Well it claims to work and maybe it can. Looking at this it seems to be a large sheet of metal wrapped round a PVC pipe. Now the question is will this...
Hi Mark, if you check the link below, it explains about how to submit logs for this contest. http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/information/cabrillo.shtml There are also...
Does anyone know if a computer logging program has been sorted out for this contest? If not, how do others get round this n still computer log? Cheers Mark ...
Hi all, next month on November 14th sees the annual RSGB Club Calls Contest. Full details here: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2009/rclubcalls.shtml This would...
I may try that Ron. The thing that gets me is the winding of the wire and it ends up looking "a bit messey" as I am one of these people that like ot make...
Hi Will, I tried usung slinkies, but they rusted up pretty quickly. I found that sparaying them with varnish helped but of course the insides of the coil where...
Has anyone made a vertical antenna for topband using a slinky coil? Been considering it over the last few days and was thinking it may cut a few corners as to...
Hi I have added a few more pictures of the QTH Double storey and about 18ft ground to the guttering. There do seem to be a number of different interpretations...
The document that the Planning Officer used for this location is contained on this page. Apparantly this has been updated and is goig to go through another...
hi a\ll, I get the impression from those planning notes, that no antenna shall be higher than 100 cm in height. if this is correct then we are all stuffed when...
With local councils in England and Wales the one thing they have in common is they do not know with part of the body they are talking from. For instance I had...
Hi, Having become foul of planning people here in Aberystwyth, can you give more building details. The photos are a bit too far away for details to be noticed....
Hi All Thanks for all the info and advice received so far... From the pictures I have just uploaded you will see that the Topband Helical is up in the...
A simple design on a vertical of which can be made in one day? http://www.k6mm.com/antennas/160M-QST.pdf Could be a nice winter project for some of you. Will ...
... Hi Andy, I would say the size of the coil & its location up the mast are open to experiment & perhaps a case of " suck it & see " . I've had my own helical...
... Hi, Thanks for the info, 126 feet sounds good to me. The next question is will the size of the coil or its location up the mast make any difference? Thanks...
Hi, your experiments will be of great interest to the likes of us who live in a modern house. (Read for that, a miniscule gardem lol). I bought a 10M pole for...
Hi, As a new member of this group I am enjoying the ideas and am encouraged that some have had success with helical antennas. I, like many hams, have limited...
... Hi Andy, I always use the formula of 468 divided by the frequency in mhz to give the length of a half wave antenna. This would equate to 234 divided by...
Hi allCorrect me if i am wrong but according to what i think i have read on a web site ( approx 242ft is about the length be it 121fteach leg of a dipole or an...
Hi All. I¡¦ve been a member of the site for some time now and have done a lot of reading and not a lot of posting.... But I have a question ƒº I understand...
Well I am hinking of going the route of fiberglass poles/fishing poles or canal rods. Hopefully that will make the cost come down. Reading on the UK QRP...
Hi will, Please keep us informed as to your progress. Commercial vertical antennas, even of the cheapest construction, cost an exorbitant amount of cash, so...
In the link from that well known downloader gateway site are PDF's of the American homebrew magazine. Sadly it folded in 2005 after 7 editions but there will...
Well as fiberglass poles they do look good enough not only for masts but also for construction. But they sell in 6m lengths so building anything will leave a...
Oops Will, I should have said for a helical of course you spiral the wire fromm bottom to top. (But of course it will not pack down to 1M whan not needed,...
