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Save the photos and use your own photo software to enlarge them.... works great. Jerry K3MGT http://www.anwireless.com List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Ti
Yes, John, but do you really LIKE it? ;-) Seriously, thanks for taking the trouble for the in-depth report... I too am looking at this antenna,among a very few others, and your info is very much appr
Doug: You should be safe if you keep a bright orange lanyard attached to the tower at all times. The hawk will quickly see the lanyard and realize that he probably cannot carry you off. Faced with th
Hi, Jamie... I was hoping you might share some of the info you have received as I am re-building my shack and can use all the input I can get!! Especially websites of those who have already solved ma
Wanted to Buy: 50' - 60' freestanding crank-up tower (Tri-Ex LM354, USTower HDX555, or similar), tilt-over fixture a plus, within 500 miles of Phila (I'm near Phila).... please e-mail Jerry K3MGT wit
Some questions for Paul : Are the risks you speak of "real"? Why would anyone.... after reading your "disclaimer language".... be willing to accept the liability risk that you so clearly describe? If
If you decide to use solid copper strap instead of braid, you can get some nice flat solid copper by slicing a piece of copper water pipe lengthwise and flattening it out.... I've used a Dremel tool
Kevin... wouldn't this be equally true for braid used indoors to ground each piece of equipment to a common bus, even though it's not as subject to a corrosive environment? Shouldn't solid/wide be us
Anyone have any experience using telephone poles as antenna supports? Any data available on what load they can carry unguyed? (35 foot pole with 6 feet in the ground) Any opinions? Jerry K3MGT List S
This is not the first report of some F12 antennas needing spacers to avoid wind-whipping problems. I've heard of this before, from a fellow who took his down. He reportedly asked F12 about this, was
To all those that sent me information and opinions on the Force 12 antenna C3 series and the question of wind-whipping and spacers: EVERY ONE of the twenty-two responses that I received were very fav
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Tom... is Triplex the stuff I have going from the pole at the street to my house? Jerry K3MGT my a large us to HREF="http://www.ChampionRadio.com"> List Sponsor: Are you thinking about installing a t
I had a case of the gripples once, on a contest weekend too. Made staying in the chair tough, real tough. K3MGT http://www.championradio.com List Sponsor: ChampionRadio.com - Trylon self-supporting t
There was an article in CQ or QST within the last year about some bright enterprising ham who worked a deal with a cell phone outfit to put up a cell tower in his yard with his antennas on top. I wou
John... very good points... especially about the dearth of health centers dedicated to diagnosing and treating the particular medical problems of men. Luckily, many admirable physicians recognize thi