Hi, Brad and all, I have two questions for the group... I find myself in the same position as Brad a few months ago - I'm going to be installing an HDX-555. Richard, W7ZR, seems to have implemented a
I live on a salt water canal (250' wide) about a mile from the Atlantic in a warm climate. You can see the location on QRZ.com. I've had a 6BTV up for 3 years that is only showing a bit of surface ox
Hi, Art, (and all), CAT5 buried in conduit would seem to solve this issue, but in won't because of a potential difference in a lightning event from building to building. Even some of the "good" prote
I found in the archives that this question was asked several years ago but not answered. I will have 30" between my house wall and the new HDX-555. Is that enough to mount the TRX-80 and turn the win
Patrick, AF5CK's thread on his tower raised an issue that I really don't understand... Why isn't there a "lock" mechanism on crank up towers? We spend lots of money on these things, and, basically, t
Okay, after some searching I found the thread entitled "How to apply lube to HDX589 " and references to a Versatower lock. No wonder I missed it! I'm prepared to go to some effort to build or adapt a
Where did anyone every get the idea that there shouldn't be profit in ham radio? I assure you that the retailers and manufacturers of ham radio equipment are hoping for "pecuniary gain." You send you
Careful - this appears to be 198,000 pounds of scrap, now selling at $45 per pound, about $9M dollars, probably close to what the government paid for it. It looks like a better deal... but that's the
harness on, so the family will get as much money as possible. Wow. I'll disagree. If your coworker had just died in an accident, I would hope that there would be honesty in your grief and that you r
Click on the link provided. Click on the "Lot Details" tab. This is where I think it gets fuzzy, where it says that there are "198000 LB" under "Units" leading me to believe that acquisition costs ar
You'll likely be fine with the sleeved sections, but to prevent stainless steel hardware galling, put Permatex on all the threads of all the bolts where they mate with nuts. Don't forget hose clamps!
Ray, The ONLY thing to do is to replace the cables. Get yourself an assortment of wooden blocks and wedges and use a lever (fiberglass shovel handle, crowbar) to arrange the tower as you need it. You
This is not legal advce. I generally have always avoided putting antennas over their property without permission, at lease where they could see it. In the US, I believe that legal tenent "c*uius est
I live in a zone that RS-222G requires survival of 140mph gusts for 3s. I'm installing my 2nd crank up tower. The soil where I live is 60 year old dredged muck with high organic content. Typically, s
There are many unknown variables that woul d affect the answer. Generally, the dimensions of a 2 m antenna are about 12% larger than a marine antenna, so right off the bat, you're going to have a hig
Engineers and proficient technical people live in a world of measurement, optimization, and facts. Lots of things "work." Someone may use an antenna with an unmatched 3:1 swr and get to the DXCC Hono
Of course. The reasoning behind naming everything isn't for science. The minor storm names are recirculated... Very much a public relations issue. More storms are named now than ever before. I'm cert
NOAA defers to WMO for the names. http://www.wmo.int/pages/mediacentre/factsheet/factsheetstormnaming_en.html -- Mickey Baker, N4MB Fort Lauderdale, FL *Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I wil
You have several answers, but they don't seem to answer your question directly. http://www.rustoleum.com/MSDS/ENGLISH/3575402.PDF, it appears that it uses tannic acid as a rust conversion compound. T
You just asked a few simple questions with complicated answers. Read this: https://sites.auburn.edu/admin/facilities/spw-bid-calendar/11-150%20AU%20Regional%20Airport-Construct%20a%20Self-Supporting%