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    1. Rodolfo Segura says:
      April 1, 2013 at 9:37 pm

      Saludos, por favor tenga la amabilidad de enviarme el diagrama y las formulas para “The Copper Cactus Antenna” en 146, 225, 435 y 462 MHz.
      Gracias TI2TID

      Greetings, please kindly send me the diagram and the formulas for “The Copper Cactus Antenna” in 146, 225, 435 and 462 MHz
      Thanks TI2TID

    2. Barry Salt says:
      December 21, 2013 at 3:58 am

      Hi Simone,
      Terrific website on ham radio, lots of good info.
      Can you send me more info on the 6meter swiss quad manly on the connection of the feed points on the quad.
      The dimensions i can calculate from the data chart .
      The gamma match witch looks like it is split and the capacitor for tuning which I need to address.

      73’s
      Barry Salt
      VK4BAS

    3. ali says:
      December 25, 2013 at 11:24 pm

      hi ..how are you?…. my name is hossein and from iran {gorgan city}
      iam very very Interested
      to fm dxing please help to me for build a
      yagi antenna for 102 to 106 mhz
      iwanna use 9.5 millimeter element dia for antenna .is front to side very
      important for me and narr
      ow beam patrrn.please help to me to an nice design
      very very thanks iam searching in web but not usefull desing please help me ..i have not any device to measure antenna parameters…only a digital radio 75 ohm input and dxing love!
      please help me. iam forgot to say your site is very very usefull and good information for me .thankx

    4. Anton says:
      January 22, 2014 at 10:48 am

      Good day Friend.
      I would please like to know, if I put a 20 meter 4 -element Yagi and a 10 meter 4- element Yagi antenna’s on the same mast / tower how far apart – spacing must be between them?, and which antenna must be on top?
      Thank you.
      Kind regards. 73.
      Anton.
      de zs2ant.

    5. Don Roden says:
      February 18, 2014 at 9:35 pm

      I have a 145 foot Rohn 45 tower that has insulated guy wires and it is grounded at the base in concrete. ( no ground radials ) I would like to have a low angle antenna for 160 and 80 meters.

      The tower is between my house and driveway and garage, so little hope for underground radials.

      I have been reading about end-fed 1/2 wave antennas and I was wondering if I were to suspend a wire spaced about two meters from the top of the tower that was a 1/2 wave long on 80 meters , would there be a lot of RF absorption by the tower ?

      Your input is much appreciated

      Don W4DNR

    6. Andrea Burlo says:
      November 24, 2014 at 2:36 pm

      Ciao caro Simone sono 9H5RJ da Malta. Complimenti per il tuo sito. Allora Comprendo che non dai supporto per il free HRD. Posso cortesemente chiedla una piccola domanda. Percaso posso calibrare l-S meter con il mio FT890 perfavore perche c’ho una differenza di 2 punti?

      Awguroni da Malta
      Grazzie

    7. GARETH CARVER says:
      March 18, 2015 at 10:40 am

      HI, IS IT POSSIBLE TO UES TRAPS TO SHORTEN THE ELECTRICAL LENGHT OF A WINDOM ANTENNA? REGARDS GARETH CARVER

    8. Tom Noble says:
      September 13, 2015 at 10:56 pm

      Please show (by diagram) the gamma match on the mag loop antenna
      That X and Y connection

    9. Harry Andrews says:
      December 26, 2015 at 4:51 pm

      I am using Windows XP pro with an ICOM 8500 and would like to know which version I should download. The newest version sold by HRD does not support XP.

    10. David Bogdan says:
      March 21, 2016 at 3:51 pm

      Hi my name is Dan YO9ZMR i need help with my antenna Hy Gain DX 88

    11. Claire Hardman says:
      November 6, 2016 at 8:44 pm

      Hi,
      I’m interested in downloading the oscillometer xz but i get a page 404 when i click on the link. I was wondering if there was any possibility you could send it to me. I would be much obliged.
      Thanks in advance.
      Kind regards,
      Claire

    12. Simone says:
      December 29, 2016 at 9:57 pm

      Hello
      Link has been fixed.

    13. Bob says:
      January 28, 2017 at 6:24 am

      Hello Simone,
      The Cubical Quad calculator on your site linked by DXzone.com is not working,can I find this somewhere else on your site?

      Thank You
      Bob DW7NIB

    14. Ryan says:
      March 31, 2017 at 8:05 pm

      Greetings from California. I was given a home made 6 meter LPY from a Ham friend of mine that is somewhat similar to your design on your webpage. It needs the director element replaced. I was curious from the element measurements that was given to me with the antenna that the director element is about 3/4 of an inch longer than the next driven element. Is this a correct design characteristic of the LPY antenna? Great website.

      Regards,
      Ryan

    15. Lee says:
      February 7, 2019 at 12:10 am

      I want to operate my home station remotely. A friend recommends IP-Sound.
      Home computer is a PC but my remote is a MacBook Pro. Is there a version of IP-Sound for Mac OS X Sierra v 10.12?

    16. Mike says:
      October 31, 2019 at 4:10 pm

      You reference some of my earlier work – thanks. More is on my website http://www.jokalympress.com
      73 K3MT

    17. Paolo Pasqualucci says:
      January 20, 2025 at 11:17 am

      Ciao,
      volevo sapere se potevi darmi tutte le info per la realizzazione dell’antenna Cobwebb.
      Grazie 1000

      73 de Paolo IZØCUX

    18. Jeff Riley says:
      January 31, 2025 at 3:36 am

      Hi I have the W5GI Mystery Antenna OK. I am trying to get it to work and need help. What brand of an Antenna Tuner do I need to get? Also the Mystery Antenna is put up horizontal and If I put the later line vertical it will touch the ground. How would I set up the latter line? I need help with these things please. I want to use all of the bands but some of them are not working or tuning at all. I need help. Could you call me on my cell phone at 843-941-3126 I live in Beaufort South Carolina.

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    • Licensed Amateur Radio operator in 1996 as IW5EDI, active member of ARI Firenze and ARRL
    • Class 1970, married with two childrens, love experimenting and antenna home-brewing. IT System Engineer, recently started having fun with morse code and Raspberry Pi


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