I have a better mast now, and tried to hide the antenna painting it white. On purpose i have only painted the end of the tips white to see the difference.... ...
When assembling the central support for the four fibreglass poles, putting the small tubes into the aluminium tubes was causing me some problems. I found a...
Ah, we call that a "knijper" :-) I can't imgazine what you did do with that. My neighbours are allready thinking that my spiderbeam is a place for washed...
Hi again Con, Welcome back from vacation. Well, still no luck. I carefully fabricated 5 new drivers, one for each band, installed, and am getting the same...
Hi Rowland, hmm, the hose clamps should not be a problem, as you mention we use them with all our antennas without problem... If possible, please send me...
I can not to enjoy in thi group...why? ... From: "DF4SA" <df4sa@...> To: <spiderbeam@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2008 10:34 PM Subject:...
Hi Con, Thanks for the detailed response, I really appreciate your help. I am pretty sure the driven elements are not twisted because I did a continuity check...
Hi Rowland, I agree with your "best game plan" below. One question with regard to the "4m elevated position". Just to make sure: I guess the "4m elevated ...
On 11 October, at the RSGB HF Convention, Eric Scace, K3NA, gave an entertaining account, to a packed room, of the recent VP6DX Ducie Island Expedition. He had...
During last WW RTTY contest I test new 4-square 80m system based on 18m spiderbeam poles. http://www.arimpt.org/attivita/20080927/index.html We had strong wind...
Hi Con, The antenna is on an AB-952 military mast -- in the lowered position, the antenna base plate is about 4M high, and yes, that is where I do the work on...
Yes, triband system is especially interesting.That would make super light vertical beam based around just one 12m spiderpole. Near salt water DXpeditions would...
Voglio dire che se clicco su Join This Group! mi da errore....credo che sono problemi momentanei del server??? ... From: "Silvio IZ5DIY" <iz5diy@...> ...
Just made my first QSO to Australia (VK2APG) (from the Netherlands) on 20 meter. Calculated distance about 16672 km, power pep 250 watts... For those who are...
Hoi Marcel, Congratulations with your new spiderbeam it will gives you lot of nice DX, and when station are not heared on a simple dipole, you will hear and...
... Hi Jan, Thanks. Unfortunatly i have to move my mast to another place. Where it is now, it's not by the rules. My neighbours did complain. So a new mast in...
'allo Marcel, Or maybe you have a noisy environment. Do you have a high noise level ? What noise level do you have ? Can you move your mast further away from...
... Bonjour Rob, On 20 meter there is always S3 of QRM (about 06:00 AM). This goes up to S7 in the evening. The higher bands are much better. Is that a normal...
This is the third time i receive this kind of e-mails: Van: notify@yahoogroups.com [mailto:notify@yahoogroups.com] Namens clarse19 Verzonden: maandag 27...
A year ago I did some experimenting with my 30/40M-trapdipole parallel with the spiderbeam-dipoles. The resonance-frequencies where to high!!! It was only a...
"He make a Moxonrectangle from RG58U coaxcable and gives you a antenna that will be 30 to 40% shorter then made with normal wire." The antenna theory there is...
Hello all, I think to purchase a 18m fiberglass pole, as a support, to erect a 2x21m center fed. With the flexibilitity of the pole, could I put the apex at...
Yes, I used 18m pole in CQWW SSB 2008, http://www.qsl.net/7s7v/cqww/ssb/2008/index.html for Inv L for 80m. I just remove the last segment. I was used PVC...
