Just wondering who has the most HAMS per zipcode than any other ? I wonder if the tool would do that. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ T
Perhaps you should have told him you could not hear the 1800 AM farm report, hi hi .... Glad you have this issue found and the fix in the works :) 73's Bill __________________________________________
Other than sand paper. You can use chemical cleaners like tarn-x or vinegar and baking soda. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
80% of height is rule of thumb and most specs that i have seen. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contes
Hey give the guy a break. Perhaps he has wench to replace. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.
Ken here is my 3 ele 30/40 project, just to help you judge the size of the project. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing l
I do not think inspecting a tower once an month is realistic. But annual is recommended. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mail
Great .. glad you can do so. But I as well as others can't climb our towers as often. Tell me if you can what insurance do you have ? Because ARRL insurance does not require such stringent requiremen
They say closer to the tower is better, but many do both. I have mine at the base of the tower only. 73' Bill N1HWC _______________________________________________ ___________________________________
I think the point was something on the air is better than a computer model. But yes I think we can all agree that antennas are one of the most important items to a HAM station. 73 N1HWC _____________
http://www.randl.com should have them in stock 73 N1HWC _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com
I am looking to move to Orlando area, any recommendations on Tower Friendly communities ? Thanks Bill _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ T
A wind storm last week has damaged my G-800 DXA rotor. Seems like the break is gone. the beam is moving around, but seems like the rears are keeping it from going all over the place. The unit is less
http://www.math.niu.edu/KARC/mast/ I hope this helps 73 N1HWC Bill _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@con
Congrats on the tower. 30ft is a good start. if you can find 1 more section, even better :) as far as cable clamps i would look at using the alternative (modern) guy grips. you can get them at texast
John, I used both Phillystran and EHS. I used Phillystran about 2/3 on the top guy connected to EHS 1/4", then about 1/3 Phillystran for the middle connect to EHS 1/4", for the bottom i used just EHS
Just to clarify... Are you grounding the guy wires to protect the tower ? My understanding is that we ground the guy wires before the anchor to protect the concrete from taking a lightning hit. I use
All this loop talk brought up a project I would like to do this summer. Anybody here ever tried the zipcord loop antenna ? An article by n4fwd in Worldradio feb 2007 describes loop antenna using wire