- 61. [TowerTalk] 3 High Stack Switching (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 14:09:51 -0700 (PDT)
- The switching system by Jay, WX0B has been fine. Have installed many of them and they have not failed. I use simple, equal length lines, as they have been installed mostly on multiband, single feedli
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00691.html (8,355 bytes)
- 62. [TowerTalk] force 12 (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 08:33:15 -0700 (PDT)
- Good morning, Kelly. This is a resend of the e-mail I sent yesterday and was returned due to "mail bag contention." Interesting system error message, isn't it?! Thanks for the inquiry via the Reflect
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00722.html (8,582 bytes)
- 63. [TowerTalk] Cushcraft 104CD dimensions (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 16:49:03 -0700
- Good afternoon, Dale. If I still have the original P40V files, I can give you the changes we made to them back in 1988! We did this to all the antennas on 20, 15 & 10. The stock gamma match worked al
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00085.html (7,401 bytes)
- 64. [TowerTalk] Upside down mast (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 15:32:15 -0700
- Good afternoon. I have done this several times, but not on a guyed tower. I use it to rotate close-spaced stacks with one rotator. Recommended it to a fellow back in PA this summer and he put it up,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00143.html (8,040 bytes)
- 65. [TowerTalk] Re: [DX] [Fwd: Low yagi question] (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 09:56:03 -0700
- Good morning. Vertical lobe compression for a (fairly low) horizontal antenna is a real occurance. This is an interesting subject, to which I have only seen one printed article. I have my own vertica
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00168.html (10,368 bytes)
- 66. [TowerTalk] Dumb Question? (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 13:23:12 -0700
- Good morning, Dick. Regarding how many elements are "active on each band" in a multi-band Yagi style antenna, the answer is: every element on the boom. Since the elements are in such close proximity,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00263.html (8,594 bytes)
- 67. [TowerTalk] Antenna Gain Figures (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 13:25:32 -0700
- Good morning, Dick. Good question. Since it relates to horizontal antennas (Yagis), the following addresses horizontal antennas, not verticals. Hope it helps understand a bit more. FORCE 12 GAIN REFE
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00265.html (14,911 bytes)
- 68. [TowerTalk] N4KG: LIGHTNING STRIKE SURVEY (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 13:22:58 -0700 (PDT)
- Minnesota: Yes. As best as I could tell, two times. I say both, got knocked onto the floor and could smell the ozone. I also watched what appeared to be a "cloud" of maybe zinc dust settling to the g
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00630.html (11,151 bytes)
- 69. [TowerTalk] Force12 EF330 More-->meters (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 11:44:12 -0700 (PDT)
- Good afternoon. Have been absolutely swamped with e-mail and have only 238 replies to go; however, I wanted to pass along one comment about the overload problems with the MFJ, AEA and AUTEK VSWR mete
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00818.html (10,444 bytes)
- 70. [TowerTalk] Close-spaced Guy Anchors (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 06:31:00 -0700
- Have utilized a different approach to this issue with good success. The major problem with guy cable is that is will compress. Solid material does not. We installed 65' of 55G using a rigid guy syste
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00151.html (8,837 bytes)
- 71. Addendum [TowerTalk] Close-spaced Guy Anchors (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 06:48:13 -0700
- Must be getting old....forgot to mention: 1) After the pipe couplers were tightened, they were through-bolted and sprayed with cold galvanize. 2) The original concept for this is the old (bet some ar
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00155.html (7,737 bytes)
- 72. [TowerTalk] yagi comments (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 15:05:45 -0700
- Good afternoon, Chris. Thought I would make a note to you about your response. The comment about Force 12 using "much thinner tubing" needs to be clarified, because it is generally inaccurate. The tu
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00389.html (9,713 bytes)
- 73. [TowerTalk] yagi comments (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 03:49:44 -0700
- Re: Yagi design criteria. There are several criteria besides boom length in a Yagi design. The advent of computer modeling is, of course, a very useful tool. Not using equal spacing of elements was p
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00495.html (12,235 bytes)
- 74. [TowerTalk] yagi comments (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 19:07:26 -0700
- Good afternoon, folks. There are some issues in Mr. Tyler Stewart's recent discourse that need to be clarified. To clarify them with hopefully good descriptions, I have had to delve into a fair amoun
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00584.html (14,541 bytes)
- 75. [TowerTalk] HF Yagis-Dual reflectors (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 08:36:56 -0700
- Good morning, John. Yes, we have tried this in several combinations. From the practical side, a second reflector does not significantly add to the F/B to warrant the extra mechanical and cost factors
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00664.html (8,504 bytes)
- 76. [TowerTalk] Cleaning aluminum (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 11:26:21 -0700
- I can echo these comments about maintenance. Sure, it is a fair amount of work, but I remove, inspect and re-install my antennas each year. The longest any antenna has been up without being "reviewed
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00697.html (8,521 bytes)
- 77. [TowerTalk] US Tower motor drive (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 08:34:55 -0700
- Good morning, Ben. I have the 572MDPL, but never have had any documentation. Have added motor drives to other towers and have done them by knowing what to do (no documentation here, either). SO......
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00820.html (7,438 bytes)
- 78. [CQ-Contest] Re: [TowerTalk] How Important is F/B? (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 09:05:16 -0700
- Good morning. I can add a little to this subject... Being primarily a contester, there are times when a good F/B is necessary and there are times when it is not wanted. Many of those who operate in t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00938.html (8,834 bytes)
- 79. [TowerTalk] KT34XA & TH7, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 15:50:39 -0700
- A coupla comments about using contest results for comparisons. Being a contester myself, any well planned contest station is set up for a particular purpose. This is to suggest applying some obvious
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00985.html (8,453 bytes)
- 80. [TowerTalk] drilling chromoly es similar pipe (score: 1)
- Author: force12@interserv.com (force12@interserv.com)
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 07:13:35 -0700
- Sorry to hear about all the effort in drilling this material. The last time I did it was going through 1/2" wall and it took less than 10 minutes for the pilot hole and the final hole. The key is the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg01000.html (9,176 bytes)
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