Tom, How long are the new antennas?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: Small dilemma; Need some advice
> 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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