ORIGINAL MESSAGE: On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:52:17 -0700, Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net> wrote: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- I watched the program twice. They used the word "million". Bill W6WRT _________________
-- REPLY FOLLOWS -- The laws of physics can't be broken. Lightning knows that and obeys them exactly, unlike some hams I know. :-) Bill W6WRT Sorry Kenneth, I couldn't resist. ______________________
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- My point exactly. In English, the word "single" has a specific meaning. If you have more than one ground point but you use the word "single", you are confusing t
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- if you were to call it a "Single Point House Ground" or a "Single Point Tower Ground" or a "Single Point AC Mains Ground" there would be no argument. But the dis
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- I did make a suggestion - actually three - in another email, but I will repeat them here. 1. Single Point House Ground 2. Single Point Tower Ground 3. Single Poi
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- You have illustrated the name issue very well. The problem we're having is folks are using the genus when they should be using the species. Clever! Bill W6WRT __
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Look at it from the point of view of the lightning. The lightning wants to go to ground. Which path has less resistance over the last 50 feet of travel: 1. Throu
The comment was made a few days ago about how commercial and emergency radios must continue to operate despite direct lightning hits and that got me to wondering about something. I know there are exp
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Which would be more damaging: Induced voltage or a direct strike? 73, Bill W6WRT _______________________________________________ ________________________________
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Neither one. A piece of wire will outlast anything else. Bill W6WRT _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Radials corrode, especially when buried. I would use insulated copper, probably magnet wire. Since the power is divided among many radials, they do not have to b
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Theoretically it should be measured from the bottom of the anchor. The resonant frequency is a function of the total length of the conductor and the RF does not
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:07:50 -0600, Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com> wrote: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- How about open-wire feedline with a balun at the antenna end and a transmatch at th
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:21:21 +0700, Martin Sole <msole@loxinfo.co.th> wrote: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Tow
Try emailing John David at johnd@cushcraft.com He has been very helpful a couple of times. -- 73, Bill W6WRT --ORIGINAL MESSAGE-- On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:21:21 +0700, Martin Sole <msole@loxinfo.co.th>
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:21:21 +0700, Martin Sole <msole@loxinfo.co.th> wrote: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Tow
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:43:25 -0400, Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> wrote: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- I suspect your MFJ-259 is reporting accurately - that the loss really does vary marke
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:10:30 -0500, Kipton Moravec <kip@kdream.com> wrote: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- This isn't exactly what you asked, but you might consider it. I try to avoid coax conn
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- A good watch dog, trained to bark at trespassers. It sounds like I'm joking, but I'm not. He/she will protect your house too. I would not want to be without one