[NLRS] Fw: Double 432 big wheel for bcn N0IRS

[Steve N4PZ]

From: Steve N4PZ 
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 12:46 PM
To: KA1ZE 
Subject: Fw: Double 432 big wheel for bcn N0IRS 



From: Steve N4PZ 
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 12:44 PM
To: NLRS Post ; Pete N0oy ; W0PT Bill ; KA1ZE ; Al ; Bob ; Jack ; wa8rjf Tony ; Eddie ve3krp ; n0irs at kc.rr.com 
Subject: Double 432 big wheel for bcn N0IRS 

Hello All

I just got a beautiful BIG WHEEL/DOUBLE. for stacking with proper  stacking harness and it looks NEW.

I am putting it on my highest tower and feeding it with 1/2 inch Heliax. With 100 watts into abt 100 feet of Heliax somebody tell me what I should expect out.  I think it’s all original & K5VH built them. Should be 1:1 SWR. I am confident at 70 feet it will easily cover a radius of 350 miles even to the east where I have a town full of trees.
The bcn is now at 35 feet.
Many thanks to JD for his generous contribution.  Now I have a beacon on 432 and 1296. I don’t think there is any need for two meters as there are many around. If someone has one free, ready for plug and play I would consider it though.

73 & good listening.

Steve N4PZ