Hi Bill, I have seen the same thing out here in the west with cars. We do not have to put up with salt or any of that stuff on our roads, but if a car does have rust on the bottom, it is one that has
I just said that undercoated cars have more rust then the none undercoated ones out west here. I also have noticed that some of the legs of transmission towers that carry our AC have been coated with
I had the same question once. The SWR change is not great enough to warrant any stubs or anything. Just do not mix 50 ohm and 75 ohm coax. Also remember that your SWR meters are probably set up to re
And with all the luxury accomodations around him some poor sap has to man the sawhorses and boards operating position. :-) I also notice that none of the towers have guy wires broken up with insulat
They revised the listing to 180'. I get dizzy just looking at the picture. Bet the lower part is in 20, 30 or 40' sections. Also please note the power lines that appear to run near the tower. Somehow
Nat, I just finished assembling a C31-XR and was very impressed with the construction and ease in which it was assembled. The tubing for each element was bundled together with tape and each connectio
Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the manual for an old Mosley 4 element beam which we think was labeled as a TA-54? Thanks, Roger Huntley, W7VV -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/
Pete, I just assembled a C31-XR and the element to boom connections consist of two rivets and two bolts at each connection. The C-3 that I am starting to assemble has three holes at each element conn
Hello, Maybe someone can help me out on this one. I understand that the W6AM was a rich lawyer, and the site he bought was an ex commercial one. I have also been told that he did not build any antenn
Hello TT's, Thanks so much for the info on the W6AM site. Me being licensed in 1961, and not chasing DX until the mid 80's, I did not know much at all about Don Wallace. I do remember an old picture
Al, The 5BA is on a 33 ft. boom. boomlength by band: 20m - 14.5 ft. (3 el.) 17m - 8 ft. (2 el.) 15m - 12.5 ft. (3 el.) 12m - 0 ft. (1 el.) 10m - 12 ft. (4 el.) Re: stacking. The 5BA has very limited
Yup, a roll of duct tape and a can of WD-40 and you can fix anythin' -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertal
Has anyone ever modeled an HF Discone antenna using any of the modeling programs? John A . KC7NXI -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Admi
And to the comment I would like to add: I would fill the bottle to the top with oil, screw the cap, or push the cork back in, if you live in a climate that reaches freezing during the winter. Reason:
I built a couple of verticals in the past out of aluminum downspout. It worked pretty darn good. Shall we say it is a bit floppy after the 3rd section, but with proper guying the stuff will stay up t
Hi Group: I'll be looking at starting a tower installation next spring. Anyone know of a retailer of Rohn tower equipment in Northern Virginia? I'd like to look at what I'm buying before I pay. I gue
I once had an 80 meter dipole and wanted to operate on 30 meters also. What I did was hang a 30 meter dipole of the same center feeder of the 80 meter one. You might have to jockey things around to g
Hi Donald and anyone else interested, There are many methods of protecting your gear from lightning. Usually the correct and most reliable methods are just not feasible if you live typical residentia
Hi Dan, The antenna mounted on the truck, does have the base mechanically grounded to the frame of the truck? Probably a bumper mount or such. To get a similar effect with the RV, I would assume you
Hello Sig, Might I suggest wrapping number 10 aluminum wire around a form of some kind and then removing the form. Number 10 aluminum wire is quite cheap. Is actually quite self supporting. I got thi