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181. [TowerTalk] Antenna Erection (De-) Companies (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 10:11:18 -0500 (EST); I did not have any special license to rent the crane to erect antennas at my home. There was about $100 insurance fee in the total of $685.00. K4VUD -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalk; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00443.html (8,771 bytes)
182. [TowerTalk] Antenna Erection (De-) Companies (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 10:21:56 -0500 (EST); I have never banged into my tower and I ran the crane by myself after about ten minutes of practice. Of course, u can not hurry yourself. The equipment I rented in all cases cited in previous message; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00444.html (8,894 bytes)
183. [TowerTalk] TowTech winch failure (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 11:14:03 -0500 (EST); In 1980s, I had a TowTech motor winch newly installed on a HyGain HD-70HG tower crank up. The main drive shaft inside the TowTech snapped during its first use, when the tower was cranked all the way; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00445.html (9,088 bytes)
184. [TowerTalk] Previous Mosley post. (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 08:35:44 -0500 (EST); I have all different antennas for this contest season and am seeing an increase in scores here. I do wish for objective range tests to compare the various designs. K4VUD -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.con; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00515.html (7,981 bytes)
185. [TowerTalk] Stealth Wire Vertical (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 09:07:31 -0500 (EST); Comment about antenna wires lighting fires in trees is, of course, valid. I totally burned up (left ashes only) the fiberglass end inulators on my 160 traped dipole a couple of years ago. Found the c; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00518.html (8,524 bytes)
186. [TowerTalk] TS-950SDX rcv noise killer (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 09:58:16 -0500 (EST); So the Kenwood TS-950SDX instruction book says, and I finally tried it: On 40meterd during SSB SS, in a moment of desperation with my run spot being overcome with foreign broadcast, I finally obeyed; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00522.html (8,636 bytes)
187. [TowerTalk] TOWER FOOTING -Reply (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 10:32:40 -0500 (EST); If possible make your concrete bolt tower base fastner template out of two-by-fours nailed or better, screwed, together and firmly fastened to outrigger piers of some kind. In sum, the concrete durin; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00553.html (8,522 bytes)
188. [TowerTalk] rope in elements (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 10:45:46 -0500 (EST); I use nylon rope, black, and install by fraying the outer end, folding the frays back a 1/4 inch over the outside of the outer end of the element tube, and securing by pushing the plastic end cap ove; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00554.html (8,746 bytes)
189. [TowerTalk] Drain on beam end caps (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 10:56:27 -0500 (EST); I make a small hole in the lower part of all boom and element end caps for drain on beams. K4VUD -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Admin; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00557.html (9,016 bytes)
190. [TowerTalk] Drain on beam end caps (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 11:09:06 -0500 (EST); Bugs will nest in ur beam tubing and I guess their webs, etc, will trap water and maybe detune some. I have poked bugs out a lot, however. In fact, one of my joys of summer, to give u some idea of th; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00629.html (7,490 bytes)
191. [TowerTalk] 40 Meter Beams (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 00:21:57 -0500 (EST); donna forget that HyGain sells a three element 40 meter beam called the Discoverer. I have the two element version and am very happy. K4VUD -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00686.html (7,724 bytes)
192. [TowerTalk] Guyed crankup towers obsolete? (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 00:33:30 -0500 (EST); Guying a crankup , as someone on here already said some weeks ago, adds a lot of downward loading onto the crankup cables and other parts of the crankup system. How much loading is up to the engin-ea; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00704.html (7,495 bytes)
193. [TowerTalk] MARB550 Collapse (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 08:55:32 -0400 (EDT); I have recabled my HyGain HD-70 crank-up tower. I used the old cables as a guide, put in the new ones just like the old ones, and took my time and triple checked myself. It is not easy because the ca; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00014.html (7,243 bytes)
194. [TowerTalk] Center Insulators (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 22:06:47 -0400 (EDT); Best center insulator (sans the N-connector, SO-239 instead) is made by B&W (Barker ans Wilmson) and is cast metal with ceramic insulation and butch clamps to wire. Still sold, I bought two at flea m; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00038.html (7,147 bytes)
195. [TowerTalk] band pass filters and ICE phone # (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 22:12:40 -0400 (EDT); Want same info on Dunestar and ICE all-band swicheroo filters. Tnx. K4VUD -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: tow; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00039.html (7,336 bytes)
196. [TowerTalk] Antenna Analyzer (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Sun, 5 Oct 1997 23:55:45 -0400 (EDT); If u want an MFJ, get the one with the freq. meter built in. Without that, u must have a rcvr near the test instrument--and usually that is not possible. de K4VUD -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00108.html (7,361 bytes)
197. [TowerTalk] Pros/Cons BN-4000B (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 00:10:57 -0400 (EDT); I replaced by BN-86 with a BN-4000 on my TH=7. Loads up a little better--i.e., seems to be wider bandwidth, but no scientific test and no records kept. I like it, maybe it is a Fords/Chevys thing. If; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00109.html (7,217 bytes)
198. [TowerTalk] Ideas/Options for BIG GAIN antennas???? (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 20:50:38 -0400 (EDT); I always wanted a Curtain antenna. maybe those poles will be tall enuf? I had a rombic (rhombic?) 500 ft of wire on each of four sides. Heard like a bandit! A lightning strike on the horizon would gi; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00153.html (8,273 bytes)
199. [TowerTalk] Rotated element problem (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 20:54:00 -0400 (EDT); I use the light weight alumn. swiming pool cleaning poles, that also telescope out, to move things I can not reach with my hands. Think of that deeply for a few minutes. Then, give it a try on your m; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00155.html (7,246 bytes)
200. [TowerTalk] HyGain Discover2 Antenna (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 10:17:37 -0400 (EDT); I too want to know about this antenna. I have one mostly assembled in my front yard. It's going up Oct. 18 barring rain, to 64 feet. I also have a llightning -damaged Cushcraft 40-2CD that's gotta co; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00224.html (7,134 bytes)

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