Re: Topband: I need help proofing an Inverted L model I made please. 40’ x 143’, four 100’ radials, #14 wire.

2020-12-09 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/9/2020 8:51 PM, wi6x...@gmail.com wrote: The radials as modeled have End1 Ground connection and no End 2 connection. Should they be connected to another wire? To model radials, we must use Real High Accuracy Ground, with NO connection to Ground. Read the EZNEC manual carefully about

Re: Topband: I need help proofing an Inverted L model I made please. 40’ x 143’, four 100’ radials, #14 wire.

2020-12-09 Thread wi6x...@gmail.com
Thank you everyone. The radials as modeled have End1 Ground connection and no End 2 connection. Should they be connected to another wire? --- WIRES --- No. End 1 Coord. (ft) End 2 Coord. (ft) Dia (in) SegsInsulation

Topband: Wednesday activity night

2020-12-09 Thread Mark Lunday
Not bad at all considering we are under a geomagnetic storm warning. Tried 100 watts to my inverted L, but not enough juice so I put the 400W amp online. Worked * G3YRO - Roger (first time QSO) * OM2XW - Jan * OZ7YY - Finn (first time in 9 years since we worked) * RX3APM -

Re: Topband: I need help proofing an Inverted L model I made please. 40’ x 143’, four 100’ radials, #14 wire.

2020-12-09 Thread Raymond Benny
If your vertical is ground mounted you need alot more. I'd say atleast 36 radials, 135ft long. It will make a big difference in your signal and be easier to match. I have over 100 radials but probably an over kill, but I feel I have a good signal on 160m. Ray, N6VR/ W7YA On Wed, Dec 9, 2020,

Re: Topband: I need help proofing an Inverted L model I made please. 40’ x 143’, four 100’ radials, #14 wire.

2020-12-09 Thread Carl Luetzelschwab
Jim, It looks like you connect wires to lossy ground. Do you have the NEC-4 engine with your EZNEC ver 6.0? Carl K9LA _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: I need help proofing an Inverted L model I made please. 40’ x 143’, four 100’ radials, #14 wire.

2020-12-09 Thread Dave Cuthbert
60 + j19 does seem off. Is this ground mounted or with elevated radials? An EZNEC free-space model reports *36 +j227* at 1800kHz. On perfect GND it reports 166 +j306 ohms. 10' above 0.005/13 GND it reports *37 +j262* ohms with resonance at 1510kHz. Dave KH6AQ On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 11:32 AM

Re: Topband: I need help proofing an Inverted L model I made please. 40’ x 143’, four 100’ radials, #14 wire.

2020-12-09 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/9/2020 12:00 PM, wi6x...@gmail.com wrote: My gut tells me the 60.25197 + J 18.63926 ohms impedance is to high, but I don’t have enough experience to know if what what I am doing is correct or not. I’m a neubie, at EZNEC and 160m. Those numbers tell you that the antenna is resonant

Topband: I need help proofing an Inverted L model I made please. 40’ x 143’, four 100’ radials, #14 wire.

2020-12-09 Thread wi6x...@gmail.com
I need help proofing an Inverted L model I made please. 40’ x 143’, four 100’ radials, #14 wire. My gut tells me the 60.25197 + J 18.63926 ohms impedance is to high, but I don’t have enough experience to know if what what I am doing is correct or not. I’m a neubie, at EZNEC and 160m. Thank you

Topband: Valve transmitters

2020-12-09 Thread Richard McLachlan
That takes me back Roger. I recognise every single valve(sorry, tube) type you mention. What about the EF50? 73 Richard _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Good valve homebrew rig

2020-12-09 Thread Roger Kennedy
Hi Annas Having built several Transmitters and Receivers, Valve ones are SO much simpler (less stages required) . . . and they usually work straight away ! (unlike Transistor ones, where there's often issues to sort out). Plus no PCBs needed, all the components just hang off the Valve bases,