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1. [TowerTalk] US Tower Motor Winch in Winter (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 09:05:44 -0500; WARNING! Look very carefully at your can of WD-40. Nowhere will you find the word "lubricant". Sure, WD-40 has lubricating properties, but its components are way too volatile to stay in place long en; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00112.html (10,068 bytes)
2. [TowerTalk] DMSO in WD-40 (NOT) (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:46:26 -0500; The key word is "highly-volatile". That means that it is GONE in a matter of days and any lubricating properties with it. WD-40 is good for loosening stuck hardware and other such temporary lubricati; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00146.html (8,723 bytes)
3. [TowerTalk] Grid Dip Meters (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:50:02 -0500; I picked up a Heath HD-1250 Gate Dip Meter at a hamfest some years ago. Being all solid-state, it is battery-powered and portable. Much different from the Eico Grid Dip Meter I borrowed years ago. Ho; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00147.html (7,722 bytes)
4. [TowerTalk] Inspecting tower sections (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:00:59 -0500; Wouldn't NoAlOx work well? After all, it's just zinc particles suspended in silicone grease. Tower sections are galvanized with zinc. Seems safe. On the other hand, a copper-based compound would be t; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00165.html (9,118 bytes)
5. Fw: [TowerTalk] DMSO in WD-40 (NOT) (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:54:18 -0500; My old cans say the same -- no "lubricant" or "lubricate" anywhere. I suspect they changed the label. Interesting on the web site. Note that 3in1 oil is an excellent light lubricant, and is shown on; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00170.html (8,838 bytes)
6. Fw: [TowerTalk] DMSO in WD-40 (NOT) (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:14:13 -0500; I agree that WD-40 is a great product. I have a couple of can's in my workshop. I use it to unlock corroded hardware. I also use it to prevent galling when tightening/loosening stainless hardware if; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00195.html (9,868 bytes)
7. [TowerTalk] Comments wanted on Custcraft R7000 (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:44:42 -0500; I think that depends on how you define 1500 watts. If you mean 1500 watts full duty cycle, I'd say no. I've heard far too many stories of people frying a trap or the matchbox at that power level. It'; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-11/msg00078.html (11,847 bytes)
8. [TowerTalk] Anniversary? (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 16:57:00 -0500; More than three. I have TowerTalk messages dating back to July 1996. I think it was in existance even before that. The archives go back to June 1996. I think the list is older than that, because thos; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-11/msg00086.html (7,707 bytes)
9. [TowerTalk] EMT Electrical Conduit for 40m verticals... (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 17:08:51 -0500; There are two types of EMT. One is rather thin-walled and is designed to bend smoothly. The other is called EMT Rigid conduit. It has most of the structural strength of Schedule 40 water pipe. (The f; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-11/msg00087.html (10,193 bytes)
10. [TowerTalk] Found anniversary date (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 11:37:49 -0500; To: <towertalk@contesting.com> July 1996 is not quite old enough. This is Ed's sign-on message to TowerTalk. Unfortunately, he wasn't quite a charter member. I'm pretty sure it was June of 1996. Here; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-11/msg00110.html (8,101 bytes)
11. [TowerTalk] Cushcraft - UGH! (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 15:35:43 -0400; Really? I've been in correspondence with Cushcraft about my R7000, which hasn't met factory specifications since I installed it in 1996. Cushcraft advised me that trap CT1 may be defective, and they; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-10/msg00426.html (7,955 bytes)
12. [TowerTalk] R7000 & Customer Support (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:55:09 -0400; Well, I've been doing some research myself. First thing I did was to download all the .PDF manuals from Cushcraft's site and read everything I could. Second thing I did was to ask questions. I got a; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-10/msg00441.html (10,058 bytes)
13. [TowerTalk] MFJ 259 and the like - Accuracy? (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 10:20:51 -0400; I've been corresponding with a certain antenna vendor's technical support service and they took a rather interesting position: They do not accept measurements from devices like the MFJ 259. Their pos; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-10/msg00510.html (8,351 bytes)
14. [TowerTalk] Tower questions (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 15:20:32 -0400; I recently bought some used Rohn 25 for about $32 per section. This stuff was about 15 years old - clean, straight, with round bolt holes and no signs of rust or cracks. I believe it was a deal. New; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-10/msg00780.html (8,076 bytes)
15. [TowerTalk] Rohn 25 Brackets - Specs? Experiences? (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 15:44:37 -0400; I recently purchased some Rohn 25 and am engineering a housbracketed tower of about 45 feet. I have access to a Rohn catalog, but it gives precious little information about the three types of bracket; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-10/msg00782.html (7,871 bytes)
16. [TowerTalk] Antenna Lock-Up (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 22:37:03 -0400; I had a Cushcraft A3S boom that had the same problem. The solution involved two things - lubricants and HEAT. Get a big can of WD-40. (Technically, it is too volatile to use as a lubricant, but it wi; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-09/msg00555.html (8,171 bytes)
17. [TowerTalk] RE: Ground Rods - Steel or Copper Clad Steel? (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 17:27:50 -0400; Where was your tower installation again? When are you going on vacation? <grin> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@radio.org Quote: "Boot, you transistorized tormentor! Boot!" -- Archibald Aspa; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-09/msg00668.html (8,476 bytes)
18. [TowerTalk] Re: (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:30:28 -0400; The Rohn Catalog is the definitive resource. There was an article in QST a couple of years ago about a well-engineered bracketed tower installation. If you want absolute answers -- you'll need to hir; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-08/msg00311.html (9,561 bytes)
19. [TowerTalk] R7000 Owners - R7000TFK Experiences? (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 09:21:06 -0400; Are there any R7000 owners out there? I recently learned that late last year Cushcraft came out with a modification of the R7000. Owners of earlier R7000 units can get a R7000TFK -- which consists of; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-07/msg00004.html (7,370 bytes)
20. [TowerTalk] R7000 (score: 1): Author: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR); Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 12:04:15 -0400; Art ( the fellow who designed this antenna ), once e-mailed me that the R7000 was designed to be mounted at about 18 feet, and the mounting the antenna at heights below 8 feet is certainly not recomm; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-07/msg00145.html (8,464 bytes)

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