Would like to have a copy of the 'overall view' for the Force 12 EF-515X 5el 15M and EF-417 4 el 17M beams. Thanks -- Doug Renwick VA5DX PO Box 50, Clavet, Saskatchewan, Canada S0K 0Y0 VE5RA@sasktel.
WANTED - HDR 300 for parts. Working or not. Especially need the steel fiber combo gear to repair a rotor on the bench. Will be at Dayton and can arrange payment and pick up while there. Email me dire
I can't believe how many "bleeding heart" hams there are who have come to the defense of this guy who has done a "dumb" action with regards to guying a 150 ft tower with mobil home tie down anchors.
For Sale: Autobrak AH-2 Rotator Control Conversion Kit Automatic brake delay for HAM rotator control units. complete with instructions, still as a kit and never used. $20.00 plus shipping postage. Re
Anyone needing any parts for the TET HB35T Yagi can email me directly. This includes the traps and phasing parts as I have a complete yagi. What ever is left over will be reworked into a new monoband
Steve one of the bad guys - working for the "dark" side. I always thought that he was one of the good guys - fighting for justice and integrity. What did I miss? Maybe I will have to punish myself an
-- Doug Renwick VA5DX PO Box 50, Clavet, Saskatchewan, Canada S0K 0Y0 VE5RA@sasktel.net First VE5 2 x 5BDXCC and 160 M DXCC What profit it a ham if he gains all the awards yet forfeits his soul? I'l
I am looking at rebuilding some 300s and in doing so replace the output shaft. The last price I have for this shaft is $164.00. I am also considering making some upgrades to reduce or eliminate the k
I have never had a properly tightened hose clamp loosen. And that statement applies to both all SS and SS band/steel gear. I usually allow the clamps to cycle over night and then go back and snug the
Another tip on using hose clamps - center the hose clamp gear over the slot in the aluminum element so that the element is drawn towards the slot when the gear clamp is tightened. And make sure to us
Installed one this summer turning a 205CA on a top stack. Works great! Simple wiring, Zero (north or south) is set in the shack, and you have 720 deg of rotation. Doug -- Doug Renwick VA5DX PO Box 50
Instead of a pulley at the outside end of the tiller I use a U bolt through which the tram rope can slide. I find the most important use of the tiller is to keep the elements lined up in relation to
If it has traps it is a TET HB35T, if it does not have traps it is a TET HB35C Doug N8ZW wrote: I picked up a 5 element tet beam at a hamfest in like new condition, can you help me with a model numbe
If the tower is designed to be self supporting then I would greatly not recommend guying it. Self supporting towers are actually designed that way with no need for guys. Guying a self supporter will
Theory is only theory and a starting point for an investigation. Experience is the dominating factor. Tom's experience is opposite to what my experience has been. First I live in an open space and my
The tip of the reflector on a Force-12 6L 10M yagi (EF-610) broke off right at the rivet. The tip is 0.375" OD dia and 44.375" long and fits into the next larger 0.50" dia section. I suspect that it
Normally I place dampening rope in most of my element tips. I have had tips of KLM and CC elements fatigue and break off in the past. Against my better judgment I followed the Force-12 instructions a
One other thing to keep in mind is that the problem could be just antenna specific...one design that has the problem...all the other Force-12 designs may not have the problem. Doug WD4K wrote: Withou
A little late but worth waiting for. I located a local source of transformer oil from a new business and waited until I could verify and then report. ChevronTexaco Transformer Oil, Inhibited, product
Looking for the steel-fiber combo gear p/n 740200-F. If anyone has one for sale contact me directly. Doug -- Doug Renwick VA5DX PO Box 50, Clavet, Saskatchewan, Canada S0K 0Y0 VE5RA@sasktel.net First