- 1. [TowerTalk] west coast buzzsaw from N0AH (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 14:32:16 -0500
- The buzzsaw noise is definitely audible down in the CW portion of the band as well. I hear it frequently down at the bottom of the band in the early morning hours. It definitely peaks to the northeas
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-10/msg00045.html (8,698 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] t2x, c31xr and ef240x (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 14:57:25 -0500
- While the proposed load may not exceed the effective moment ratings, it seems like I remember a specific disclaimer that the T2X is not supposed to handle anything larger than a 24' boom. As I recall
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-09/msg00027.html (11,145 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] t2x, c31xr and ef240x (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 18:56:31 -0500
- Probably good advice Steve. At the local contest station, we use the Orion 2800 on a full size 3 el DX Engineering 40 mtr yagi @165'. It has done a good job, although it has required some repairs ove
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-09/msg00036.html (9,736 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] t2x, c31xr and ef240x (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 22:04:33 -0500
- Yes, but the Orion is wimpy on the torque. It frequently will not turn the DX Engineering 3 el 40 when it's windy. . . . a real bummer when you're in the middle of a contest. --Original Message-- Fro
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-09/msg00066.html (8,836 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] 80m Buzzsaw (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 20:39:33 -0500
- I'm sitting here listening to the "buzzsaw" on 80 mtrs at about 8:30 p.m. local time in Iowa. . . it peaks northeast of here both on the 4 square and on the beverages. It is spread out across the fir
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-09/msg00297.html (10,151 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Rope for gin pole (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 20:51:48 -0500
- I use the 1/2" "Rhino" rope which I got from Gaylen, WB0W. It's a very good rope and wears like iron. . . a little slick, but great stuff. 73. . . Dave W0FLS --Original Message-- From: DavisRFinc@aol
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-09/msg00300.html (10,143 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] XM-240 Dimension Error (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 22:25:15 -0500
- My XM240 is at 130' and 10' above the top TH7 (@ 120'-part of 3 high stack). My f/b on the XM-240 is about 20 db or maybe a little more. . . not bad for a 2 element antenna. 73. . . Dave W0FLS --Orig
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-09/msg00382.html (9,078 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Tuning the K8UR-Style 4-Square (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 14:13:31 -0500
- Phil: I have a K8UR configuration 4 square on 80 mtrs which hangs off the 120' guy ring on my rotating tower. Based on my own experience, I'm suspicious of your SWR readings. The antenna simply canno
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-09/msg00620.html (10,020 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Guys (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 16:28:23 -0500
- Gadzooks! 4 feet?????!!! For what reason???? You'd have a fortune tied up in insulators, thimbles, wire clamps, or wire wraps. . . not to mention all your time/labor to do it. A request to break up g
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-09/msg00624.html (8,875 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] 40 meter beams (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 13:55:46 -0500
- I just installed a CushCraft XM240 on top of my 130' rotating tower about a month ago. It's a nicely built antenna and has nice bandwidth. I set mine up between the CW and low phone setting. SWR is 1
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-08/msg00075.html (8,171 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] K1FZ Beverage Transformers (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 20:49:24 -0500
- I recently ordered two 2-wire beverage transformers from Bruce Clark, K1FZ. What a pleasant experience! Bruce called me on the phone shortly after I had sent him an email placing the order. . . he wa
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-08/msg00238.html (7,800 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] K1FZ Beverage Transformers (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 11:17:38 -0500
- Ooops. . . sorry folks. . . that was his email address I put out, not his website. Thanks Dale for the website URL. 73. . . Dave W0FLS --Original Message-- From: Dale L. Martin <kg5u@hal-pc.org> To:
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-08/msg00252.html (8,164 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] 9913F, etc (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:43:03 -0500
- When I built my new station 3 years ago, I put in close to 1000' of BuryFlex. A good portion of that is buried in 5" flexible tubing which always seems to have a way of collecting water. The BuryFlex
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-08/msg00559.html (9,558 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] RE: 80 meter 4 square array notes from N0AH (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:56:55 -0500
- My compliments to Paul on a very nicely written and informative article. Great job Paul! Two years ago I put an 80 mtr 4 square here using the K8UR configuration ("Lazy H", or "bent dipole") shown in
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-08/msg00560.html (24,218 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] 40M Beam Interaction (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 22:13:19 -0500
- Hi all: I have a new XM240 which is ready to go on the tower. Hopefully, I'll be putting it up in the next week or two. It'll be replacing my Mosley S403 for which I have had a steady stream of mecha
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-06/msg00020.html (9,279 bytes)
- 16. [TowerTalk] Installed a new XM240 (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 16:25:42 -0500
- Hi crew: I installed a new Cushcraft XM240 over the weekend, replacing a Mosley S403 (3 short elements on 40) with which I have a host of mechanical problems over the past 24 months.. Several of you
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-06/msg00234.html (7,481 bytes)
- 17. [TowerTalk] stacking tri-banders (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 13:50:45 -0500
- I have a 3 high stack of TH7s on a rotating tower at 40/80/120' . . . it's a killer array. I've done several side by side comparisons with our local contest station which has multiple large 3 and 4 h
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-06/msg00273.html (9,078 bytes)
- 18. [TowerTalk] Triband tests (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:06:02 -0500
- Reflector crew. . . Just a thought on the triband testing thread. I work in the land mobile business (for Motorola) and have had my fair share of experience over the years with antennas used in our i
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-06/msg00284.html (9,309 bytes)
- 19. [TowerTalk] Triband tests (score: 1)
- Author: earlham@radiks.net (Iowaguy)
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 21:18:50 -0500
- Tom: You have some very good points (as usual). I certainly wasn't meaning to advocate vertical polarization for HF yagi test! I'm still not sure how one goes about measuring relative (much less abso
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-06/msg00301.html (11,360 bytes)
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