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Hi Folks, I've found an old ball type antenna mount. Very heavy duty. The insulator looks like it may be a mix of phanalic and cotton fiber and the ball mount is heavy and no rust. I haven't performe
Bill, First, do visit your local police dept. or county or state HQ, which ever applies, and talk to the folks there...they know all the repeat offenders in your area as well as the typical types of
Oops, Here is a Youtube like that talks about GEOVISION technology and how to install, etc; plenty of info on the web. http://video.google.com/videosearch?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4GGLM_enUS316US 237
OK, I don't use EZNEC...I guess its too EZ. I have installed a NVIS 40m dipole at 15ft above the sandy loam soil where I live. I also have a 40m dipole aboutg 300ft away at 65ft and also a 1/4 wave c
Pete, We use "ham" rope for our up-haul lines. I slip a 3" piece of heat swrink over the old line, then using a propane torch fuse the ends of the old line to the new line, let cool, file smooth, pos
Hi Folks, Finishing up final mechanical plans for the antenna and was wondering if there is any consensus with regard to insulated parasitic elements. The 2" OD elements I'm using fit nicely into Ele
Contact Mosley, they build commercial LP antennas with dual booms constructed of 3" with inserts that bring the wall thickness to .250" The inserts do not appear to be turned to fit but a standard si
Try RF Connection rfc@therfc.com in Maryland. He carries both versions of LMR. We've used both versions and so far results are good. Prices are very good. Best, Dave Wa3gin __________________________
Our club has one on the roof of a building with a copper roof. The antenna works fine but the bottom mast is thin wall and will bend easily in a gust of wind if you don't guy the radiating element to
The first thing we have our bucket truck operators do is use a volt ohm meter to check the steel structure for voltage. You'd be surprised how many street lights are HOT! That is a great question Wes
Hi Folks, I found a nice length of stainless steel pipe 2" OD (.250" wall) by 10ft that I thought might make a nice mast stub. How would this tubing's strength compare to 6061 aluminum of similar dim
Hi Folks, I read somewhere that most of the radiation from the elements occurs from the first 1/8wave of the physical element either side of the boom. I've used a 40m rotating dipole for many years w
...estate acquisition "NEW" never used. I tested it to SGC specs. Internal inspection shows prestine condition. Please respond direct and spare the patrons of this reflector. This one would look real
Extreme Geeks sells an exterior grade 2.4GHz wireless camera w/ microphone and night vision that would work for watching and listening to the remotely controlled crank-up tower. But I agree with Bill
Our club mounted this antenna on top of the County Court House roof which is copper for 100ft in all directions. It won't load worth a damn. I guess it was never designed to operate over a almost per
Thanks Dan, Very Nice Station in FL. We need 80m for our RACES capability. Best, Dave Wa3gin _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
Six coats of SPAR varnish should get you about 20 yrs... _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.co
Hi folks, Looking for a BENDIX 28-21 FEMALE screw on connector. Goes to a an old Harris coupler. Thanks, dave wa3gin _______________________________________________ __________________________________
Actually, Mosley makes many of the customer LPs for Uncle Sam...we have one here in Arlington, VA at the NAVY site ... 68ft twin 3" dia .250 wall boom with lots of elements. Had to close the parking