It does not matter what opinion the very BEST on TT has, the one that counts is that of the Permitting authority. Ask them. What they say is the Gospel. And- check the Bond carried by your Contractor
Do you mean Bentonite? Montmorillonite? Immature kitty-litter? Bill-W4BSG _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerT
MikeDon't be confused by references to "Fullers Earth"; Bentonite and Fullers Earth behave VERY differently. Chemical similarity does not make them work the same way. Bentonite's value is in the beha
Andy-- The Tesla coil is really two coils, with the primary usually wound as a flat spiral as a disk at the base of the other, which is a vertical tower. I think that what you are calling a "Fan" is
Steve- Please check the part I have marked with ** below. I think it is wrong. Correct me if it's me. BILL-w4BSG -- Original Message -- From: <K7LXC@aol.com> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>; <w7key@ma
You call his an update? I call it clumsy propaganda, with almost no truth. The Palmdale situation is bad enough, but this does not help. It is a disservice to Amateur radio. Bill-W4BSG ______________
I just spotted an ad in Newsweek for a product called TRUE NORTH It is a brand of snacks -- see truenorthsnacks.com I couldn't stop myself. Bill--W4BSG _______________________________________________
This morning, Kevin Narmoyle sent a big list of names of this stuff. Here is a copy. The URLs he sent are handy. -- __________________________ Betonamit is one brand http://www.crowdersupply.com/beto
Brad With a three support arrangement (Rotor-Bearing-Bearing) you have an indeterminate system that varies with temperature. You can't tell what the load is without freeing two of those. Bill--W4BSG
Bob-- In the design process, it does not matter, so long as the designer understands and uses a consistent set of methods and units. Only the designer must be satisfied. However, when you leave the d
The "K" in MEK stands for "Ketone" not "Chloride". Big difference. Maybe DMK would work? That's DiMethyl Ketone. That's Acetone. Bill--W4BSG _______________________________________________ __________
John-- I have one, in use. I can measure it, but not 'til tomorrow, I have a short trip that will take most of the day. (short trips always do). If my memory serves me, only cursory leveling is neede
Is it just my ignorance, or does this "description" make no sense?I read it more than once, and tried to look up some words I did not recognize in the Wikipedia and the Wictionary. (I got MIMO, but m
Thanks, Ed. It read like something put out just to say they had published, perhaps to "be on record". It was obviously not a "Peer reviewed" thing. I wonder how the timing problem will be handled whe
Roger-- Bless you! Something you wrote triggered a memory! This must be a late version of the CFA, only smaller! Hooray for ambition ! With fond memories--Bill--W4BSG ________________________________
The gin-pole looks like 25G, but the tower does not. See pic2.jpg. ?? Bill-- W4BSG _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing li
David-- That's all very good, and is a good synopsis, but-- it contain one big mistake-- you used the word "Cosine". Those who savvy "Cosine" need less help, but those to whom that is Greek will get
The problem with following what the manufacturer says is that Rohn (just for example) is massively inconsistent. They will tell you to use a humongous reinforced concrete base for a 50 foot 25G, guye