Great video thanks. I see the stub mast is quite long from the rotator. Does this cause any problems with wind loding etc? Has the antenna faired well in the recent storms?
@M6BFD if you look at the video again you will see a collar a foot or so above the rotator itself. That keeps the pole to the antenna straight and takes a lot of strain off the rotator itself. The recent winds here in Skegness have had no adverse effect at all so it is surviving quite well. Thanks for your question. Regards,
Be a good idea to 'whip; the ends of your poles with some twine, then coat with epoxy buddy. Their not made to stand much strain like that at the joint, so a 1/2" of cord and a wipe of Araldite to seal it would pay off in longer life.
Excellent video. I use a horizontal 40m & 34m to cover most bands. I found a bit too much noise on a vertical loop. Similar to the Chris M0DOL portable delta loop, but have you tried the feed, or 4:1 balun about 1/3 the way up one side ? Supposed to give you more directivity away from the feedpoint/balun ? I tried a horizontal rotatable 10m loop, but with no real directivity. Thanks for the video, all the best M6APJ.
@M1ZXG It depends completely on conditions and what the other person is using. Excellent for talking to local'ish stations with beams but not so good if they are using verticals. Depending on how the skip distorts the incoming/outgoing DX signal either can be better at times rather than the other one. In an ideal situation you would have one of each with a switcher box so you can change antennas instantly so you can chose the best antenna to use depending on conditions. Most DX I use the Delta
Great video thanks. I see the stub mast is quite long from the rotator. Does this cause any problems with wind loding etc? Has the antenna faired well in the recent storms?
M6BFD 2 months ago
@M6BFD if you look at the video again you will see a collar a foot or so above the rotator itself. That keeps the pole to the antenna straight and takes a lot of strain off the rotator itself. The recent winds here in Skegness have had no adverse effect at all so it is surviving quite well. Thanks for your question. Regards,
Graham
TheMagnumUK 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Be a good idea to 'whip; the ends of your poles with some twine, then coat with epoxy buddy. Their not made to stand much strain like that at the joint, so a 1/2" of cord and a wipe of Araldite to seal it would pay off in longer life.
C'mon the TunderBurds!
BillyNoon 4 months ago
Excellent video. I use a horizontal 40m & 34m to cover most bands. I found a bit too much noise on a vertical loop. Similar to the Chris M0DOL portable delta loop, but have you tried the feed, or 4:1 balun about 1/3 the way up one side ? Supposed to give you more directivity away from the feedpoint/balun ? I tried a horizontal rotatable 10m loop, but with no real directivity. Thanks for the video, all the best M6APJ.
BENNYHAWKINS1000 4 months ago
Now this is a good video. Educational and entertaining plus i loved the Thunderbirds music..
Thumbs up..
teamfab 5 months ago
@teamfab Thank you for that, but I must say this one was actually meant to be educational :o)
BTW must try to do a contact one day on 10m :o)
TheMagnumUK 5 months ago
whats it like compared to your virtical?
M1ZXG 8 months ago
@M1ZXG It depends completely on conditions and what the other person is using. Excellent for talking to local'ish stations with beams but not so good if they are using verticals. Depending on how the skip distorts the incoming/outgoing DX signal either can be better at times rather than the other one. In an ideal situation you would have one of each with a switcher box so you can change antennas instantly so you can chose the best antenna to use depending on conditions. Most DX I use the Delta
TheMagnumUK 8 months ago
Found it! Thanks
Magick50 10 months ago
Danged if I can find anything about this antenna on your site.
Magick50 10 months ago
@Magick50 it's between the PO box link and the updates... 11m delta loop project, it has the "New" arrow pointing at it my friend...
TheMagnumUK 10 months ago