- 1. [TowerTalk] 20-15M Interlaced (score: 1)
- Author: w9ui@sprintmail.com (Bob Eslaire)
- Date: Thu Jul 3 08:16:12 2003
- It is also described in the Jun 74 issue of QST (page 40). Bob, W9UI. --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of AA6DX Sent: We
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-07/msg00038.html (7,445 bytes)
- 2. [Towertalk] HDR-300 rotator "stuck" (score: 1)
- Author: W9UI@SprintMail.com (Bob & Traudel Eslaire)
- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 10:14:48 -0500
- I had this happen with mine once. I had a 6el 20m KLM and 2el 40m KLM on it. The momentum of the long (57.5') boom on the 20m antenna carried the rotor rotation beyond the limit switch's "limit", and
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-01/msg00110.html (8,498 bytes)
- 3. [Towertalk] Phillystran Grips (score: 1)
- Author: W9UI@sprintmail.com (Bob & Traudel Eslaire)
- Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:10:56 -0400
- According to the Phillystran instruction sheet, the comment below on the use of the tie wrap is incorrect. The tie wrap is used around the grip at the rod end - "Secure black tie wrap around the grip
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-07/msg00826.html (13,271 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Freestanding Towers (score: 1)
- Author: W9UI@SprintMail.com (Bob & Traudel Eslaire)
- Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 18:12:12 -0400
- Gaylen's e-mail is wb0w@attglobal.net and URL is www.wb0w.com He offers more things than he lists on his web page. Send him an e-mail. The gin pole I have from him is made for 55G/45G/25G, and it is
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00162.html (10,868 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Hardline to F connector (score: 1)
- Author: W9UI@SprintMail.com (Bob & Traudel Eslaire)
- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 19:45:51 -0400
- Try Mendelsons in Dayton OH (www.mendelsons.com). Bob, W9UI. Tom, I took the figures out of the 1993 ARRL handbook. They are for solid dielectric RG11. Foam is no doubt better. I believe your numbers
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00219.html (13,124 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Concrete for Guy Points (score: 1)
- Author: W9UI@SprintMail.com (Bob & Traudel Eslaire)
- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 08:47:53 -0400
- I had a gravel truck catch one of the top 1/4" guys on my 69' Rohn 45G foldover (4-way guying at two levels) and pulled the 4' long with 6" plate screw-in guy anchor, with ease, right out of the grou
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00233.html (8,814 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Rohn45G tiltover Antenna capacity (score: 1)
- Author: W9UI@SprintMail.com (Bob & Traudel Eslaire)
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 08:30:30 -0500
- Stan, Perhaps the difference can be attributed to the weight of that portion of the tower from the hinge to the apex. I did a quickie calculation using 60 lbs per 10' section (I'm not near my Rohn bo
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-01/msg00402.html (13,117 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Sinking ground rods (score: 1)
- Author: W9UI@SprintMail.com (Bob & Traudel Eslaire)
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 22:18:24 -0500
- I use the water "boring" method with a difference. I use a 1/2" galvanized pipe as the borer and a 5/8" (or 3/4", if that is a better fit) copper pipe as the ground rod. The oversized copper pipe mak
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-01/msg00459.html (10,721 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] FREE Software....Grey line Maps> "GeoClock" (score: 1)
- Author: W9UI@SprintMail.com (Bob & Traudel Eslaire)
- Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 11:15:52 -0800
- Another consideration with the globes: the grey line "calculation" location is fixed, e.g., Washington DC. At least this is the case with the one I had when I was in Germany (the fixed location was c
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00011.html (9,759 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Beam Orientation to Wind (score: 1)
- Author: W9UI@SprintMail.com (Bob & Traudel Eslaire)
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 11:56:47 -0700
- Hi Dick. Dick Weber, K5IU, has written a series of articles on this subject. The articles (that I know of) are; -Determination of Yagi Wind Loads Using the "Cross-Flow Principle", Communications Quar
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00320.html (8,205 bytes)
- 11. Lightning Bolt Quad caution (score: 1)
- Author: W9UI@sprintmail.com (Bob Eslaire)
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 23:24:01 -0800
- My Lightning Bolt Quad (LBQ) came down last winter with a little bit of ice on it (maybe an 1/8") and little wind at the time. Boom broke at the boom to mast connection. Then one of the element "fing
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-12/msg00519.html (6,999 bytes)
- 12. SS Hardware sources (score: 1)
- Author: W9UI@sprintmail.com (Bob Eslaire)
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 11:36:17 -0800
- I am looking for sources of SS hardware items such as U-bolts, saddle clamps, and element clamps. I am aware of Harbach Electronics in FL. Anyone else? Thanks. Bob, W9UI. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.co
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-11/msg00103.html (7,064 bytes)
- 13. Re: [TowerTalk] Copper pipe for ground rods?...YES (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Eslaire" <w9ui@sprintmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 11:58:38 -0400
- I use a 1/2" galvanized water pipe as the drill pipe and 3/4" copper pipe as the ground rod. Using the larger copper pipe fits in the resulting hole but maintains good contact with earth around it. B
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00295.html (10,372 bytes)
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