/2019 10:57 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote: My tower is a Rohn 45 90 footer and there must be some way of detuning it via the skirt adjustment means to make it non-resonant at 1825 kHz This is similar to electrical towers being detuned near a direction AM station so their pattern is FCC

Re: Topband: Transmit antenna de-tuning relay.

2019-03-23 Thread Herbert Schoenbohm
My tower is a Rohn 45 90 footer and there must be some way of detuning it via the skirt adjustment means to make it non-resonant at 1825 kHz This is similar to electrical towers being detuned near a direction AM station so their pattern is FCC compliant. In some cases, the power companies used s

Topband: Transmit antenna de-tuning relay.

2019-03-23 Thread Greg Chartrand via Topband
 The best way to isolate the TX antenna for receiving is to have it float above ground. The worst means is grounding the antenna. The grounded antenna will re-radiate any noise it captures rendering your RX antenna useless. It only takes a few PF to ground to make a TX antenna your principal noi

Re: Topband: Transmit antenna de-tuning relay.

2019-03-23 Thread S57AD
Yes, shorting the cage to ground across a capacitor, I think. Switching between capacitor to the ground and to the transmit capacitor... 73, Mirko, S57AD V V sob., 23. mar. 2019 ob 01:58 je oseba Herbert Schoenbohm < herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com> napisala: > A nice Jennings 24V vacuum relay arr

Re: Topband: Transmit antenna de-tuning relay.

2019-03-22 Thread Herbert Schoenbohm
A nice Jennings 24V vacuum relay arrived in the mail today but I am not sure the best way to detune my cage fed tower on 160. Would shorting the cage to ground be the way? Herb, KV4FZ On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 3:59 PM FZ Bruce wrote: > RF parts was out of the VHC1 12V vacuum relays.. Tried the VH

Topband: Transmit antenna de-tuning relay.

2019-03-22 Thread FZ Bruce
RF parts was out of the VHC1 12V vacuum relays.. Tried the VHC3- 12V vacuum relay and found it to be an excellent replacement.. When first received tested pulling with a 9 volt battery and it was fast. Very dependable with 12 volts DC. 73Bruce https://www.qsl.net/k1fz/beverage_antenna.html