Ian - GM3SKE - was mentioning Bosch as an inventor of the hammering ... and, I am here to tell you, their electric jackhammer worky worky as to getting rid of a tower base you want to "discapeeer" wh
Query .. why is warranty meaningless? Just asking .. I have NEVER had a problem with a return at Harbor..... nor has anyone I know of .. our store here is pretty recent, but have bought on line and f
Back when, we used gunny sacks for covering the tower base (or other concrete job), and then sprinkled them .. if need be, continually ... that is to say, burlap. I used to get chicken feed, cow feed
\9/14/06 The long time head of Yaesus Amateur division Mr. Chip Margelli K7JA Leaves Yaesu to join Heil Sound, Ltd. as their Vice President for Sales and Marketing. You heard it first at Fox Tango!
Joe .. that is part of the fun of Amateur Radio, `spearmintin' and like that! In the days of yore, many a ham shack had directional antennas turned by hand .. called the "ARMSTRONG METHOD" .. I have
Who who ... who gives a hoot? Mark Nelson - AA6DX mailto: AA6DX@ARRL.NET ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Right you are. So which way is north anyway? Bill, W6WRT _______________________________
Greg et al .. Sounds way over done, to me .. we spend a lot of time on TT about concrete and towers, my question to the group is who has some REAL stories about tower failure due to concrete base err
Send a picture or more ... we shall see if we can identify it for you! If I don't know, I will post it on my website for the rest of the gang to ponder over....73 Mark Nelson - AA6DX mailto: AA6DX@AR
$12.88 on "The Bay" -- radioproshop.com Don't know them, but seem worth considering .. 73 Mark Nelson - AA6DX mailto: AA6DX@ARRL.NET hi Tommy, I checked the cablexperts price and they now want $23 fo
(resigh) Harbor Freight coupon for 70 piece stainless nuts and washers Grade 304 .. $1.49 ... thru 11/4 -- great to have when up the tower ... Cheers, B O O O O to all ... 73 http://www.harborfreight
Tower workers... here's a cheapie solder gun for those pesky coaxial cable connectors... 100 Watt // has caveats .. but, returnable if you don't enjoy its features.. HIHI ... Radio Shack closeout ..
You ain't doing it right... Mark Nelson - AA6DX mailto: AA6DX@ARRL.NET A 100 watt gun isn't going to solder a PL259. 73 Gary K4FMX _______________________________________________ ____________________
Awwwww come on .. those connectors are cheaper than the ubiquitous 4 pin trailer pigtails ??.. and available "anywhere" ?.. methinks not. Good Grief Reef probably even has them good ol' 4 pins in the
Happy after eating too much turkey day ... After having spent all that money, time, and effort on raising the tower as high as possible, mast, all that, I put the elements on TOP ... why would I give
What works easier ... aluminum foil .. `ties cheap at COSTCO and the likes .. easy to staple, bend, etc.. hint .. don't cut at the end of runs, simply fold over like a Christmas wrap and come back th
Fellow TTers -- BACK WHEN .. 60s . I was taught to cut tower cables by putting them over an inverted axe and pound hard with a hammer ... did that for years, until I learned better... as I recall, di
Well .. I think most of this dead bird thing is plain HOOOIE .. I have been working on and around towers since the 60s .. and have NEVER seen any avian mortality rates as outlined here. Even spotted
NOT .. means "Universal High Frequency" (Have heard others .. but it did NOT mean Ultra High Frequency -- no way!) Mark Nelson - AA6DX mailto: AA6DX@ARRL.NET Roger, Back in the early days of radio ou
Has anyone on TT have experience with this company's products! Sure looks interesting .. for towers, aerials, rotators, etc... http://www.roadsters.com/gibbs/ Mark Nelson - AA6DX mailto: AA6DX@ARRL.N