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81. [TowerTalk] Best low tower and 10-40 m (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 15:39:20 EST; << Okay, another person with a low dipole is venturing into the tower arena. I'm looking at a US Tower 40 or 48 foot free-standing tower, and then either a tribander and a separate 40 beam, or a 10-4; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00171.html (8,303 bytes)
82. [TowerTalk] wind load (LONG) (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 14:15:48 EST; << Let me conclude that, if you were to perform the calculations yourself, you would be amazed at how much of a safety factor that Rohn uses. You wouldn't believe at how much more windloading you can; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00345.html (7,320 bytes)
83. [TowerTalk] DX "Long John" by Hy-Gain (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 09:46:20 EST; << Very confusing. I never heard of anything but 5 element HyGains. K4VUD >> In the 1960's Hy-gain did make a series of "Long John" arrays that were very heavy duty. If I remember what the Hy-gain re; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00379.html (8,116 bytes)
84. [TowerTalk] Painting a new mast? (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 10:00:15 EST; On chrome moly, once the surface rust coat forms, the rust process slows down dramatically. The question becomes do you want it to last 50 years or 55 years? If the mast is not capped, any rain or co; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00422.html (8,761 bytes)
85. [TowerTalk] Painting a new mast? (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 10:02:27 EST; << Not necessarily. Some alloys are designed to be self-healing. That is, their surface rust prevents the oxidation from progressing further. If the coating of rust is scratched, the scratch rusts an; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00423.html (8,770 bytes)
86. [TowerTalk] Rohn 25 (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 11:36:19 EST; << Rohn 25 is good for more than vhf/uhf.... Follow the mfg's installation guidelines, guy it properly, and if you are swinging big beams use a bridle on the top set of guys... My 150 footer has a 4; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00464.html (8,898 bytes)
87. [TowerTalk] Yum, yum! That LMR400UF sure is tasty! (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 09:59:26 EST; << Animal chewing on wires! And, the anger of trees not yet fully covered! I >> My first antenna farm was shared with several horses who liked to chew. I was told that when we handle the coax, rotor; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00564.html (8,604 bytes)
88. [TowerTalk] Re: Baluns (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com); Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 14:37:35 EST; I fear that we are making this thread more complex than it has to be. A "Balun" (Balanced) (Unbalanced) is a device to adapt a balanced feedpoint (tee match, omega match, dipole, etc) to an unbalance; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00082.html (8,044 bytes)
89. [TowerTalk] Sad Tales, and a lesson (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com); Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 09:58:16 EST; << After last night's big wind storm, and 3 of the 4 people that I talked to loosing antennas and towers to it, I just made up my mind that all my stuff is gunna go! >> Mike; Sorry to hear about your; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00126.html (7,605 bytes)
90. [TowerTalk] P E Fees (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com); Date: Sat, 7 Feb 1998 11:11:24 EST; << Sure, like the house inspector for the home I built who didn't know what a ground fault interrupter was. Or this house which I just bought which doesn't have a master circuit breaker in the CB box; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00234.html (9,158 bytes)
91. [TowerTalk] microstrip transmission lines (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com); Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 22:30:41 EST; John; Don't forget to account for the humidity when making your calc's. G-10 is moderately hygroscopic. Tom, K5RC/7 -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@c; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00337.html (7,494 bytes)
92. [TowerTalk] SS Nuts and Bolts (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com); Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 10:21:44 EST; << What did I do wrong? What could I have done to prevent this from happening? MOVE AWAY FROM SOUTH TEXAS! Seriously, if the U Bolt is stainless steel, when you tightened the nuts originally, you pro; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00442.html (8,251 bytes)
93. [TowerTalk] erection (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 18:43:17 EST; I have a corner square (available at you local hardware store) that I ty-wrap to a tower leg and continually watch level as the concrete is being poured and floated. I then use rope and guy the base; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00066.html (8,321 bytes)
94. [TowerTalk] Tower Lubrication (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 14:32:01 EST; WD40 is a penetrant, not a lubricant. Tom, K5RC/7 -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contestin; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00088.html (8,253 bytes)
95. [TowerTalk] pipe masts (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 19:22:24 EST; Nowhere will you find accurate structural data on schedule 40 pipe because it was designed to move liquids and gases, not to support anything. Most of us have "gotten away with" using water pipe, bla; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00242.html (7,507 bytes)
96. [TowerTalk] Right coax for my station? (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 20:59:00 EST; Scott; Once you've finished your loss analysis, be sure whatever you select is clearly marked "UV Resistant" and/or "Direct burial." I've had Belden 9913 deteriorate in 9 months. I've had good succes; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-12/msg00018.html (8,205 bytes)
97. [TowerTalk] Multiple messsages (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 21:16:38 EST; Tom; I too receive identical messages on towertalk. I've examined them and notice a number of differences in the "Header" information. Perhaps an experienced web meister could decyphyer the info and; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-12/msg00019.html (6,807 bytes)
98. [TowerTalk] Climbing alone ? (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 11:43:19 EST; << loosen the gin pole clamp slightly (where the gin pole itself goes through the clamp, not where the clamp hooks onto tower leg) so that the pole will slip, slowly, with resistance, downward. This; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-12/msg00549.html (8,265 bytes)
99. [TowerTalk] BIG tower (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 16:17:19 EST; That tower is part of an FAA designated Antenna Farm in DeWalt Texas, just southwest of Houston. The whole area is covered with 1,000 to 2,000 foot towers. If you have reason to visit Houston and hav; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-12/msg00564.html (7,555 bytes)
100. Fwd: [TowerTalk] Climbing alone ? (score: 1): Author: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC); Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 11:16:48 EST; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_882980208_boundary Content-ID: <0_882980208@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_882980208_boundary Content; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-12/msg00610.html (9,334 bytes)

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