- 1. [TowerTalk] Large quantity of wire needed (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 22:55:31 -0500 (CDT)
- Hello all, I am in need of a large quantity of wire. Buying new is way too expensive. I am hoping that someone has something in their garage or has a contact that can help. This is what I am looking
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-07/msg00319.html (7,837 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] U Kno this ain't the last on Aluminum (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 22:01:43 -0500 (CDT)
- (snip) Take the tower apart every 3 - 5 years??? YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!?!? 73, Gary K9GS __________________ / K9GS |______________________________ / FP/K9GS, TO5M |Society of Midwest Contesters |_
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00247.html (8,738 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Corrosion Protection of Tower Base (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 21:54:38 -0500 (CDT)
- I think that the reason people want to have the top of the base below grade is to allow for removal of the tower by cutting the legs off and filling in the remaining hole with soil and leaving the ba
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00294.html (10,521 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Invisible Fence (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 23:13:51 -0500 (CDT)
- If it is the original Invisible Fence, they operate at either of two frequencies, 7.5 kHz or 10.7 kHz. The modulation is at 30 hZ. A contact name that I have at the factory is Jennifer Walsh and her
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00752.html (9,276 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Invisible Fence (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 07:17:24 -0500 (CDT)
- I have some friends that have the same problem...they have to keep the collar off when the dog is in the house.....kinda defeats the purpose :)) 73, Gary K9GS __________________ / K9GS |_____________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00762.html (8,827 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] source of screw anchors (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 21:49:44 -0500 (CDT)
- <snip> There is a place similar to this in suburban Chicago called Harrison Supply. They are on Wolf Road in Buffalo Grove . In addition to the usual tools and bolts they also have a very good select
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00895.html (8,290 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Soldering connectors (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 21:44:16 -0500 (CDT)
- I do almost the same thing but with a little twist Al. Instead of tinning the braid with a soldering iron or gun, I use a small solder pot. Solder pots are used for tinning wire leads and hold about
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00872.html (10,703 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Soldering connectors (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1998 22:00:21 -0500 (CDT)
- I have not found this to be the case when the braid is tinned in the method of my previous post. I have even measured the diameter of the braid and found it to be the same both at the location of the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00873.html (8,873 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Plumbing a tapered pole? (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 22:49:25 -0500 (CDT)
- Here's a bit of an unusual question that probably has a simple answer. How does one properly plumb a continuously tapering pole, like a flag pole? A plumb bob hung from the top won't easily work, unl
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00372.html (8,126 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Plumbing a tapered pole? (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 23:46:25 -0500 (CDT)
- I like that idea Steve....Thanks! 73, Gary K9GS __________________ / K9GS |______________________________ / FP/K9GS, TO5M |Society of Midwest Contesters |____________________ ( | garyk9gs@solaria.sol
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00376.html (8,018 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] Desolving Potting Compound (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 22:46:22 -0500 (CDT)
- Call an adhesives supplier in the yellow pages. They usually have some nasty stuff available that will do the job. Be warned that this is really dangerous stuff and should only be done outdoors and w
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00509.html (8,336 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] How much concrete?? (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 01:19:39 -0500 (CDT)
- A local ham is giving me a 27 foot steel light standard. It is tapered, going from about 8 inch diameter at the base, to about 3 inches at the top. It is octagonal in cross section and has a wall thi
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00242.html (8,411 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] Phased verticals on slope of a hill? (score: 1)
- Author: Gary Schwartz <garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net> (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 01:41:36 -0500 (CDT)
- I would like to experiment with a pair of phased verticals on 80M this winter. The place where I want to locate them is rather steeply sloped, dropping approximately 10 feet over a distance of 66 fee
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00243.html (8,279 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] T2X Terminal Pinout? (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 18:48:56 -0500 (CDT)
- Due to an upcoming move, I have packed away the manual for my Tail-Twister rotor. I need to know which two terminals, 1-8, get the heavier gauge rotor cable. Thanks! 73, Gary K9GS __________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00620.html (7,580 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] T2X Terminal Pinout? (score: 1)
- Author: Gary Schwartz <garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net> (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 22:19:22 -0500 (CDT)
- Thanks for all the replies....I have several dozen in an hour or so! P.S.- the answer is 1 and 2 73, Gary K9GS __________________ / K9GS |______________________________ / FP/K9GS, TO5M |Society of Mi
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00625.html (7,814 bytes)
- 16. Wasps (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 22:09:47 -0500 (CDT)
- I think one of the secrets is to wait until dark before hitting them with the spray. At night they are inactive and will all be in the nest. Much higher kill ratio. The only problem is climbing at ni
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-08/msg00042.html (8,807 bytes)
- 17. Safe Roof Climbing (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 00:34:25 -0500 (CDT)
- DON'T TIE THE ROPE TO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR IN YOUR DRIVEWAY !!! I remember hearing a story (urban legend ?) where the guy's XYL decided to take a drive. She was a 1/2 mile down the street before she
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-08/msg00216.html (8,124 bytes)
- 18. Torque arms necessary? (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Sun, 9 Jun 1996 23:46:35 -0500 (CDT)
- While we're on the subject..... Anyone have ONE (1) torque arm for Rohn 45 that they'd like to part with or have sitting in the tower parts pile? I'm talking about the tube that is welded to the flat
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-06/msg00054.html (8,139 bytes)
- 19. Torque arms necessary? (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 16:46:01 -0500 (CDT)
- I agree! The safety loop sounds like an excellent idea. 73, Gary K9GS __________________ / K9GS |______________________________ / FP/K9GS, TO5M |Society of Midwest Contesters |____________________ (
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-06/msg00058.html (8,910 bytes)
- 20. HQ-1 MINI-QUAD (score: 1)
- Author: garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net (Gary Schwartz)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 22:07:17 -0500 (CDT)
- A couple of years ago I liberated a CASE of this stuff from the trash at work. It was 2 months past it's shelf life. This stuff works great! My only complaint is that it is quite a bit more runny tha
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-06/msg00192.html (8,358 bytes)
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