Jack: I posted something regarding the industrial bearing I installed for my two-inch CM mast a couple of years ago: http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-12/msg00213.html . The b
TT: A year after I erected my tower on the property I received an assessment letter from the county fathers. My property value, and hence taxes, had increased. This, in spite of (or because of?) the
TT: I've used both bent wire shirt hangers and bobby pins to staple my radial wires into the grass around my 160M inverted L. I would have used more bobbies except they were too expensive when bought
Pat: Can you take a battery-powered HF radio onto the roof and listen to both locations - the current antenna location and the proposed new remote location? That might be all you need to decide your
TT: I agree that $2 for 36 sqin of the tape is pricey at the Shack and that HD is a better source for similar products. However, what has my eye is the video capture box and web interface SW at http:
Scott: I have a similar connection between the coax balun and the connection point on my Bencher Skyhawk triband Yagi. I posted something to TowerTalk at that time: http://lists.contesting.com/archiv
Andy: I used good Scotch 88 electrical tape around the exposed section of the center fiberglass insulator on my D40 dipole. But remember to cut the end - don't stretch it until it breaks. 73 de Gene
Kelly: Two alternatives: 1. Shovel. 2. Moving van (another property.) Item 1 might be possible depending on your local soil conditions. But let me say this: I tried to dig a 10 cuyd foundation hole i
Richard: One of my shunt-fed tower's short radials (35 feet) is connected to the galvanized screening on the corral fence that encircles the back yard. (I neglected to tell you this in my previous e-
Richard: I agree with those who have already recommended a set of EWE RX-only antennas. I had a set in my back yard before I constructed the tower and they worked unbelievably well. I was able to hea
http://www.championradio.com/windspeed.php (From Steve K7LXC's Champion Radio site.) 73 de Gene Smar AD3F _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supp
TT: ....and a backguy system? 73 de Gene Smar AD3F Sounds about right. the m2 full size 40m 3 ele is 250#. A good tram system would be required, or a stout crane to get something like that up on a to
Steve: These large variable caps have nuts on the front and back panels to hold the whole thing together. I had trouble turning the shaft one one surplus cap at my station so I loosened the nut at th
<Dear son, ............. I would have enclosed five dollars for your college books but I had already sealed the envelope. Love, Mom> (I couldn't resist) 73 de Gene Smar AD3F ________________________
Richard: I have my matching cap (a single Gamma cap) in its plastic shoebox off to the side of the downcomer wire off the shunt wire cage. IOW it's not directly below the pair of shunt-feed wires. In
Bill: I think the phenomenon is called aolean vibration. That might help you locate some possible cures on the Internet to suggest the utility for implementation. Same physical parameters (line tensi
TT: To do otherwise would split overload return current between the neutral and ground wires and delay thermal tripping of the protective circuit breaker or fuse at the source. (A 30A breaker sees on
TT: Here's a link to a semi-recent posting from TT on the subject of PP vs ICE vs Alpha Delta suppressors. FWIW. 73 de Gene Smar AD3F _______________________________________________ See: http://www.m