- 21. Anchor Rod Failure (score: 1)
- Author: 0005543629@mcimail.com (David & Barbara Leeson)
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 96 01:53 EST
- The commercial folks who rent my 120' Rohn 45G tower loaded it up with 24 heliax's and antennas. It finally went over in a measly 106 mi/h wind last week. The failure was a tension failure of one of
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-12/msg00236.html (8,446 bytes)
- 22. Great Circle Maps (score: 1)
- Author: 0005543629@mcimail.com (David & Barbara Leeson)
- Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 09:44 EST
- Great circle maps available on the web at www.xray.duke.edu:1080/az_html/azproj.shtml#top of page Just following the instructions, fill out the form, map is sent to you in a few minutes. 73 de Dave,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-12/msg00269.html (6,620 bytes)
- 23. BN86 Balun (score: 1)
- Author: 0005543629@mcimail.com (David & Barbara Leeson)
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 96 08:58 EST
- BN86: EVERYONE has cooked one. It arcs between the turns if you accidently drive it on the wrong band! Save yourself a climb in the middle of a contest and don't use it. 73 de Dave, W6NL (ex-QHS) --
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-12/msg00496.html (6,547 bytes)
- 24. Log Periodics (score: 1)
- Author: 0005543629@mcimail.com (David & Barbara Leeson)
- Date: Tue, 8 Oct 96 16:18 EST
- I have a Hy-Gain LP-1009, and have compared it with a 204BA and other single band antennas. It does exhibit the broadband SWR, although it would be neat to be able to optimize it in the ham bands. Th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00091.html (8,059 bytes)
- 25. Prop Pitch (score: 1)
- Author: 0005543629@mcimail.com (David & Barbara Leeson)
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 96 10:16 EST
- I've seen a number of ways to interface masts to the bevel gear of a prop pitch, but none of them seem to be really clean and precise. I haven't got around to doing it yet, but I intend to use a high
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00153.html (9,061 bytes)
- 26. Effect of Altitude... (score: 1)
- Author: 0005543629@mcimail.com (David & Barbara Leeson)
- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 96 21:56 EST
- To first order, the wind pressure is proportional to the air density, so altitude should have some effect. I haven't looked up the relationship between pressure and density, but it seems they should
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-09/msg00191.html (7,506 bytes)
- 27. Rotating Tower (score: 1)
- Author: 0005543629@mcimail.com (David & Barbara Leeson)
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 96 19:56 EST
- I have one RTS rotating tower and one with a TIC ring rotator. I'm satisfied with both. Re the RTS setup, I would recommend using at least two ring bearings (my setup has only one above the rotator,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-06/msg00082.html (9,604 bytes)
- 28. Bolt Book (score: 1)
- Author: 0005543629@mcimail.com (David & Barbara Leeson)
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 96 20:04 EST
- The real name of the great book on fasteners, known to the racing trade as "Screw to Win", is Carroll Smiths' Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook, by (no surprise) Carroll Smith, Motorbooks
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-06/msg00083.html (6,565 bytes)
- 29. Tramming (score: 1)
- Author: 0005543629@mcimail.com (David & Barbara Leeson)
- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 96 12:47 EST
- There's a diagram of how to do this on page 10-21 of my book. You should have removable trailing lines on each end of the beam, so it won't rotate as it goes up and foul the guys. Also, you should be
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-06/msg00161.html (8,038 bytes)
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