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A 6 foot 80M vertical?

william — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:09:02 GMT

Well it claims to work and maybe it can. Looking at this it seems to be a large sheet of metal wrapped round a PVC pipe. Now the question is will this

Information for Generating Cabrillo Format Logs For RSGB Contests.

m0vey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:32:13 GMT

Hi Mark, if you check the link below, it explains about how to submit logs for this contest. http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/information/cabrillo.shtml There are also

Re: RSGB Club Calls Contest 2009

Mark Hickford — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:25:29 GMT

Does anyone know if a computer logging program has been sorted out for this contest? If not, how do others get round this n still computer log? Cheers Mark

RSGB Club Calls Contest 2009

m0vey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:39:31 GMT

Hi All, just another reminder that Saturday 14th November sees the annual RSGB Club Calls Contest taking place. More info below.

Good chance to test those Helicals out.

m0vey — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:39:46 GMT

Hi all, next month on November 14th sees the annual RSGB Club Calls Contest. Full details here: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2009/rclubcalls.shtml This would

Re: Slinky

william Northcote — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:23:40 GMT

I may try that Ron. The thing that gets me is the winding of the wire and it ends up looking "a bit messey" as I am one of these people that like ot make

Re: Slinky

uk_microguy — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:38:00 GMT

Hi Will, I tried usung slinkies, but they rusted up pretty quickly. I found that sparaying them with varnish helped but of course the insides of the coil where

Slinky

william — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:53:41 GMT

Has anyone made a vertical antenna for topband using a slinky coil? Been considering it over the last few days and was thinking it may cut a few corners as to

Re: 1972 - Not worked yet

Brian — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:14:01 GMT

Hi I have added a few more pictures of the QTH Double storey and about 18ft ground to the guttering. There do seem to be a number of different interpretations

Re: 1972 - Not worked yet

william Northcote — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:00:21 GMT

Only for a digital antenna. Wire antennas are exempt. Will 2E0WHN ________________________________ From: uk_microguy To:

Re: 1972 - Not worked yet

Brian — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:21:24 GMT

The document that the Planning Officer used for this location is contained on this page. Apparantly this has been updated and is goig to go through another

Re: 1972 - Not worked yet

uk_microguy — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:47:47 GMT

hi a\ll, I get the impression from those planning notes, that no antenna shall be higher than 100 cm in height. if this is correct then we are all stuffed when

Re: 1972 - Not worked yet

william Northcote — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:42:43 GMT

With local councils in England and Wales the one thing they have in common is they do not know with part of the body they are talking from. For instance I had

Re: 1972 - Not worked yet

uk_microguy — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:29:33 GMT

Hi, Having become foul of planning people here in Aberystwyth, can you give more building details. The photos are a bit too far away for details to be noticed.

1972 - Not worked yet

Brian — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:30:51 GMT

Hi All Thanks for all the info and advice received so far... From the pictures I have just uploaded you will see that the Topband Helical is up in the