- 1. Best HF vertical? (score: 1)
- Author: Rasmussen@centuryinter.net (Rasmussen@centuryinter.net)
- Date: Mon, 11 Nov 96 02:53:40 GMT
- Hey Bob, In reply to your request for opinions, I vote for the butternut. I have a hf6v and have used it at three locations. Ground mounting it over a lot a radials has worked the best. I have four r
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-11/msg00076.html (7,811 bytes)
- 2. WTB: Telerex rotor and Synchro Transmitter (score: 1)
- Author: Rasmussen@centuryinter.net (Rasmussen@centuryinter.net)
- Date: Wed, 27 Nov 96 17:27:05 GMT
- Jay, The part number you quote is a proprietary Sperry part number. If you can get a generic part number, it will be much easier to find. For Example.... 15tx6b would be a unit that is 1.5 inches acr
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-11/msg00233.html (7,874 bytes)
- 3. Mast Supplier in San Jose, CA area? (score: 1)
- Author: Rasmussen@centuryinter.net (Rasmussen@centuryinter.net)
- Date: Fri, 04 Oct 96 13:57:55 GMT
- John, go to any full service hardware or building supply and get one length of 1-1/2 inch ( this is the i.d. ) Electrical metal tubing. It comes in ten foot lengths. I use one length of this coming o
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00035.html (8,587 bytes)
- 4. Rotor parts... (score: 1)
- Author: Rasmussen@centuryinter.net (Rasmussen@centuryinter.net)
- Date: Fri, 04 Oct 96 15:19:54 GMT
- That is a very common problem with ham-m and ham-4 rotors. Hygain is the current manufacture, if you live close to a large city, you may find a shop that repairs rotors and can get the parts from the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00037.html (9,279 bytes)
- 5. Da Birds and the Bees, Wasps etc. (score: 1)
- Author: Rasmussen@centuryinter.net (Rasmussen@centuryinter.net)
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 96 14:42:35 GMT
- To keep the un wanted out of of masts, tower legs, poles and holes, I use an expandable foam insulation sold in most hardware and building supply stores. It comes in a pressure can like spray paint a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00151.html (10,411 bytes)
- 6. Antenna tuning (score: 1)
- Author: Rasmussen@centuryinter.net (Rasmussen@centuryinter.net)
- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 96 19:51:56 GMT
- Victor, When the beam is low to the ground, the ground acts like a big reflector. This causes RF to be reflected back into the antenna, and current flows helter skelter through the parasitic elements
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00215.html (8,547 bytes)
- 7. Brass Fittings and Sockets (score: 1)
- Author: Rasmussen@centuryinter.net (Rasmussen@centuryinter.net)
- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 96 03:30:08 GMT
- Rod, You might try tent and awning suppliers or manufactures. They also have fiberglass rods with aluminum fittings. Sounds like you are onto a new idea. Instead of the pop tent, you have the POP-Qua
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00353.html (8,890 bytes)
- 8. Ham rotor U bolts (score: 1)
- Author: Rasmussen@centuryinter.net (Rasmussen@centuryinter.net)
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 96 13:03:59 GMT
- A very good Idea. The next time I move, I will change the U-bolts. My ham-M also has two 10-32 holes tapped in it for set screws. After the mast is in place and the U-bolts snugged up, the set screws
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-09/msg00220.html (9,274 bytes)
- 9. Feedline Support (score: 1)
- Author: Rasmussen@centuryinter.net (Rasmussen@centuryinter.net)
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 96 13:04:18 GMT
- Eric, You also could install a run of non-metallic electrical conduit (plastic) and support the conduit every two or three feet with blocks. Rain will flow under the conduit. The cables will not see
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-09/msg00221.html (9,017 bytes)
- 10. 40-2CD compromise dimensions (score: 1)
- Author: Rasmussen@centuryinter.net (Rasmussen@centuryinter.net)
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 96 16:30:18 GMT
- If you want to nit pick a few watts, get ulcers, or worry a lot, try to optimize by adjusting the antenna with a micrometer. If you want a more practical approach, just put it together for the low en
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-09/msg00225.html (8,615 bytes)
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