- 1. [TowerTalk] (no subject) (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 13:02:30 -0400
- At a yard sale this past weekend I bought a Radio Shack 20-176a scanner antenna. I measured the vertical element & radials which turned out to be apx 19''. A quarter wave on 2M. Just for fun I used m
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-04/msg00136.html (7,204 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] scanner ant replys (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:11:42 -0800
- Tnx so much guys for the replys. I found a lot of hams are using these on xmit. At $26[ new ] not too bad for a 2m/440 antenna. I'm gg to make mine into an attic back up storm antenna. You can't lear
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-04/msg00212.html (6,682 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] another 160/80m rx loop question (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:29:22 -0400
- I am considering a semi- commercial loop. Sold by a ham. 8' diamond for rx on 160m/80m. I'm using an OCF on 160m at 50' & an 80m half square now. My problem is rx.I work what I hear but I would like
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-04/msg00717.html (7,068 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Older hybrid quad question (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:34:10 -0400
- I just removed my uncles old hybrid quad. It was a 5-6' boom with various hairpins & a coil. Probably late 1970s. Think it was to operate 20-6m. Spiraled wire on the quad elements. Anyone tell me wha
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-08/msg00392.html (6,817 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] hybrid quad answer/correction (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:16:40 -0800
- I guess I misunderstood how the 'quad' looked in it's true shape. Wx had taken it's toll. Plus I found the manual!! I'm sorry I gave a false discription. It turns out to be a Butternut HF4B Butterfly
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-08/msg00408.html (6,992 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] tr44 (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:58:25 -0400
- Yes Ham series is what to go for however.......a TR44 will hold smaller antennas. I have a 2 element 12m yagi & 10 element 2m yagi on a 30' tower that's held it's direction in strong Tn storms. For 3
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00252.html (6,856 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Hustler (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 15:50:19 -0400
- Prefer the vert. against a wire on 40m & 80m . It's my back up antenna. Gnd mounted with just an 8' ground with no radials. 4 yr.s ago it was my only antenna up. For fun I ran 100w in CQWW CW. Wrkd 1
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00026.html (6,546 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] ID Tower (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:08:54 -0800
- Looks like Rohn 6. I have a bunch of it & it looks similiar. k9il _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@cont
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00142.html (6,314 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Aluminium wanted (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:50:03 -0600
- I am in need of a peice of 1/8'' aluminium plate apx 12'' square. It's for my 30m Moxon I'm building. Antenna is assembled & ready to tune. I want to stiffen the element truss supports. I've tried th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-01/msg00426.html (7,946 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Vertical beams (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:40:09 -0500
- I want to web search them. Anyone know the exact name they go by? The ones with a split driven element & a reflector or director some of the DXpeditions are using. K9IL ______________________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-02/msg00513.html (6,778 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] vertical beams (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:09:58 -0500
- Tnx for all the help guys! _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-02/msg00519.html (7,742 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] pipe tap drill size (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:05:45 -0500
- I am putting two gusset plates to hold truss supports on my homebrew 30m Moxon. I'm using 1/4'' X 20 bolts. It's been 40 yr.s since I worked in a machine shop. Don't have the proper hole size chart f
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-03/msg00105.html (7,893 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] Tap sizes (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:56:11 -0500
- Tnx guys! Going to print a chart for the work shop K9IL _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-03/msg00111.html (6,624 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] Rohn 20/25 work platform (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:17:31 -0800
- Be the LAST piece of tower I'd ever sell. Had one 25 yr.s. . K9IL _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@cont
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00133.html (6,458 bytes)
- 15. Re: [TowerTalk] flying things (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:45:07 -0400
- My late father in law [W9DHD] was that way. If he was stung by a bee or wasp it was time to go to the ER NOW. It was life or death. ....... When I was 4 yr.s old I was stung over 50 times by somethin
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00412.html (7,659 bytes)
- 16. [TowerTalk] Flying critters 2 (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:02:06 -0500
- At about 38 degrees F insects [ most] become inactive. Too cool for them to function. Spray can fire exting. that use CO2 or contact cleaner that sprays on cold can make a nest or hive inactive. The
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00468.html (7,258 bytes)
- 17. [TowerTalk] Coax questions (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:03:52 -0400
- I have a few towers scattered over 2 acres in the back yard. All have coax runs buried in PVC. I'm planning another antenna out amongst them. I have a general idea where all the runs are buried but n
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00598.html (7,639 bytes)
- 18. [TowerTalk] Buried coax 2 (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:07:06 -0400
- Tnx for all the suggestions guys. Think if I can't find someone with a detector I'll try the rental places. Poking for the PVC seems like an idea except....in NW TN we've had 6 weeks with no rain & 1
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00601.html (7,039 bytes)
- 19. [TowerTalk] finding coax (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:18:03 -0400
- I'm the one who asked the question. I tried the 2 wires & ZIP. I read some of the posts & I will try different wire lengths. I held them wrong & they weren't bent correctly. As to the skeptics.. I ho
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00685.html (7,885 bytes)
- 20. [TowerTalk] Rotor speed (score: 1)
- Author: r miles <greenacres113@charter.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:11:16 -0400
- The old CDE/CDR Ham series way back said a full turn to the stops was APRX. 50 seconds. I assume since the product is basicly the origional design that hasn't changed. It would of course vary with an
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-09/msg00076.html (6,732 bytes)
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