- 1. [TowerTalk] Utility poles (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 07:50:33 -0500
- Greetings to the list. Has anyone here used a standard wooden telephone/utility pole to support an HF beam? I am thinking of having the local utility install one at my QTH. The big problem I see is h
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-04/msg00611.html (6,936 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Pole replies (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 12:51:47 -0500
- Thanks to everyone who sent me info on utility pole rotor mounts. It seems http://www.w9iix.com/ii00012.htm is the place to go. 73, Barry - W1HFN _______________________________________________ See:
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-04/msg00667.html (6,609 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Force12 C-4SXL query (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 08:32:23 -0500
- Anybody out there have any experience (good or bad) with the F12 C-4SXL? I want a 40-10 yagi on one boom and so far this is my first choice. Any and all help appreciated 73, Barry - W1HFN ___________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00028.html (7,159 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Universal Tower query (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 10:24:24 -0500
- I am thinking of installing a Universal Tower 21-40 with a F12 C-4XSL on top. After reading the on-line installation instructions, I am lead to believe that all antenna fitting is to be done on the g
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00067.html (7,071 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Yagi spacing (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:54:43 -0500
- I am planning to put three yagis on a single mast. Closest to the ground will be a 2 elem 40M, then a 13-55 MHz LP in the middle and a 2M beam at the top. I just took a look at the ARRL web site wher
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00602.html (6,931 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] aircraft bearing (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 08:20:12 -0500
- Notice the grease fittings? This is not a "no lube / lifetime greased / etc" bearing, someone is going to have to climb the tower periodically with a grease gun. That might be a point against using i
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-07/msg00844.html (7,119 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TowerTalk] Static build-up on antennas (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 09:55:13 -0500
- Hi All, While in the USAF I spent the winter of 67 - 68 in VO2-land. (Goose Bay, Labrador). My squadron maintained a ground-to-air TX site a few miles from the main base. The antennas were all UHF an
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00078.html (8,007 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Waxoyl (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 08:41:47 -0500
- Listers, Us British sports car types know where to find Waxoyl here in the states: http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=31499&SortOrde r=3 Happy weather-proofing es 73 Barry
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00291.html (6,884 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Universal Al Tower (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:53:42 -0500
- Hi, Does anybody on the list in the New England area (preferably central MA) have an aluminum Universal Tower in use? I am very close to deciding on a new tower and they are very much in the running,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-10/msg00769.html (7,190 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Sommer antennas (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:24:10 -0600
- Hi, does anybody on the list have a Sommer XP504 or XP704 with the 40M option? Thinking about getting one, would like some opinions. TNX / 73, Barry - W1HFN __________________________________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-11/msg00560.html (6,568 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] Irrigation tubing uses (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:51:20 -0600
- TTers: Has anyone had any experience with using irrigation tubing as supports for antennas? Not just as verticals or "tree replacements" for wire antennas, but as pseudo-towers for very light yagis?
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-01/msg00372.html (6,531 bytes)
- 12. Re: [TowerTalk] dangerous job / accept the risk (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 21:17:22 -0600
- TTers; I used to work for a company that had a contract to provide a statewide 800MHz system. Most of the towers were quite tall (250 - 300 feet) with seperate RX and TX antennas, so the RX antenna h
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-02/msg00022.html (7,034 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] epoxied bolts & yachts (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 08:47:42 -0600
- Re: the link to westsystem.com and the yacht under construction at the time (The Scheherazade). My wife and I just happened to drive into East Boothbay the day it was launched. Quite a spectacle, qui
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-02/msg00074.html (7,012 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] 10 - 40 Beam (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 08:48:37 -0500
- Wayne, I am also in the research phase of acquiring a new antenna and 10 - 40 meters on one boom was one of my requirements. Force 12 makes 3 different beams that fit. Wind Turn Model Boom Wgt Load R
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00165.html (7,298 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] Force12 Dayton (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:30:48 -0500
- Mark, Good luck getting ANY reply from F12. I have sent them at least six emails in the past year and never got the courtesy of a reply. However, YMMV. 73 es GL, Barry - W1HFN _______________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00331.html (6,334 bytes)
- 16. [TowerTalk] CushCraft Query (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:57:06 -0500
- I need the opinion of the yagi modeling gurus on the site. I bought a CC D4, 40 - 10M rotary dipole. I have since decided to purchase an A3S. I notice there is a modification kit to add 40M to the A3
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-06/msg00504.html (7,594 bytes)
- 17. [TowerTalk] Re CC Ant query (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:53:45 -0500
- Many thanks to all TT'ers who responded to my query about the D4 and A3S. I plan to contact CC again and speak to the knowledgable person there. TNX / 73 Barry - W1HFN _______________________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00001.html (6,816 bytes)
- 18. [TowerTalk] Stacking order & spacing (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:35:20 -0500
- I have finally gathered the bits for my antenna system. There will be 45 feet of Rohn 25, a CC 40-10 rotatable dipole, a Mosley TA-33SR and a Hy-Gain 8 ele 2M yagi. I would like to avail myself of th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00760.html (7,416 bytes)
- 19. [TowerTalk] Balun query (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:41:10 -0600
- Fellow TTers: I have a bunch of W2AU baluns, none of which are marked in any way except the call sign. I also have a Ultra-Bal 2000 model UB-1 balun. 1. Is there any way to tell whether a balun is a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-11/msg00828.html (7,018 bytes)
- 20. [TowerTalk] Baluln query (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Fox" <foxbw@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:56:19 -0600
- TNX to all who gave suggestions about finding balun ratios. Turns out all mine were 1:1. Pity, now I have to make a 4:1. Doesn't look too hard, already found several articles on how-to. 73 all, Barry
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-11/msg00894.html (6,807 bytes)
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