of 4 Yes! It is no longer legal to use the single action latches in most applications... -- 73, Floyd Soo, W8RO President, HI-RES Communications, Inc. Board Member, Collins Collectors Association (#0
Gang, Can anyone confirm that this is indeed the case? I have heard conflicting stories, some say that tenants on the tower are no longer responsible for liability like they used to be; others are sa
Gang, I have a friend that would like your collective thoughts about the pros and cons between Steel and Aluminum towers. Assuming proper design and installation here in Michigan. Any problems with f
Gang, At one time, there was an outfit somewhere in Arizona or NM that for a short time marketed an antenna that was a fairly tall (35' or better), vertical that had a large wire top hat. Does anyone
Gerry, I will pass along my story. I moved into an exclusive sub in a small rural area outside of Detroit. I moved here because the lots were all 3 acres AND there was no mandatory homeowners associa
Gang, A friend of mine asked me to bounce these questions off the list. Telrex made 3 element monobanders for 10,15 and 20. Models 103, 153 and 503; he thinks). If they are in GWO, what are they wort
John, et al; Balloons are OK for holding up wire antennas as long as you keep 2 things in mind. First, if the wind starts blowing, and you don't have it tethered (guyed) in different directions; be p
Dennis, USECA, who has placed in the Top 10 overall in Field Day for the past 4 years have experimented with many balloon and kite schemes. You may have seen some pictures of the 160 Delta Loop that
Here is more info to cloud this issue. I have all 8 sections of the BX Series tower. This tower is 10 years old and show no signs of rust or corrosion. I am located in southern Michigan. I suppose it
Don't forget, boys and girls; the "WD" in WD-40 stands for Water Dispacement! It was developed in the late 50s or early 60s for the space program for that specific purpose! -- 73, Floyd Soo, W8RO Pre
Gang, I have used the AMP connector that I purchased from CATS on my HAM III for 3 years now. I have connected and disconnected it several times (raising the tower, etc), and it has never given a mom
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --221B77D73CB6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Are we talking about the Bethany Relay Station that is actually
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --62EA64832E50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Floyd Soo, W8RO President, HI-RES Communications, Inc. Net Ma
Allan, My only suggestion to you regarding balloon or kite supported antennas is this: They had better be well grounded! There may be 2 things you will have to deal with. First, if there is wind blow
I want to take this opportunity to wish all my friends here on the tower list a happy and safe holiday season! You're a great group of folks and provide a wealth of great info! Here's to a great 1998
Hmmm, anyone have access to a wind tunnel? My guess is that different arrays would dictate different answers! 73, Floyd Soo, W8RO President, HI-RES Communications, Inc. Net Manager and Board Member,
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --3B1B30D75B88 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have been told the same thing in years past. Another point tha
Jeff, I too have runs of 200-300 feet for my feedlines. Your best choices are indeed hardlines. Many of them are designed for direct burial. 50 ohm stuff like Andrews Heliax and Cablewave line are pe
Tom, If you check into our website, you will find a link to W7FG Vintage Manuals home page. He does carry the manuals for the Ham II, III, IVs and more. You will find the URL to our site in my signat
I am in need of 6 bolts for the BX Tower. I am looking for the smaller bolts that bolt the top two sections (Sections 1 & 2) together. These are 3/8" dia and 3/4" long, grade 5, galvanized. Anyone kn