- 1. [TowerTalk] Calling KW8N and N6KT (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@wolfenet.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 17:01:29 +0100
- Anybody have email addresses for either of these guys? 73, Ward N0AX List Sponsor: Are you thinking about installing a tower this summer? Call us for information on our fabulous Trylon Titan self-sup
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00022.html (6,911 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Ginpole for 20 foot sections (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:10:48 -0700 (PDT)
- Correct you are! The minute Lightweight Larry begins his fateful upwards journey, the whole equation changes. Any downwards tension beyond his weight disappears in that situation. "And then, while I
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00288.html (10,226 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Solvents (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@wolfenet.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 03:13:34 +0100
- Contact your local Fire Department or County Dept. of Ecology (or the equivalent). They usually have some kind of process for accepting hazardous chemicals in small quantities from individuals at no
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00440.html (12,255 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] quad ant (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@wolfenet.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 03:20:02 +0100
- That works pretty well for assembly. The tricky part is then getting it up to the top of the tower - tram line works OK. Individual feed is definitely the way to go. I use an RCS-8V 5-pos remote coax
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00442.html (11,611 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Need help locating Rohn BXB 7-8 (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 07:40:27 -0700 (PDT)
- When I moved HDBX48, I didn't get the base, either. I used pipe as the stubs, choosing an OD that allowed the bolts to pull tight against the inside of the lowest section without deforming the legs.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00475.html (9,024 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Force 12 C3 spacers (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 07:18:10 -0700 (PDT)
- During the tribander testing the K7LXC and I did a couple years ago (see the Champion Radio web site for the reports...shameless plug) I noticed that the "shock driven" or "sleeve driven element" ant
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-05/msg00319.html (14,814 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Why We Do It (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 07:56:12 -0700 (PDT)
- Come to think of it, that's probably why a lot of us got into the hobby, as well... 73, Ward N0AX List Sponsor: ChampionRadio.com - Trylon self-supporting towers, safety equipment, rigging gear, LOOS
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00239.html (9,542 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Info wanted (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:32:23 -0700 (PDT)
- Cynthia Wall wrote a whole series of Ham Radio books and the Tommy Tompkins books were also quite popular a while back. I think those were put back into print recently and may be available through th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00413.html (10,008 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Obscure Bell Standard Needed (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 18:38:18 -0700 (PDT)
- I'm looking for a copy of the Bell 103 and 202 modem standards. These are quite obsolete, but yet I need them...anybody have a lead? 73, Ward N0AX List Sponsor: ChampionRadio.com - Trylon self-suppor
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00545.html (6,916 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Thanks for the Help (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 07:25:37 -0700 (PDT)
- I have received a number of good leads on the Bell 103 and 202 standards. Thanks, everyone. If and when I get results, I'll post a followup. 73, Ward N0AX List Sponsor: ChampionRadio.com - Trylon sel
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00560.html (6,928 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] Why does Cushcraft R7 work so well without radials? (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 11:09:44 -0800 (PST)
- The "whiskers" aren't really a ground plane - they create capacitance at the base of the antenna. If you extended them, then more capacitance would be present, most likely seriously upsetting the tun
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-03/msg00209.html (9,955 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] Antenna Dimensions Needed (score: 1)
- Author: Ward Silver <hwardsil@WOLFENET.com> (Ward Silver)
- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 15:02:03 -0800 (PST)
- Anybody out there have the Hy-Gain 205 and 155 CAS yagi factory dimensions? Or can point me to a web source for same? Please reply privately, no need to pester the whole list. Thanks! 73, Ward N0AX -
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-03/msg00458.html (6,918 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] Re: Digging holes (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 17:14:40 -0800 (PST)
- One from each of the continents - and they have to be REAL QSLs. Otherwise, Flayer, god of the ionosphere will be displeased. 73, Ward N0AX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk Subm
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-03/msg00464.html (8,904 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] Thanks! (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 17:18:35 -0800 (PST)
- A quick bunch of very useful replies on the antenna dimensions. I don't care WHAT the guys on uunet say - you're all swell! 73, Ward N0AX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk Submis
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-03/msg00465.html (6,582 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] OWLS (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@wolfenet.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 01:43:16 +0100
- How about a plastic lawyer? 73, Ward N0AX www.championradio.com -- List Sponsor: ChampionRadio.com - Trylon self-supporting towers, safety equipment, rigging gear, LOOS tension guages & more! www.cha
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-03/msg00569.html (9,171 bytes)
- 16. [TowerTalk] Tribander question (TH-3) (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 07:33:50 -0800 (PST)
- It's called a log periodic :-) 73, Ward N0AX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com Pro
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00216.html (7,319 bytes)
- 17. [TowerTalk] Danger sign paranoia (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 14:55:56 -0800 (PST)
- I agree - posting a "radiation" sign is like putting a notice in the paper that you have stopped beating your children. No one understands anything about radiation except that it is BAD and causes al
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-01/msg00265.html (9,965 bytes)
- 18. [TowerTalk] Verticals on Steel Buildings (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 07:16:18 -0800 (PST)
- Hmmm. Assuming the county gets off it butt and issues a permit in this century, I am about to put up a steel garage. This post got me thinking that I should be planning ahead and putting some kind o
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-11/msg00143.html (8,312 bytes)
- 19. [TowerTalk] Bonding Steel Roof Panels - How? (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 09:38:26 -0800 (PST)
- What is the collective wisdom on how best to electrically bond steel construction panels together? I'm talking about a 24 x 36 foot outbuilding with painted steel roof and sides. Preferably, this wou
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-11/msg00273.html (7,371 bytes)
- 20. [TowerTalk] Open Wire (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:33:23 -0800 (PST)
- 30% sounds like a lot, but it's only 1.55 dB. Not to be ignored, by any means, but not a brutal signal reduction. 0.5 dB is about 10% signal loss. 73, Ward N0AX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-11/msg00328.html (9,434 bytes)
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