Ummmmm.... What those "thousands of lightning rods on rural buildings everywhere, quietly doing their thing" are designed to do is ATTRACT lightning so it can be safely shunted to ground via the heav
Check out the Gap antennas as http://www.gapantenna.com/. They are treated as vertical dipoles and, as such, are billed as requiring no grounds. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM
The information at the bottom of each message is actually incorrect as it applies to Search. It should be http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm. Without the ".htm" suffix, a 404 error will be ret
Try http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hygain/ A large number of tower/antenna/rotor vendor links can be found at http://www.qsl.net/cvrc/resources.html#antennas 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD
I've heard some decent reports regarding the JPS ANC-4. Is the MFJ that much better?? 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/cvrc/ -- FAQ
What antenna load and wind speeds are we talking about? For "normal" ham applications (whatever that means), I can't think of anything better than a US Tower HDX-572. I would also recommend you get t
Steve has helped me more than any other supplier and far more than I think I deserved. He is one of the few people I would recommend without reservation. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden,
My US Tower is my prode and joy and I have always had good response from them whenever I've needed help or information. Their reluctance to provide the recabling information the other gentleman reque
Okay, here's where I could really use some help, fellas.... As some of you know, I finally got my antennas hung this past weekend. The arrangement is: Hy-Gain TH-11DX 11-element 10-12-15-17-20M yagi
I have a 24X24" weatherproof box mounted on an outside wall containing my single-point ground window. In that box I have all the necessary Polyphaser protectors connected to that window protecting al
Polyphaser does, too. I use one on my rotor cable and another on the control cable to my tower-mounted coax switch. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit ht
Discussing tieing vs. welding tower base rebar, the Polyphaser book (p. 14) states: "...it has been found that these wire ties are surprisingly effective electrical connections. ...One might think th
I would be very very careful about letting the rules pass and then plan on complaining about them. The "Architectural Committee" could issue a blanket exeption covering all cell phones and low power
It's interesting to read Don Johnson's web page where he relates how none of the commercial screwdriver manufacturers ever asked his permission to use his patented design nor even acknowledge him. He
Forwarded with Paul's permission: -- begin forwarded text From: "Paul Meier" <wa7mig@Hevanet.com> To: <dick@libelle.com> Subject: DK-3 To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 07:47:12 -0
When I asked Bruce at US Tower that same question about the thrust bearing on my 72' crank-up, he told me the same thing. Its purpose in life in to take the weight off the rotor and shelf. 73, Dick -
I have been chatting with Steve about this, but perhaps I should insert this point of confusion (on my part) into this conversation. I am concerned about this "lateral binding on the mast." For examp
I sure hope all this stuff works, because once it's applied, I don't see any way to inspect it. :( 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net
Check http://www.rohnnet.com/ 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/w7di/ -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Subm
The sender either: I would assume the answer is probably some combination of 1 or 2. But to answer your question, you are not doing anything wrong. It is the sender who is including all that stuff. 7