Hello All, I just purchased a used 2 Element Lighting Bolt (LB) antenna. I understand that the Lighting Bolt manufacturer has shut down the business. My LB is...
Regarding spacing - I had to shift the spacing too. It did not seem to hinder performance. SWR and band width is good on all bands. As for the wire - it is...
Hi, Gents. I've had a Lightning Bolt 2 el 6 band quad up for...hmmm...7 years, I believe. As I recall, I had to change spacing a bit, as well, during...
Hello Brad, What a great idea, to strength up the original thin wall boom, how long was the Boom Insert that you purchased from Texas towers ? I know you had...
I bought a 12' piece of the tubing, Rob, but, had it cut by the vendor (Texas Towers) into an 8' piece and a 4' piece. I used the 8' section to brace the 2"...
I was wondering if anyone would know the best way to narrow down the resonance frequency of this beam. It was designed to cover the entire band but would like...
Brad Pioveson W9FX, suggested that the right wire to use on a quad is "FLEX WEAVE" . I wonder if anyone has used this wire in there QUad Construction? Here is...
Craig, This is not a task to undertake lightly. It will involve adjusting all the element lengths and probably the spacing if you want to get a restricted...
Yes! This is very good wire. However, if you replace existing wire and use a different size you may have to do some adjusting of the loop length. Also,if you...
In a message dated 5/1/06 3:03:46 A.M. Greenwich Standard Time, mcyman@... writes: The site also has some interesting thoughts about burying Coax Cable ...
I was looking through my antenna stuff and came across what is used on the LB quad. I picked this up to match what was supplied with the quad after a wire...
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Dennis Watkins
Andromeda@...
May 1, 2006 11:42 pm
I had flex weave up for 4 years in puget sound country. No problems with braking. The corner pieces could have had a lot to do with it however.. I planning...
Hi All, I have two home brew tri-band boomless quads on towers 100 metres apart. For this Multi-Single/Multi-Two CW contest station there are now some...
Hi, I use a home brew quad: 4 elements on 10M with dual polarity feed system. 3 elements on 15M 3 elements on 20M 3" hubs by Cubix Boom 3" 20ft long by Cubix...
There is a ham here in Connecticut who has some leftover parts from the old Kirk Quad company, mostly fiberglass parts. If anyone needs parts, please contact...
Thanks!! I'll go look for it. I did manage earlier today to find Mike's Auto Service from where the Lightning Bolts quads were all shipped (Mike and wife...
Robert, Can you recheck your original of scan008.jpg and let me know what the length says in step 2 that the wire shout be cut to? It is very smudged and...
Hello Bob, I checked my orignal, and I can't read it either! It may say 24' but Im not sure, maybe someone else has a better copy! rob n8rt ... the ... smudged...
Thnaks for the post Shannon. I checked LOwes and they do not sell that wire at our Local Lowes store in MUrphy NC! Harbor freight only sells .030 aluminum...
What dimension(s) are y'all looking for - my assembly manual is clear. 73 ... From: "Robert" <mcyman@...> To: <HAMQUADS@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday,...
... 5356 ... wire! ... I don't know what size it is, but Home-Depot and the like have aluminum electric fence wire for about $4.00 for 500 or more feet. It is...
... Brad W9FX, says his owners manual says 20 ft or 240 inches. 20"or 240" is the correct info! rob n8rt ... the ... smudged ... the ... Thanks. ... ...
If anyone out there has any LB wire-to-spreader fasteners that they would like to part with, I would like to buy them. These are the flexible rubber tubing...
