- 41. Fwd: [TowerTalk] Lightning solution (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 11:48:30 EDT
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- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00093.html (10,182 bytes)
- 42. [TowerTalk] Disconnecting cables and lightning (questions -- (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 12:14:16 EDT
- We keep talking about Polyphaser like they are the olny lightning game in town. Mike Koss at ICE has an excellent line of grounding, bulkhead and suppression equipment. I used his stuff at K5XI and w
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00137.html (10,023 bytes)
- 43. [TowerTalk] Hardware for TH6DXX (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:40:32 EDT
- The young lady at Hy Gain finally returned my call after 2 days (last week). She was very pleasant and responsive, but thought my request to get the parts in less than 2 weeks was unreasonable becaus
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00223.html (7,919 bytes)
- 44. [TowerTalk] Lining up Antenna Elements (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:25:16 EDT
- << Any tricks of the trade out there for getting this right the first time? >> 1. Place the boom on a couple of saw-horses. Attach a piece of mast to the boom-to-mast bracket and secure. Make it long
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00266.html (8,843 bytes)
- 45. [TowerTalk] Lining up Antenna Elements (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:31:57 EDT
- << Your eyeballing technique will get it to within less than a couple degrees of alignment and that's good enough for an antenna that will 10s (or 20s) of feet above the ground for "looks" and it wil
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00267.html (8,881 bytes)
- 46. [TowerTalk] Update: Stacking & Phasing KT34XA's (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 21:56:33 EDT
- More useful than the nearly 3db of gain is the fact that you will have 3 antennas (upper, lower, both) at three different heights. One more thing about the KT34XA stacking, be sure the + mark on the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00467.html (7,354 bytes)
- 47. [TowerTalk] Gin Pole (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 10:12:57 EDT
- Don't get discouraged. Check with local clubs. Every where I have lived, we have formed a "Beam Team" or "Quad Squad" where different folks owned different antenna raising equipment like gin poles, t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00699.html (8,857 bytes)
- 48. Fwd: [TowerTalk] Gin Pole Rope (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 09:26:32 EDT
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- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00725.html (9,294 bytes)
- 49. [TowerTalk] Gin Pole Rope (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 09:34:09 EDT
- I don't know, Tom. I've stacked a lot of Rohn 55 and would not be comfortable with 1/2" nylon at all. I recommend 3/4" Polydacron. When Phillystran was Philadelphia Resins, they made a syntheic rope
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00726.html (8,832 bytes)
- 50. [TowerTalk] city council horror (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 16:31:48 EDT
- << For those who are interested... the city of Plano DID pass a 6 month moratorium on the issuance of amateur radio tower permits. This is so they can "review" the situation. The are planning to have
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00801.html (9,235 bytes)
- 51. [TowerTalk] city council horror (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 09:34:35 EDT
- Some more personal anecdotal information that probably would not stand up in court today, but it worked for me. In 1966 I put up a 70' tower with a 5 element Hy-gain 20m long-john beam on a 50 x 100
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00841.html (10,234 bytes)
- 52. [TowerTalk] Giving in - city council horror (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 09:41:30 EDT
- Dale; I agree 200%. The problem with homeowner's associations, architectural control committees and those who administer covenants is that they are often volunteer do-gooders, small time politicians
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00842.html (8,901 bytes)
- 53. [TowerTalk] (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 13:07:42 EDT
- << Attorney and famed contester K4BAI say CC&R's run out after 20 years. If this is true this will open up many subdivisions to us again! Yes, CC&R's have an expiration date. Unfortunately, those who
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00865.html (7,167 bytes)
- 54. [TowerTalk] 40 mtr Beam (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:44:16 EDT
- Agree!! I've had my 402-CD up at 70' for 2 weeks. I've been receiving outstanding signal reports from Asia in the mornings. Got its real first test in Field Day this weekend. Made 1,000 QSO's on 40 o
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00993.html (7,267 bytes)
- 55. [TowerTalk] Re: (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC)
- Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 22:43:38 EDT
- << David Thompson is correct, Sam ,W1BU, had the strongest signal from the U.S.A. into Europe. My call was DL4NV and I worked him many times. He had no equal. We spent the month of February, 1964, in
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00208.html (7,468 bytes)
- 56. [TowerTalk] BP filters against power line noise (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC)
- Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 19:13:47 EDT
- << If they (the electric companies) have an obligation, where is it in writing? I doubt it is in writing. The arguements I have heard to be succesfull are: Utility Company - Do you know how many kwh
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00349.html (8,290 bytes)
- 57. [TowerTalk] Old style Phyllistran (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC)
- Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 15:59:10 EDT
- << the new guy grips don't work for old style Phyllistran. Is there a recommended alternative method of end termination? I have had success using the cable grips that the power companies use. I've re
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00395.html (7,567 bytes)
- 58. Fwd: [TowerTalk] TIC RIngrotor indicator problem (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC)
- Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 21:41:21 EDT
- This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_895887681_boundary Content-ID: <0_895887681@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII They were working on the problem w
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00593.html (10,772 bytes)
- 59. [TowerTalk] 402CD Upgrade (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC)
- Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 21:44:20 EDT
- I purchased W9RE's aluminum reinforcing kit. Mike said the article which describes the use of that tubing is in November 1991 QST. Mine is missing. Does anyone have a copy of that article they can fa
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00613.html (6,691 bytes)
- 60. Fwd: [TowerTalk] Re: Harpole and "flat earth" (score: 1)
- Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
- Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 15:46:39 EDT
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- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00680.html (8,116 bytes)
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