This a request for comment about a slightly different aspect of a thread covered here recently, particularly by LB. My Tribander (a Cushcraft ATB34, an earlier version of the current tribander) has b
This is preliminary- very little news is in. This is paraphrased from TV news reports. This afternoon, a tower worker fell to his death from about the 120 ft level of a proposed 170 ft tower. It was
Details are still sketchy, and taken from TV news. The person killed was reported to be a repairman from Tower Technology, of Signal, Ca. One source says the crane bumped the tower, but the crane ope
Mike Try the Wireman, Press Jones, N8UG, in Landrum , SC. I got one from him for a dipole, last fall. It's a 239, potted into a UV resistant cap, with screw-eyes and wire leads. The email address I h
I stand corrected, very nicely, by several on this list. I have been given what I wanted, -- a rational explanation of the processes in play in the interaction between aluminum and Graphite. I apolog
Three days ago, I visited an ICE website- http://personal.isla.net/ice/ That was the locus of data about radio and telecommunications gadgets. They claimed to be "Industrial Communication Engineers,
This is one of those things that just aint so. I would like for you to quote the source of this claim. Even the Greeks of the days of Athens knew better. There have been people in "authority" who mad
Tonight, a message originally dated in may someway got into the towertalk stream. I have checked my outgoing file, and I cant find it in recent postings. I dont know how this happened, but if it was
I am puzzled that it is claimed that the bolts for the 25g are not in the catalog, My copy (recently recieved from Steve) has the bolts in the hardware section. there are two sizes- 1/4x28-1-1/2, Par
Today, I recieved the following-- (from Scott Bullock <sales@advantagecomm.net>) and the third is www.advantagecomm.net-me! :) Scott KA1CLX I am sorry I did not mention Scott, but I didn't know. Sorr
I, for one, would like to BEG all of you with feelings about the choice , here, to put them here on the reflector, rather than just to Bryan. I want the same data, and one set will serve many of us,
This message came with a " the sender has requested a return notification that you have recieved this meassage". This request is not a good idea on a mail- list (reflector). You may not have known th
Personally, I dont care why he wants it- If you will check the dx record of the guy who started this question, it might be a good idea to find out why he is interested, and try to follow. Actually, t
Dick- go to: http://www.benlo.com/dxmon.html This may be the answer to your prayer! Bill- W4BSG - Bill Aycock W4BSG Jackson County, AL EM64vr W4BSG is "vanity" this time, but was earned by exam in 19
Steve- this will probably be the only time I will loudly dissagree with you, and this is only in a couple of points. I am not professionally involved, like Kurt, and can afford any Flack In regard to
There really are, and have been, very professional PE's on this list, and they frequently do come forth with help. The ones I have seen come here, do not wave big "PE!" flags, but they do have the re
I could be wrong- but I think this may be folklore. I would like to see a reference to an accident report, or other documentation, about the phenomenon. Pencil lead is primarily a mix of graphite and
several people have written me to say they have heard about pencil marks as a no-no, also. It may be significant that the words "sharp insrtument" and "scratch" were also used. One example was also a
I have several reasons to want this thread allowed to persist and recurr 1. There really are people who want to know, that were not here last time. 2. I always learn something new, (although usually
I have never seen this type of installation before, but it seems obvious to me that the angle is there for the purpose of allowing the cables to align with the staggered feed to the large pulley. --