- 1. [TowerTalk] X9 or C31XR (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 16:12:50 -0700
- Hey guys, Remember, we're talking about Cushcraft here. The company that participated in false advertising regarding the X9 and it's vapor-ware 2 element 40 meter add-on. When unable to deliver, they
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00181.html (12,539 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Plumbing a 100' 45G (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 09:22:38 -0800
- Hi Rush, Why not climb to the top of the sections that are installed and drop a plumb line down one of the tower legs. Use a 1" spacer between the leg and the line and make sure that the weight on th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00109.html (9,887 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Plumbing a 100' 45G (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 11:08:15 -0800
- Only here in wonderful So. California where it never rains and the wind never blows (except in Santa Ana winds!) :) We used to plumb fairly tall buildings during framing using this method, but they w
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00114.html (8,953 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Cushcraft (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 16:26:33 -0800
- Hi Bill, It seems like it would help some since you'd be able to rotate it and get the major lobes pointed in the direction that you want to work. I wouldn't expect huge gains though. A properly work
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00474.html (7,269 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] R 7 help (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 15:34:47 -0800
- I second that motion! It seems the esteemed (?) Dr. Best just doesn't give a rats butt about his customers. They screwed me good on the X9 fiasco. Jim WB6YAW -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-01/msg00085.html (9,227 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Cushcraft X9 SWR (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 10:29:13 -0800
- Hi Gerald, I don't have my SWR curves here at work but briefly, here's how mine reacts. first off, it's at about 42' in the air so I know that it's subject to more interaction with trees, etc. than i
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-01/msg00178.html (9,000 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Sad sight (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 11:34:59 -0800
- Hi all. I saw a very sad sight on the way to work this morning. I live in Lake Elsinore,CA and drive through Corona to the way to work. We had (and still are having) high Santa Ana winds yesterday, u
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-12/msg00132.html (7,871 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] XM240 and tribander question (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 09:18:50 -0800
- Hi Bud, I have an X-9. Overall, I'm fairly happy with it although it does have a high SWR on 20. It hears extremely well. Seems to get ok but not quite as well as I would have expected. Others I've t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-11/msg00646.html (9,869 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] OE3GBB (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 15:10:42 -0700
- I tired but the url doesn't seem to be correct. I'll try again llater. Jim WB6YAW -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative reque
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-09/msg00231.html (7,561 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] OE3GBB (2) (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 16:08:31 -0700
- Beautiful QTH Gerhard. Congragulations on a great setup. Jim WB6YAW -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-09/msg00236.html (7,695 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] Crank Up towers (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 08:27:12 -0700
- Hi Ken, If the X7 is all you're putting up, the TX series should be more than adequate. After all, it's rated at almost twice the load handling that the X7 will introduce. Even with a small WARC beam
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-09/msg00254.html (9,024 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] Cushcraft phone #? (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 13:15:19 -0700
- Hi Steve, Cushcraft's number is 603-627-7877 but be aware they hardly ever answer the phone since they made so many of their loyal customers mad with their X9 add-on kit fiasco. You'll probably have
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-09/msg00278.html (7,946 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] Tower Base - Design Change Question (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:59:06 -0700
- Hi Dan, I did exactly what you're considering for my 38' Telex tower and it worked out great. I used a 1/2" steel plate with 1/2" x 3" x 10" steel bar for the uprights. I bent the uprights (had them
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-09/msg00431.html (12,133 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] waterproof enclosures? (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 09:24:34 -0700
- Hi, Barry, Check out your local Home Depot or similar hardware store and look in the plumbing/sprinkler or electrical section. They sell weather tight boxes designed for mounting sprinkler timers out
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00462.html (9,511 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] cushcraft 2-el 40m beam (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 11:42:32 -0700
- You'd better wait and see if Cushcraft can actually deliver this one first! I'm one of the "lucky' ones who got screwed by Cushcraft on the X9 2 element deal. To make matters worse, the learned docto
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00770.html (8,095 bytes)
- 16. [TowerTalk] Concrete Base Installation Help (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 15:50:40 -0700
- Hi Mike, Here's how I did mine. First, be sure that the rebar sits up off the soil. Use bricks or commercially available stand-offs for this. Home Depot has them. I didn't have a template for my used
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00825.html (11,251 bytes)
- 17. [TowerTalk] Concrete Base Installation Help (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 08:06:54 -0700
- Sounds like I opened a can of worms. I questioned the validity of what I was told too but I figured if they're right, I'd feel pretty stupid if I took a hit and it did fall. Personally, if I did take
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00870.html (10,286 bytes)
- 18. [TowerTalk] CC X-7 and -9 (score: 1)
- Author: amcastmis@earthlink.net (Jim)
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 08:04:31 -0700
- --F0942B95B5FBE733833CB8AE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Gene, I haven't modeled it but I have used it. My X9 seems to works fairly good on 17. I haven
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00948.html (9,275 bytes)
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