Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 16:54:34 -0700 (PDT)
Depends on whats behind the brick. 73 K4XZ Joe Patrick ________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ ______________
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:19:48 -0700 (PDT)
Hello Dick I don't think that as far as lightning is concerned it makes much difference where you put it. If your tower takes a direct hit It depends on alot of things on what happens to your feed l
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:49:39 -0700 (PDT)
I would say if your a ham looking to purchase property and thinking of putting up some kind of size able antenna then stay away from HOA'S,CC&RS,DEED RESTRICTIONS,P&Z CODES and anything else that eve
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:12:25 -0700 (PDT)
I would have to agree. Any thing you can put near the ground do it. You can be sure that if you don't that's what will fail 80' up during a contest at nite in the rain. Same goes for tower/antenna i
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:05:27 -0700 (PDT)
I think the point here is most everywhere has an underground locate service. You call them up before you dig, They come out locate the lines and give you a number or receipt that proves you called fi
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:56:30 -0800 (PST)
For self supporting guyed towers like Rohn 45G. I use SS standoffs from Tessco. They clamp a bracket to the tower leg with a SS hose clamp. Coming off the bracket is a piece of SS All-thread. The cab
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 12:04:09 -0800 (PST)
Hey Mike You need to look for someone that has a Bobcat with a jack hammer on it. We use them all the time for demolition. If the soil is like you say around your area you should be able to find som
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 11:55:26 -0800 (PST)
I would say If It ain't broke don't fix It. If your not having any problems now I would leave it alone. I would be Interested in how your set up looks right now. An 80 meter rotatable dipole above a
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:15:34 -0800 (PST)
Kelly I like the the 2 choices of antennas. But at 48' I think that the 40 meter dipole will work fine. My personal choice would be The C4-S. JMHO Good Luck. 73 DE K4XZ Joe Patrick ________________
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:29:42 -0700 (PDT)
Hello Martin I think you need to reevaluate your situation. From your physical condition The only thing you should be doing on a tower project is planning and taking pictures. I'm not so sure about
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 12:56:25 -0700 (PDT)
Hey Pete If your C-3 is new you can buy the 40meter Dipole that mounts on your C-3 from Force 12. You have to run 2 feed lines and the cost is somewhat more than a D40. Force 12 does not cap any of
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:09:31 -0700 (PDT)
HK1H That's in Columbia. Just sayin. 73 DE K4XZ Joe Patrick As a consulting PE, I would caution you that copying someone else's design documentation for an unintended installation does not necessari
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:15:52 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.rohnnet.com/rohn-45g-tower 45GSR will show the base details. Good luck. 73 DE K4XZ Joe Patrick http://www.rohnnet.com/rohn-45g-tower Click on: 45G Brochure Download 73, Jay K0GU ___
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:05:43 -0700 (PDT)
Hey Dick I've got 3 Craftsman steel punches. # 942902 WF 3/16". The pin end of the punch is 1/8' dia. The middle is 7/ 73 DE K4XZ Joe Patrick God Made Man Sam Colt Made Them Equal _________________
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:40:16 -0700 (PDT)
Good Morning Grant I can't give you an exact figure as to the life of the heat shrink tubing. If you can find out who the manufacturer is they should be able to help you out. I have used heat shrink
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:34:31 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks for the tips Frank I have a Force 12 C3-S which does not have studs or linear loading wire. What it does have that is corroding (rusting) are U bolts that hold all the elements to brackets to
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:19:42 -0700 (PDT)
Hello Norm You should probably be looking for another way to mount your antennas. No roofer that's any good will tell you to cut holes in a roof that does not leak. He knows that if a roof is going
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:20:10 -0800 (PST)
Hello Todd 4' sounds real close but if you e-mail Tom DF2BO @ info@optibeam.de he will have an answer. A very friendly guy. What type of height restrictions do you have? Are they legal? Or materia
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:56:52 -0800 (PST)
I have to agree with the other responses. I have a Yaesu G-1000DXA. I changed the lamp and it is real PIA. If you can do the LED do it. You can get stock bulbs from Yaesu. 73 DE K4XZ Joe Patrick God
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:31:10 -0800 (PST)
Hello Pete Force 12 C3 series use the element length to adjust the swr and resonance point. Some of the older models had 2 sets of rivet holes for frequency changes from say the CW to SSB portion o