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101. M2 40 Mtr Yagi (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Sat, 9 Nov 1996 08:15:32 -0500; My M2 40M4 is in its second contest season... I too was concerned about those setscrews... I used Loctite and tightened those setscrews until I closed my eyes and held my breath because I thought sur; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-11/msg00057.html (8,592 bytes)
102. More 4-square notes (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 14:45:12 -0500; Your note is exactly why I swerved away from the 4 square and I am cabling mine as a 4 el parasitic... those phasing lines are gonna be right over a narrow range only, and 160 has more delta-reactanc; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-11/msg00082.html (9,793 bytes)
103. TIC ringrotor control box smoke (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 08:27:15 -0500; Off the top of my (pointy) head, I remember mine showing roughly 20V dc during rotation... I will recheck and repost if much different.. Denny k8do@aol.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/to; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-11/msg00096.html (7,128 bytes)
104. MA40 Plan Part III (Long) (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 08:27:14 -0500; << I recently bought a piece of land outside of town to build a remote station on, then developed the same kind of problem you have with the city/county government. >> Every state is different.... bu; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-11/msg00097.html (7,866 bytes)
105. Corrosion Inhibitor Noalox at Home Depot (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 09:09:43 -0500; last year I disassembled a yagi that I had on a tower for 18 years in a GM foundry town, where even the air is on the EPA's toxic substance list.. It was originally assembled with liberal amounts of; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-11/msg00120.html (7,940 bytes)
106. M2 3el 40m Beam (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 08:51:00 -0400; I have the M2 40 and I'm not seeing any significant wind effect on the swr.... I don't notice the linear loading rods moving much, even in heavy winds ...but, I have mine "cinched up" tight enough to; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00012.html (7,006 bytes)
107. 1550 ft. Tower Fails (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 08:39:09 -0400; << I don't think I'll bring this disaster to any of those people's attention! OTOH, you should record and reserve it for a possible need - as proof beyond question that towers fold over and collapse; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00199.html (7,523 bytes)
108. Grounding CATV Hardline (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 17:20:32 -0400; Get a block of aluminum about 2.25" square... have a local machine shop drill two holes through it.. one hole to be the right size to clamp to the leg of the tower (or ground rod as the case may be); /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00238.html (7,602 bytes)
109. Grounding CATV Hardline (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 12:59:41 -0400; << Today I picked up about 40 feet of a oil and gasoline resistant jacketed stranded copper cable. The diameter of the copper was easily 1/2 inch plus. It weighed 12 pounds. I think I overpaid but it; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00253.html (7,537 bytes)
110. TIC RING 1022 problem(s) - The K8DO work around....Part 1 (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 12:46:11 -0400; << The symptom described below happens when the indicator potentiometer in the rotor opens or when the wires from the control box to the rotor open. This is in my opinion, a serious design flaw in th; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-09/msg00050.html (9,163 bytes)
111. TIC RING 1022 problem(s) - The K8DO work around....Part 2 (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 12:46:17 -0400; To: barry@w2up.wells.com CC: cq-contest@tgv.com Hi Barry... Just went through this, in spades.... I are now a walking, talking, breathing expert... When the meter follows the preset pot, the problem; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-09/msg00051.html (9,581 bytes)
112. log home (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 13:52:32 -0400; Sure sounds like a golden opportunity to switch to open wire feeders for everything!!!! Denny -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administ; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-09/msg00123.html (6,630 bytes)
113. Rohn 55 vs 45 vs 25 (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 14:26:53 -0400; << Do you climb with the waist belt looped around the tower? >> Do you mean that you don't? .... tsk, tsk, tsk.... what does your tower do if the party is formal? OK... all levity aside, I know that; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-08/msg00014.html (8,590 bytes)
114. raising top of cement tower base (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 14:26:09 -0400; << and if you really wanna go all the way there is the option of painting the concrete with waterproofing..... >> Jeez... and here I was going to recommend footing drains and a sump pump... Denny; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-08/msg00015.html (6,326 bytes)
115. Using Rohn 65? (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 17:20:33 -0400; I suspect that a tower ordinance defining amateur use as being based upon the brand name , type, or strength of the tower erected will not stand up to legal challenge... It would seem to me that a si; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-08/msg00140.html (6,857 bytes)
116. Guy Wire Antennas - was Crank-Up Guys (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 08:46:50 -0400; I have used leaning verticals off of towers/trees, etc., for 160 for many years and learned a bunch in the process... The best, by far, has been two 1/4 wave vertical sections fed at the base, driven; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-08/msg00202.html (7,357 bytes)
117. Hot Antennas was Hygain 52' Crankup - good for me? (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 14:32:03 -0400; << towertalk@contesting.com AZ? Well, I have some problems with the premise that the KT34XA traps have that much internal resistance that there is significant heating under rf load... I have that ant; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-07/msg00014.html (7,289 bytes)
118. Goodbye trapped antennas? (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 14:31:26 -0400; The multiband, Yagi-Uda array may well be evolving towards trapless designs, with coaxial coupled, indirectly driven radiators, interlaced elements, and which will be more efficient, broader banded a; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-07/msg00015.html (7,915 bytes)
119. M-Square/Emoto Rotator Experience? (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 14:31:33 -0400; I have had the OR2800P from M2 on the tower for a year now, turning a 4el 40m yagi... No problems, mechanical or electrical... even with power outages while being rotated, etc., the programmable cont; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-07/msg00016.html (7,271 bytes)
120. Goodbye trapped antennas? (score: 1): Author: K8DO@aol.com (K8DO@aol.com); Date: Thu, 4 Jul 1996 09:59:50 -0400; Hi Bruce... OK on "The end of Ham Radio."... I agree that discussing antennas is a bunch more fun... I have to agree that a trapped, multiband yagi is a bushel of compromises... but, how much pattern; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-07/msg00032.html (10,254 bytes)

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