Recent content by midwestdxer

You are making this much more complicated than need be. Unless you're wanting a robust mount so you can drive around with a TV antenna on top of your vehicle.

Piece of plywood with a floor flange and 3ft of pipe. Assemble it all and set it on the roof. Attach magnets to the bottom side of the plywood,maybe?

Get a 6x24x3/16 plate steel and bolt a 1" or 1-1/4" pipe flange on one end.Use maybe 5ft sections of pipe and screw them together for height. The plate goes under the rear tire to hold the mast up.

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Nothing,I suppose.Think I could get relief on 17 channels?

One thing to consider when designing your final installation is the upcoming whitespace issue.When one is between adjacent markets there may be an issue with where you are in respect to the Grade B contours from each market-ie allowing you to pick up only certain channels from each market...

To suggest this method of tower construction to any novice that browses forums like this is totally irresponsible and would be a recipe to get someone maimed or killed.If you're in the tower construction business you have the responsibility to only recommend proper tower construction methods...

Chage to a larger antenna or mount the one you have higher off ground level.You're only 20mi from KC.

Can you post your tvfool results? That would help determine your strategy.

No,I didn't misread anything.If you put up a bay-type antenna and knock the screen off the back you'll have a bi-directional antenna with about 6-7db gain which will probably be enough IF you get it up high enough off the ground to see adequate signals from both directions.I run Marion's zip on...

You certainly don't need a big honkin Combo antenna.No lowband after transition. See if you can find a 4221 or 4228.Put it 30-50 above ground.Remove the rear screen.Mount a 10 element highbander 25-30 and point it at Indy.Use a 7777 preamp to join the two antennas.You should be able to pick up...

If I'm not mistaken,he moved to that location specifically to be in a better spot to dx-more open frequencies and more eskip possibilities,not to mention a good tropo path to Texas and the Gulf states. I guess if I do change things up a bit,I'll stack for shear gain as there will be much less...

No,I probably do hold the record for VHF(27) including four lowbanders(eskip) from Fla,Tx,and two from SD.The record holder is in Macomb,IL and started dxing digital in 98 when they first went onair.I didn't start till 2001.

Exactly,long haul openings over 250 mi have been really rare the past three years.

The old antenna may work just fine but the new one should work better,plus,those guys probably won't take that stuff back down and give you your money back. As tower guy said ,those towers are nasty to climb.I'd rent that 50 footer for half a day and get er done.That tower looks strong enough...