Tom: I got my first 250 or so countries with a little old Mosley TA33Jr. on top of 40 ft. of Rohn 25 (with a Yaesu FL2100B occasionally pumping out 600 watts) that just peeked over the top of the hil
Fellow Tower talkers: Anyone know the approximate "service" life of RG213? I recently found 100 feet in a box in a closet in our house that my XYL (WY5H) and I apparently had forgotten about after or
Lee: you might try Tashhjian@MSN.com. Karl Tashjian 559-495-0307. He has an ad on page 180 (bottom left hand corner of the page) in the December 2001 QST about having accessories, bases, tilt over ac
Pardon the mistyping the e-mail address should be Tashjian@MSN.com. Tashhjian@MSN.com. Tom, WW5L AN Wireless Self Supporting Towers are now available! Windloading tables, foundation diagrams and char
Hello Con, Though I do not have the data in front of me at this exact moment, I do remember Ham Radio Magazine did run a number of articles on the Vee antenna. One thing that did stick in my head, wa
Hi All interested, There have been many comments by people who know a lot more about this particular antenna then me. The questions may have already been answered, but here goes. As far as terminatio
Someone was looking for a source of commercial ladder line. You might give this site a look. http://www.w7fg.com/ant.htm 73 Jim K7SLI List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower sys
Hi Kevin, It has been over 5 years now, but I ran into the same sticky situation. I think common kerosene did the job (lamp oil), or lighter fluid, paint thinner of some kind, maybe even goof off. Ha
If I was going to do that, I would go to a car lot, or appliance store, that uses those things for advertisement. There must be thousands used around here. Find out the name of the outfit they bought
FYI, MFJ has also begun production of the HDR-300A rotator. But apparently building only enough for what they had orders for. (Last build was for 7 units). I don't know what their order threshhold is
Also check with your local telephone/utility company about salvage, end of roll wire, etc. Southwestern Bell Telephone used to have a salvage store in North Dallas (Carollton or Farmers Branch suburb
Tom, Bill: I've got a Mosley Classic 33 WARC and they recommend an 8 inch diameter coil of RG8 for that antenna, 10 inch if you use the 40m kit on the ends of the driven element. Tom, WW5L List Spons
Hi Mel, There is a copper tape you can use. I think the sticky part has a conductive glue. Now it is not very heavy, and is intended for RF grounding. I would use it along with a heavy wire ground of
Marc: Its Ideal Industries Sycamore IL. 800-304-3578 http://www.idealindustries.com product number (may also be the "sku" is 30-030, UPC is 8325030030) there is also a number of ND254-2 on the back o
As I recall 8 turns. Tom, WW5L List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Titan towers, coax, hardline and more. Also check out our self supporting towers up to 100
Sri: I was relying on my memory rather than the instructions. 5 turns on a 6 inch diameter at the connection of the feedpoint to the driven element is what's listed on page 7 of the Classic 33 WARC m
Ink: according to the Mosley instruction manual, the reflector has 15 turns/25 turns driven element 14 turns/23 1/2 turns, and director 14 turns and 23 turns. First number listed is closest to the bo
With several e-mails asking about coax rf chokes I decided to call Mosley today since I'm redoing my Classic 33 WARC with the 40m kit. The rep on their tech line gave me an unusal description that I
To those interested in riveters, take a look at this site. They seem to have some reasonable prices. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/headsearch.taf?function=Search 73 Jim K7SLI List Sponsored b
Dale: I also have a WT51 and taught my sons and XYL (WY5H-Cheryl) how to lower it in a hurry if the storm--thunderstorms do have a nasty habit of popping up suddenly in North Texas at a moment's noti