http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/ SPIDERBEAM Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:01:55 GMT jack35400 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1749 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1749 -Good morning Many thanks for the all informations but i think that the problèm is the rain on fiberglass give by Conrad DF4SA because after i rotate the Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:06:52 GMT Milton Riutort http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1748 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1748 Hi: This may be a hard to solve problem, but check your coax cable. The MFJ antenna analyzer may be a good too for this, but if not available, just change the Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:48:05 GMT DF4SA http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1747 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1747 Hi all, actually the problem with the rain is resulting from the fiberglass spreaders are getting wet, and therefore somewhat conductive and will therefore Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:53:56 GMT wa9ysd http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1746 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1746 I do not have a spiderbeam as of yet. Like most wire antennas this is a common problem with rain. Usually signs of the feed point getting wet and corona Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:58:43 GMT Michael Weissman, M.D. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1745 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1745 Hi, I have the same same beam and the same increase in SWR with rain. It does not effect the performance of the antenna. SWR returns to normal after the rain Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:51 GMT jack35400 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1744 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1744 Good mornind I'have a 5 bands HD spiderbeam and she work very well but vhen it's raining i have a lot of reflected power and the bandwith go down about 300Khz Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:43:35 GMT tsrite http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1743 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1743 Hi, Following the fall of 2 radiant of the hat, a sunday to disassemble and then up the antenna. To day, with my XYL, we put the 58 radiant. See new photos Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:48:56 GMT philip.painter@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1742 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1742 Rick Thanks for that. Yes I have the regular version and the smaller diameter antenna mounting pole since I have the 15m mast. I plan to get replacement tubes Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:32:04 GMT philip.painter@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1741 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1741 That sounds like a really good Idea, Harold. Thanks. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:30:34 GMT philip.painter@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1740 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1740 Thanks, Larry I don't think I was being too optimistic. The antenna had been up since 1st June and, apart from the scouring of the antenna pole, had been Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:50:03 GMT sp5cfd http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1739 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1739 Thank you very much, Rick. This is what I exactly needed to know. 73 & best DXs! Peter, SP5CFD Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:30:17 GMT Rick Westerman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1738 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1738 Hi Peter, The mast needs to be about 4 to 5 ft. long and the aluminum needs about 2mm wall thickness. You can see what Spiderbeam uses, and then look for Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:53:15 GMT sp5cfd http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1737 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1737 Hi all! I will try to replace on mast my 5 elements 6 meters band Yagi with 5 bands HD Spiderbeam. The mast is 9 meters high with 3 steel tubes of 50 mm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:37:21 GMT larry allen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1736 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1736 Greetings.... With all due respect to the spider beam antenna company, who is sponsoring this yahoo group... before you put up any antenna you should always Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:41:27 GMT Rick Westerman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1735 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spiderbeam/message/1735 Philip, It was not clear to me if you use the Portable or HD version. It seems maybe the Portable since you talk about replacing the centre with the HD