" A little off topic but it may help someone. 15/09/07 I made an online purchase of an EZ Master from Ham Radio Solutions plus accs, cost EU 740, paid for via PayPal for which I received confirmation
Larry: You also need to save back upwards of 200 feet or more for your tram line. (After wrestling w/ EHS, I later went to wire rope for my tram line. So much more forgiving.) Mike, K5UO Looking for
Rick; It should be a hose! When three of us were in Granada, Nicaragua awhile back, we setup a Butternut HF-2V for, principally 40 meters. I had no experience with the HF-2V. The roof of the hotel wa
Figure on replacing "everything and anything black"; no exceptions. No parts kit, per se. All the 'rubberized' (?) parts will have dry-rotted. You will have to replace the trap-caps, so clean out the
Sounds like a direct short. Check all coaxial connections, especially PL-259's , barrel connectors and the like. I had a barrel connector burn-out. I don't know if it was hit by lightning or it may h
George, VE3YV: Can you offer any information like below for the Ten Tec Orion I? I use my "Receive" antenna port for my Beverages, 73, Mike K5UO ......................................................
I have done both the slingshot and the tennis ball shooter: The tennis ball shooter is heads up ahead as compared to the slingshot. More accurate and farther/higher distance. No comparison. Mike, K5U
OK. I'll be lookin' hard between 12:45~13:10z. Our SR is moving up maybe 1 minute / day. Now 12:48z I have seen weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeak sigs come up to R5 during our SR. Let's hope. The Wallis Isl (FW1RE
Let it tip..It's not going anywhere. You will be able to guide it down / keep it centered with your hands or feet very easily. Just don't crank fast. Mike, K5UO Folks, Looking for suggestions on how
I would start with substituting the 9:1 balun for a known good one. Also try substituting out the terminating resistors. Lightning could have got the resistors? I would also try your analyzer on the
Seriously need someone in NA who can repair the Create RC5 rotors? Mike, K5UO _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list To
Big grips are absolutely the only way to go. Period-paragraph. No fighting guy cable to get u-bolts on. 2-3 minutes and you are ready to go. Just make sure you get the correct Big Grip, e.g for 3/16
Is there someone in North America that can repair a Create RC5A-3 / RC5 rotor? I can't and need someone who has this experience... The control box works OK. But the rotor, in either Manual or Preset
Going further to my earlier email looking for a repair person for my Create rotor: If I cannot locate someone to fix my rotator: Looking to buy a Create RC5 / RC5A rotor, fairly priced. Really don't
With a 12 ft mast pipe and two antenna's, another situation presents itself: Assumming that you put the rotor in a better positioned level, like six foot from the top.and.have two antenna's mounted;
1.RE: As Roger says; cover the fiberglass with 'something'. I chose white electrical tape. See image(s) 2.Tower leg insulators: I made mine. Had a ham friend; skillfull w/ a lathe do that lathe part
My "war story":When we lived in Casper, Wyo., the Chinooks blew regular...and a lot. Then, on my trusty Heathkit wind gauge, I have seen, regular gusts of 50-70 mph. The elements on my TH7DXX and Cus
A friend cannot dissemble his 50 foot tubular Wilson tower; model number unknown to me. It is laid out on the ground but he cannot get the sections to come apart. Is there some kind of 'stopper' or '
I am making some progress and thanks for the suggestions/comments. It must be a US Tower not a Wilson "with the square inner-barrel. And there is a "stop" or "keyway'. Latest progress and I quote: "