- 1. [TowerTalk] reuse of guy grips? (score: 1)
- Author: albraun@earthlink.net (Alan Braun)
- Date: Tue Jul 1 23:49:56 2003
- Don't do it unless they've been on for less than 1-2 weeks. They don't re-grip properly. Alan NS0B guys terminated with guy grips, but the guys will be too long in the new installation. Can I remove
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-07/msg00017.html (8,072 bytes)
- 2. [Towertalk] BIG GRIP INSTALLATION PROCEDURE AND GUY INSULATOR QUESTION (score: 1)
- Author: albraun@earthlink.net (Alan Braun)
- Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 03:16:18 -0000
- I seem to remember from the instructions that came with the ones I used, that you aren't supposed to undo and redo them unless they've been on for a relatively short time, like a couple of weeks. In
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-09/msg00744.html (14,598 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Is the FCC sharp? Is ARRL counsel swift? (score: 1)
- Author: albraun@earthlink.net (Alan Braun)
- Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 03:56:18 -0000
- It is hard to find urban or suburban property any more that doesn't have CCR's. When I moved to the Des Moines area from central Missouri a year ago, I told the real estate agent about my need for an
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-12/msg00614.html (15,649 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] 69kV to 115kV (score: 1)
- Author: albraun@earthlink.net (Alan Braun)
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 02:57:32 -0000
- If you think you have problems now just wait until they put this thing up. The only good I can see is that they'll be replacing all the old insulators, which certainly must be arcing somewhere now. Y
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00271.html (10,256 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Antenna surface area and wind force (score: 1)
- Author: albraun@earthlink.net (Alan Braun)
- Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 18:30:36 -0000
- This particular discussion doesn't do much for me personally, but shows why I like this reflector so well. People talk about useful subjects that are "on-topic". They can disagree with each other and
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00185.html (14,971 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Rhombic vs. Yagi (score: 1)
- Author: albraun@earthlink.net (Alan Braun)
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 15:23:03 -0000
- I went on a tour of that station once while attending Dayton. They had ONE curtain array toward Africa. All the rest of the 150+ towers on that site supported rhombics. They had a BUNCH of rhombics a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-01/msg00083.html (11,211 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TowerTalk] RE: Erecting tower (score: 1)
- Author: "Alan Braun" <albraun@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:44:30 -0600
- I've done this twice, once with a self supporting and once with a guyed tower. Generally the best way to do it is to attach the 1st above-ground section to whatever you're going to be using as a base
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00100.html (9,634 bytes)
- 8. Re: [TowerTalk] loos device (score: 1)
- Author: "Alan Braun" <albraun@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 21:39:12 -0600
- Mine reads in pounds. You set the tension to about 10% of the rated breaking strength of the cable you're using. Alan Braun NS0B any Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00258.html (9,883 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Tower deaths (score: 1)
- Author: Alan Braun <albraun@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 06:09:18 -0500
- This was published in the Des Moines Register today (June 1). To my knowledge, none of these guys were hams, but I have done some business with this company in the past. Just another reminder about b
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-06/msg00003.html (6,816 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Tower deaths - followup (score: 1)
- Author: Alan Braun <albraun@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:32:24 -0500
- Here's the follow-up to the link I posted yesterday about 3 guys falling off a 1200 foot TV tower near Council Bluffs IA. Apparently a synthetic rope they were using as a hoist broke. None of the 3 v
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-06/msg00035.html (6,751 bytes)
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