Pat:
I believe my answer to your question, if I understand it correctly is "yes".
My understanding of these antennas is that there is a main radiating element
that is connected to a coil that is wound for the particular band in
question. In my case, one antenna is for 80 and the other is for 160.
On the other end of that coil is a counterpoise wire that is then connected
to ground.
The ground, supposedly, is the all-important thing that makes the antenna
actually work.
This was all new to me last week-end, too.
The guy I bought the antennas from is w8amz, from Muskegon, Michigan.
His web site is:
www.w8amz.com
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: Small dilemma; Need some advice
> Is a mast enough "missing other side" for a sloper Tom? Somewhere I
> was led to believe that something with more "mass" to it would be
> necessary. Opens up new choices for me!!
> Thanks.
> Pat, K9JAU
> By the way; just worked an Alaskan, first call out of the box on ten
> with the Carolina Windem up perhaps thirty-five feet. Ten sounds
> absolutely excellent.At 09:17 AM 10/22/2011, you wrote:
>> Thanks, Howard.
>>
>>Time will tell, I'm sure.
>>
>>73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:16 AM
>>Subject: Re: Small dilemma; Need some advice
>>
>>
>> > Hi Tom,
>> >
>> > In my experience, if you use a good electrical tape such as the 3M #33
>> > tape
>> > it will last for years.
>> >
>> > Howard, #3 W A 9 Y B W
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 9:30 PM
>> > Subject: Small dilemma; Need some advice
>> >
>> >
>> >> Hi, all.
>> >>
>> >> Well, to make a very long story short, I have decided to take my
>> >> troublesome
>> >> Carolina Windom 160 compact antenna down, and am in the process of
>> >> replacing
>> >> it with a 160-meter sloper, and an 80-meter sloper that I purchased at
>> >> a
>> >> swap in my area last week-end.
>> >>
>> >> We are in the middle of the antenna replacement process, but I'm
>> >> hoping
>> >> it
>> >> should be done by later tomorrow.
>> >>
>> >> All has gone well, except for one small issue, which I'm torn about
>> >> how
>> >> to
>> >> deal with. This is the kind of issue where we've all been there when
>> >> trying
>> >> to deal with volunteer help who doesn't do things like we would.
>> >>
>> >> Anyway, my friend installed the 160-meter sloper at the top of my
>> >> 40-foot
>> >> mast, but when I asked him how he sealed the coax connection at the
>> >> feed
>> >> point, he said that he coated the connector with a dialectric grease,
>> >> and
>> >> then tightly wrapped three layers of electrical tape around the
>> >> connection.
>> >> The tape he used was some real good 3 M tape that I had gotten a while
>> >> ago.
>> >> I had wanted him to put coax seal on top of the tape, but he would not
>> >> do
>> >> it, arguing that what he did should be fine.
>> >>
>> >> Obviously, my concern is that the electrical tape eventually will
>> >> deteriorate, and let water into the connection.
>> >>
>> >> I'm trying to figure out a tactful way to bring up this issue again
>> >> with
>> >> him
>> >> when he comes back tomorrow, but, at the same time, I don't want to
>> >> offend
>> >> him, since he has done so much for me already.
>> >>
>> >> Does anyone have any ideas as to how to tactfully handle the
>> >> situation?
>> >> Obviously, if just having the electrical tape was good enough, I
>> >> wouldn't
>> >> stress about it, but I would sure hate to be introducing unnecessary
>> >> problems into the situation here.
>> >>
>> >> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>> >
>
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