Interesting that those who claim to have no faith have more faith than many Christians. For someone to believe that from the smallest particle in an atom to the immense size of the universe and all t
This topic is more important than all the amateur radio towers and antennas, etc. in the world. I have quoted this statement from Leo Tolstoy before and it bears repeating: "I know that most men, inc
To quote from Bill: "I fail to see what this has got to do with antennas, towers, propagation. Please, this stuff needs to be moved to a different reflector." I found the big bang debate much, much m
My advice is to try the sloper and see for yourself if it becomes your best or not your best antenna. I have used full size half slopers on 160m for years and so far I have found nothing better. My 1
No, the only real answer is to try a half sloper (Tom sarcastically calls them sloppers) yourself. You forget that a lot of the worlds inventions, discoveries were/are made by accident. I have two ha
Well last year I put up an Inverted L (100' vertical, 70' horizontal) with 20 full size radials on a separate tower and compared it to my half slopers. I didn't do any transmit comparisons but my rec
Well I was surprised and disappointed myself after going to that work. Maybe, just maybe, I have found the 'mother lode' of slopers. It's too late in the year to do any more testing as snow now cover
Mark, Don't let these people 'rain on your party'. It was obvious to me that you did your research and combined with your experience designed a suitable antenna farm. Some of these people suffer from
One Ham's junk is another Ham's treasure! If you can't sell it then give it away. You should be thankful that someone wants your junk. Doug/VA5DX Most of you who go to Dayton are long gone before I l
A lot of different knots have a breaking strength in the 80% region. The figure 50% is very conservative. I have used the bowline knot finished with a stopper knot for securing rope around a thimble.
I own products from both companies and find BOTH to have good products and support. That said, I am surprised and dissatisfied at some of the things said in Jay's posting. I would not have believed t
I have used guyed HDX towers with 3" diameter, 40 ft booms without failures at my QTH. Doug/VA5DX n2ea _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
Dejavu. Time again to pull out some facts. In my Rohn catalog I can not find any guidelines for guying. However, the Canadian equivalent tower manufacturer Taco/Delhi, does recommend guying their sel
You are to be commended for sharing your experiences and I agree with your philosophy. A lot don't share their experiences because they get chastised by people who throw around words like 'unsafe'. H
Paid them visit last year on my way to Dayton. Arranged a purchase of a TB-3 and TB-4 via email. Would do business with them again. Doug/VA5DX Hi. I'm looking for references for Hill Communications o
http://hillradio.net/45gtower.htm Do they have a web site? Steve K8JQ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@
Not true in my case. Before I installed the porcupine my mast bleed off the charge. A number of years ago I added the porcupine and my mast/porcupine combo still bleeds off the charge. In other words
I did not say that porcupines will stop all lightning strikes. I said "In other words, my addition of the porcupine did not have a negative effect." Scientific experiment will only trump experience I
Well stated. I have had a 'pointed' mast without a porcupine and a 'pointed' mast with a porcupine and in both configurations I have not had any lightning damage ever, anywhere at my present QTH in a
Dan, Ameritron in their RCS-10 remote coax switch use Potter and Brumfield RTD 14012F 12 volt at 16A/240v relays. Doug/VA5DX Hello, Although this question has in all likelihood been asked and answere