We used quickcrete in the red bag just recently and I put the antenna and tower up in the last couple of days here on Vancouver Island. Glenn, VA7UO Sent from my iPhone ______________________________
Such as the antiquated BBS SYSTEM.... Thats what this looks like. I enjoy the posts, however time to enter the 21st century. Glenn VA7UO Sent from my iPhone __________________________________________
What in the world happened???? Was the lock mechanism not in place? Ive installed many of these over the years for ATC systems but have never seen this happen. Glenn, VA7UO Sent from my iPhone ______
The antenna and tower design was fine, we had over the years installed quite a few of these systems from Sabre, Hy-Gain, Rockwell to US Antenna and never had a failure. It was unfortunate that the cl
Being in an ocean environment with marine installations we normally solder the center pin, just because. With the crimped center pin I have seen failures over the years. Even with the crimp there is
Yes there are, We use them for land installs however we have also soldered the center pin on the LMR400 for years and have never had any issue. The main reason is the salt environment on ships and sm
Hi Chuck On Vancouver Island we generally dont get lightning anywhere near us on the east side of the island. This is more common around Torino and south. Here in Campbell River it is rare to hear th
What I did with a G-1000 and a 800 was turn the rotator upside down and this released the stop. Then moved the controller the opposite direction. Glenn, VA7UO Sent from my iPhone ____________________
All of our basic climbing belts were destroyed years ago. We have only used full body harnesses from Petzl and associated climbing gear from Petzl. In addition here in Canada it is mandatory that if
When I was looking to design a trap kit for VA7JH's Wilson yagi and my TA-53M. The Wilson trap kit worked with the SY-33 etc. and since the Wilson and Mosley were identical why wouldn't it work on th
Little vague on the antenna part, what antenna are you using, traps, inductors? Glenn, VA7UO Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ ______________________________________
Here we are to Mosley (most likely from the last post) bashing once again, this is fall time revival of the same ole adage of our design works. If it was such a poor design would they keep making and
Well said Grant. Glenn, VA7UO -- *Never believe and Atom, they make up everything..* _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing
Trapped yagis don't suck up gain, another myth easily dis-proven. I have used trapped yagis and mono banders over the course of 30+ years and at one time had the big Wilson 40M3 I believe it was call
Scott, That looks a lot like the Hy-Gain trap design they used years ago that MFJ is now using. They had that plastic trap form that cracked easily under pressure. I had an old 18AVT that used those,
Much the same, I had the Mosley shorty forty for years. After I took down my 3 element Wilson it worked well for me, however the BC climate played havoc with the coils with green slime having to be r
Hi Mike I had that Wilson 40 meter Yagi in the 70s, well 1980 to be exact, problem was the driven element did not compensate for the extreme taper. The tuning for the gamma match and yes the reflecto
Hi Jim Not much there any more. Some religious broadcast stuff, an occasional ratty foreign station and some Asian broadcasts. All in all its more usable now than it was 10 years ago. Im on 40 now an
Hi Scott Theres a type of glyptol that I used a few years ago but not as brittle. It can be found in electrical supply shops, what the name is Im not sure. Glenn,VA7UO Sent from my iPhone ___________
Mosley, show me any time a Mosleys traps have failed! You cant . Oh I put more than 500 watts on RTTY and no issue. Cushcraft has smaller traps and thats okay as you never know about them .. Antenna