In a message dated 10/9/05 3:04:03 AM Greenwich Standard Time, garyschafer@comcast.net writes: This is beginning to sound like " I placed the end of the cable in a pickle jar full of water and can't
In a message dated 10/9/05 2:10:50 PM Greenwich Standard Time, jimlux@earthlink.net writes: There's also the risk assessment.. Where I'm located in southern California, lightning just isn't a big ris
In a message dated 10/10/05 4:11:35 AM Greenwich Standard Time, RXDesign@ssvecnet.com writes: Unfortunately the holes in the floating guy rings will not take the 3/8" thimbles specified for the prefo
I think W8JI posted on this one a while back, and if my memory serves me correctly, the reason braid is inferior is that as it corrodes it increases resistance. I use copper flashing from the local m
BRAID................... IS SOMETHING THAT LITTLE GIRLS DO TO THEIR HAIR. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ....and what's really amazing is I have bought lots of used
In a message dated 10/12/05 4:55:55 AM Greenwich Standard Time, mr.mri@epix.net writes: I wonder about the motor starter cap in the controller being the culprit. You said it in your post...check cont
In a message dated 10/13/05 3:30:42 AM Greenwich Standard Time, craig.n7or@gmail.com writes: As far as WAE, not "everybody *has* to use packet". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Which sort of towers are most likely to be able to withstand the force of such a storm? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hopefully Rohn 45 and 55 towers, well guyed wi
Tim Generally vertical weight is not the problem, especially if you use a thrust bearing. By the time you would stress it by having too much weight, you would probably overload the ten square feet it
I've posted this one before. I use Coke plastic bottles...16 oz size for this one is perfect. Inset coax and seal the entrance point. The damn things last for years floating around oceans and even in
Ah, I used to teach math, not English. I didn't explain it right. You put the barrel connector in the two pieces of coax. Put a little insurance tape on the connection. Then you shove that connection
How, in the world, can you bend RG-213 to fit inside the cap end of a soda bottle???????? I must be missing something here!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yup, som
The *theory* of evolution has never been successfully subjected to the most critical elements of scientific validation (reproducability among others)..........................etc, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For the last few years I have been using four sets of rope supported quads..a two element facing JA, a two element facing VK, a two element facing SA, and a four element facing EU. All are tuned for
Well, this is getting old. I am in the process of replacing my fix or sixth jumper made of LMR400 flexible. It has failed on three different towers. NEVER will I use this stuff again. IT IS GARBAGE.
I just got a very nice call from the boys at Times about the UltraFlex that crapped out. The guy didn't seem too surprised that the jacket cracked. His reply was "Well it is rubber and maybe the UV i
Everything I have observed is trees make very little difference at lower HF. My last house had vertical antennas nestled in trees, and everything appeared to work as well as any other stations in pil
Several more emails and we have come to a successful agreement of minds about the LMR 400 Ultraflex that was installed on my jumpers for my stacks. The boys at Times Microwave Systems have agreed to
Base equals, according to the book, 32"x 32" by 36" although you probably could get by with less since it is anchored to the house. Bill K4XS _______________________________________________ See: http
In a message dated 11/10/05 4:23:43 AM Greenwich Standard Time, w8ji@contesting.com writes: Actually it is someone who can climb faster than you and doesn't pass gas when lifting a 5 element 20 meter