- 21. TOWER BASE DRAWINGS (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 10:08:40 -0500
- The prices you quote for sealed drawings are similar to what I paid for a 50 foot bracketed tower. Note, howevre, that my PE actually designed the support system, and did computer modelling on it. If
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-02/msg00381.html (7,319 bytes)
- 22. more on traps (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 10:14:06 -0500
- I'm trying to stay on the sidelines this time, but I will make a few comments: 1. I did do the KT-34XA trap heat measurements. I don't claim either that they are 100 percent accurate, nor that they e
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-02/msg00382.html (7,370 bytes)
- 23. Parts source for 40-2CD W6QHS Mods (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 10:20:40 -0500
- 1. For rivets, I chose aluminum instead of stainless, which QHS* recommends. My basis for this is that I don't think the strength is needed - I still have the hose clamps in place. On the other hand,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-02/msg00383.html (7,698 bytes)
- 24. A plug for Ameritron (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 09:51:55 -0500
- Something happened last night which I thought was most unusual and worth reporting.... This belongs on the amplifier reflector, but it isn't up yet as far as I know... The Ameritron company called me
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-02/msg00413.html (7,301 bytes)
- 25. Fiberglass, RTV and plastic sources (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 10:17:14 -0500
- I purchased a set of quad spreaders from Allen Bond, DBA Max Gain Systems, at Dayton last. I'm very satisfied with them. At that time, he gave me the following email address (haven't verified lately)
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-02/msg00414.html (6,919 bytes)
- 26. Sources for fiberglass spreaders? (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 12:26:47 -0500
- I recently rebuilt a 2-elemnet quad. I got a set of Cubex hubs which are sized for a 3 inch diameter boom. I used fiberglass spreaders which I bought in Dayton from Max-Gain Systems. I believe they s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00027.html (8,130 bytes)
- 27. Tower Grounding Wire Size (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 08:47:40 -0500
- each of the guy pipes are sunk 5 1/2 feet in the ground. Beyond that I = see no further need for ground rods since they cannot be driven more = than 2 to 3 feet under the surface horizontally (solid
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00085.html (7,716 bytes)
- 28. HAM-4 ROTOR TROUBLESHOOTING ADVICE (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 13:10:20 -0500
- HOLD ON A MINUTE!!! I think some folks don't understand what the capacitor does!! It is NOT a motor starting capacitor!!! The purpose of the cap is to cause a 90 degree phase shift across the winding
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00100.html (9,299 bytes)
- 29. Raising (Hell) Beams (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 11:14:26 -0500
- What may have been missing from your description, Lee, was that the tram line which supports the antenna on the way up should NOT be very tight. Dave Robbins, K1TTT (ex KY1H) wrote an article for the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00219.html (8,533 bytes)
- 30. C3 vs the other brands (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 13:56:44 -0500
- as a set of monobanders sharing a single boom. There are six loaded elements but no traps, so this appears to translate to three two element yagis interlaced on a boom. ...Actually, they're all full-
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00290.html (7,323 bytes)
- 31. Fwd: C-3 Info (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 16:15:53 -0500
- someone who thinks that chosing a C-3 over an "XA" would be smoking something, since I have done my fair share of contesting and DXpeditions: any day take a C-3 - smaller, lighter, less tower strain,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00310.html (22,424 bytes)
- 32. Fwd: C-3 Info (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 08:54:52 -0500
- requote from Tom's original post: You made the erroneaous connection, Tom; not I. water, the longer boom length of other antennas would not be effective" is not correct either. I think almost everyon
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00318.html (8,583 bytes)
- 33. Fwd: C-3 Info (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 09:11:08 -0500
- Pete I'll be happy to concede differences in forward gain numbers. But I don't think ground refelction gain could exceed around 6 dB - you quoted 7.5(20m) or 8(15m)dB. The XA should be better than th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00320.html (7,946 bytes)
- 34. Fwd: C-3 Info (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 14:12:38 -0500
- Tom et al: I have no issue with the gain number published by Force12. Neither am I able, nor interested in defending the published gain numbers for the KT-34XA. I have done simulations of the XA, and
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00326.html (8,446 bytes)
- 35. C-3 Info (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 12:47:56 -0500
- No, I think in order to equate the two antennas performance you'd have to have the same boom length. Comparing an 18 foot boom antenna (the C-3) to a 32 foot boom antenna (the XA) is not only a case
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00329.html (8,448 bytes)
- 36. C-3 vs KT-34XA (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 09:12:08 -0500
- The C3-XL is three element monos on a single boom. They are forward staggered to prevent pattern degradation. As such, none of the 3 monos can lay claim to the entire boom length. -Tony, K1KP, fisher
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00345.html (6,766 bytes)
- 37. POWERLINE NOISE (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 12:36:10 -0500
- I've had similar problems with a 13 KV line in front of my house. I suggest using two methods to pinpoint the source: 1. 135MHz (VHF) AM detecting radio and small yagi - 3 or more elements. This is v
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00440.html (7,681 bytes)
- 38. Upcoming Public Hearing (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 14:36:30 -0500
- Joe I've been following your plight with a mixture of piy and disgust. I think it's a real *#$% deal you're getting! I've been through 3 hearings in front of my Zoning Board of Appeals, for Special P
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00528.html (9,091 bytes)
- 39. Cable Clips (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 10:50:12 -0500
- As I'm usually too cheap to buy stainless, I've recently started on a campain to spray all non-stainless U-bolts with Rustoleum. I try to time the spraying so that the paint is still a bit soft when
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-12/msg00011.html (7,187 bytes)
- 40. Mast Strength (score: 1)
- Author: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
- Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 12:56:31 -0500
- Based on: I'd say NO!!!!! (hint: how do you spell h-u-r-r-i-c-a-i-n-e)? -Tony, K1KP, fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contest
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-12/msg00016.html (7,395 bytes)
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