Re: Topband: WD1A wire

2013-08-30 Thread Henk PA5KT
Search for Feldkabel on ebay.de. Most sellers also ship to rest of Europe. 73 Henk PA5KT Op 8/29/2013 7:28 PM, ct1...@sapo.pt schreef: Hi I am also interested in any european source :) Very hard to find this wire Filipe CT1ILT F4VPX Quoting Neil G0JHC g0...@blueyonder.co.uk: Those

Topband: Shunt Feed

2013-08-30 Thread Mike(W5UC) Kathy (K5MWH)
Greetings fellow Topbanders: Please, an antenna question. For the last several years I have use a Inverted L on 160. Rscently I became able to run more power (from 450 watts up to 1 KW output. At that point it appeared that I had developed an arc somewhere in my antenna system, so I

Topband: WD1 and WD1A wire

2013-08-30 Thread Craig Clark
These are two different kinds of wire. WD1 is designed for the old tip and ring phone systems of the 40's-60's and consists of two twisted seven conductor wires, three galvanized steel and four tinned copper conductors. WD1A came out in the 70's and is smaller and joined together like zip

Re: Topband: WD1 and WD1A wire

2013-08-30 Thread HAROLD SMITH JR
Craig, When I was in the Army in the late 50s, We used WD1TTwhich sounds likeĀ  WD1. I see that someone has it on eBay. 73..Price W0RI These are two different kinds of wire. WD1 is designed for the old tip and ring phone systems of the 40's-60's and consists of two twisted seven conductor

Re: Topband: Shunt Feed

2013-08-30 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
The difference in an inverted L and a shunt-fed tower would have been overwhelmed by any differences in the ground/counterpoise systems underneath. How you deal with ground and radials/counterpoise on 160 is the 1000 pound gorilla in the room with no real competition. Beyond that, if the bend of