Wow! Congratulations! You did go big, therefore you don't need to go home. You can stay in the grass, put your dit's and dah's in the air the we can hear you loud and clear here in Europe 😉 Enjoy! Many greetings Matthias 👋 DL1NDG
DX Engineering ROCKS. That looks like quite a massive 1/4 Waver...just fantastic. Let us know how it works out for you. 73's de Your Friend Uncle Guenter
It actually does not have to be guyed. The problem is that their wind rating- 93mph or whatever it is- is NO ICE. Well this is Ohio and we have ice. Oh baby do we have ice. I wanted to be extra-safe so I guyed it. It's probably overkill but it gives me peace of mind! Strongly agree on the quality- DX Engineering is great stuff!
Guying in the middle is right. Seen a lot of persons figuring 2 different levels but that doesn't always work out good in high winds. Top section needs to be flexing out of the wind being thinner. Guying near the top sets it up for buckling at the thinner sections during high winds.
Wow, very nice. I use a 68 foot vertical wire hanging down from a very tall tree that I base load for 80 and 160 meters and I have 55 buried ground radials (very little base loading for 80 meters). Not sure what your plans are, but that would also make for a very nice base loaded vertical for 160 meters.
Have you done any other multiband tests? How does it behave on the other bands? Did you do swr tests on each band? Would you recommend it as multiband? Do you have a remote tuner?
I've not tested anymore- I just use it. Yep, I have an Ultimate Transmatch that i found- it came from an old 1970 (??) QST article. On my desk- not remote. Yes, feedline loss. I'm just a casual op!!
@@tiptopgemdotcom You only do 80m with it and you have other antennas for other bands? In the wind, does it really bend a lot? I see that during the climb that the curvature is extreme but in the wind is it the same thing? If it is installed ready for a fence it may cross to the neighbor on occasion... I wonder to know the clearance with the dividing line with the neighbor...
@@ThinKkBIGG I use it for 80, 40, 30, and 20. No, in the wind it does not bend like that. I also have it guyed 4 ways. Be nice to your neighbor and it could work! LOL
I am planning on a crank up vertical in my back yard and I will need to get it al least that high. Might you have a list of the hardware that you used to build this? Don't know where to really start. Much thanks.
@@tiptopgemdotcom Great! I'm considering one based on your video but man, the prices have shot through the roof with this supply line shortages. Thanks!
I think Mark with a c had his own erection he was worried about! All you ham guys wanna do is talk about your erections and show pictures. Haha. Seriously good video. I appreciate the humor from “the rench”. I know those guys. Haha. I’m working on my own 60’ erection for vhf so I’m just googling around. Thanks for the video.
