Almost, but its not quite that easy, Jerry. The mast is generally in the way and must be lifted upwards a bit to allow for room to remove the rotator and/or rotator plate. There is an easy way to do
Author: Michael Walker" <va3mw@rogers.com (Michael Walker)
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 23:40:24 -0500
After 3 Worrell 1000's, lots of Keel boat racing over the past 20 years (am I that old??), etc., I've also NEVER seen a bowline undo, unless it was on very inexpensive nylon rope. A half-hitch on the
over. Paul, To meet the criteria for being either crank-up or fold over and self supporting, as well as "quiet", I believe you are limited to the US Tower telescopic mast type tower selection. Fold-
My HAM IV rotator has a strange failure. One night I turned on the control box and tried to turn the beam (a single Force 12 C-3, nothing more). It did not turn (the needle did not move and the anten
Hi all, I am planning to erect a 20 meters high tower. I'd like to put the following antennas on top of it: - Cushcraft A3WS 3 Element - for 12 & 17 Meters - Cushcraft XM240 2 ele - for 40 Meters - 8
Hi, Ken, Thanks for the reply. No, there was no noticeable wind. Good point, but unfortunatelly it is not the case. I tested the rotor in my garage and the problem was the same. 73, Roger - PY1OL
Hi all, Having already sent a private message of thanks to each one of you who responded to my queries about the "HAM IV strange defect" and "Guy wires on a 20 meter tower", now I want to say it in t
I would like so much to see a close up picture of one of these grips... I've never seen one of them nor found any photo in the Internet. 73 Roger - PY1OL
The following YAESU accessories are listed in several retailer WEB sites, but I found no further detailed explanations, not even in YAESU page. No luck searching through usual search engines too. Doe
Author: Roger Borowski" <K9RB@arrl.net (Roger Borowski)
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:37:43 -0500
If anyone has a couple of the blocks that KLM used to supply to = terminate the philistran boom support cables on KT34XA's I would be = happy to hear that they are available and purchase them from yo
Hey TTers: I'm in the process of calculating the required tower windload rating I need to consider when purchasing a new tower. This will be a simple installation, probably in the 50' range. Due to X
Does anyone have a good source for a 4:1 ferrite balun. I need to replace the one on my KT-34. The m2 guys said not to waste my money on their $105.00 balun, and that any good 4:1 ferrite balun rated
Thanks to all who provided a great deal of information! Try The Radio Works, they specialize in baluns.Or for more bux, try F-12 Antennas. Tom sells baluns too. John
All, About these Gin poles: - Antena Mart (Max Gain Systems) http://www.mgs4u.com/ginpole.htm - IIX Equipment http://www.w9iix.com - Rohn And this device: - Tower Block http://www.superiormusic.com/t
Hi, I found some old (20 years old!), unused, Phillystran cable here in PY1 land (a rarity, really) for sale. I would like to identify it in order to verify whether or not it is adequate for my use (
Author: Roger Borowski" <K9RB@arrl.net (Roger Borowski)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:30:41 -0400
Use a light coating of WD-40 on the threads and they won't seize and the WD-40 will quickly dry off to allow the nyloc to do its intended job. Dry Stainless Steel fasteners will most always seize if
Author: Roger Borowski" <K9RB@arrl.net (Roger Borowski)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 21:08:09 -0400
When I investigated this about 5 years ago, I found at that time only = two 50 ohm coaxial cables rated for direct burial. The "key" for direct = burial rating seemed to be the high density polyethyl
Author: Roger Borowski" <K9RB@arrl.net (Roger Borowski)
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 19:58:01 -0400
With 4 guys at 90 degrees apart there are only 4 degrees out of 360 degrees when one guy is holding the whole system up. With a 3 guy system at 120 degrees apart, there are 90 degrees out of 360 degr