A friend is considering buying one. Anyone have one? Please contact me off the list. -- 73, Gary K9GS Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.
Thank you for all of the responses. I have forwarded them to my friend. Please contact me off the list. -- 73, Gary K9GS Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Cont
OK...came across this today. It's a USB bore-scope camera with a 49 ft cable. What's not to love? The only thing I can think of is that this might be useful for inspecting the inside of tower legs or
I highlu recommens KF7P Metalworks. http://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/GroundRodClamps.html I just ordered some ground rod clamps last week. They are at my office so I haven't seem them yet but if the quality
While on the topic of ground rods. Today I had to drive some 5/8 X 8 foot ground rods. I live on top of a ridge that was part of the glacial push South into Southern Wisconsin. Think sandy rocky soil
All good advice Patrick. I especially like the idea of slipping pipe over the ground rod. I used 5/8" ground rods so bending wasn't a problem. I also had a friend helping so had an extra pair of hand
I can't speak to the 160M signal of OH8X but I have worked them before on 80M, 5 ele Yagi on the same tower. The signal was nothing to write home about. Other SM/OH stations had better signals during
Rick N6RK I've always thought the same thing. There's a bit of chest puffing if you can say that you have a 3 ele Yagi at 330 ft...on 160M. Certainly nothing wrong with that. -- 73, Gary K9GS Greater
Hi Steve, You might try Fastenal. At least in my part of the country they have retail stores all over the place. Usually if they don't have it in stock they can get what you need in a few days. https
Go to the ARRL website and search for "Volunteer Counsel". Can anyone refer me an attorney (ham preferably) in the NWI who knows leasing law? 73's -- 73, Gary K9GS Greater Milwaukee DX Association: h
Like these? http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-ecls-200 They have other sizes available. On 11/26/2014 10:30 PM, Wayne Kline wrote: Another neat trick with a torrid wound balun. I weld a #10-32 1
I would take it to a plumbing supply store and ask them what it is. Please report back what you find out. Hank K7HP Not a lot of info, but something like this? http://www.globalsources.com/si/AS/Zhej
Jim is correct on much of his post below. I have done several purchases of Fair-Rite 2631803802. These are the #31 2.4" OD cores. I found best pricing from Arrow Electronics. I purchased 100 a year a
This also looks interesting: http://buyheatshrink.com/heatshrinktubing/cold-shrink-tubing.php <http://buyheatshrink.com/heatshrinktubing/cold-shrink-tubing.php> Has anyone ever used this for weather
I my town they are doing some road construction around the main intersection. They have some temporary telephone poles in place and use large concrete blocks with a loop on the top to guy the telepho
Hi Mike, Kind of getting off the original topic but years ago, on a trip to FP, the beach there consisted of smooth rocks approximately 2" in diameter. What we did was to dig a hole about a 12-18 inc
I had an interesting discussion with a friend over the weekend and wanted to get some input from the TowerTalk community. Imagine a 1/4 wavelength wire hanging down from a tree with the bottom end at
Probably the best and easiest idea would be to remote the contest station. John J. Nistico 911 Electric Inc. 516.325-8993 _______________________________________________ _____________________________
Note sure of your name or call. My replies below. All of the major DX contests have rare DX operations that may only be available for the contest. See: http://www.ng3k.com/Contest/index.html But I'm
Hello Fernando, What is the white coating that was added to the fiberglass support tubes? Is that just paint or something else? Great installation ! I love his QTH. I wish I had that much area for an