- 41. [TowerTalk] Top-Band Anthology DX Shipping (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 12:38:47 -0700 (PDT)
- To those DX stations (incl. VE) that inquired about shipping costs: Surface Mail to VE $2 US Surface Mail to EU $2.50 US Air Mail to EU $5 US Other countries, please contact me and I will reply indiv
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg01004.html (6,980 bytes)
- 42. [TowerTalk] Two for the Price of One (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 06:55:11 -0700 (PDT)
- Why, Stan! These are the new bi-modal towers: Crank Up, Fold Over 73, Ward N0AX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative reques
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00063.html (7,064 bytes)
- 43. [TowerTalk] WWDXC Web Page URL (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 11:20:10 -0700 (PDT)
- Arrrrgh! I forgot to put in the URL for the WWDXC Web Page into the convention announcement... www.wwdxc.org Have at it! 73, Ward N0AX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submi
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00070.html (6,801 bytes)
- 44. [TowerTalk] Re: Quads not as good as Yagis (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 06:55:19 -0700 (PDT)
- You missed the crucial meaning of the word "propagated" in the first answer. The quad can't tell the difference between, say, noise from African thunderstorms and the emanations from 9U5CW. However,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00125.html (9,660 bytes)
- 45. [TowerTalk] Desolving Potting Compound (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 06:44:31 -0700 (PDT)
- Desolving something can be pretty tricky depending on whether you use a closed-form solution... Sorry, obscure math witticism... 73, Ward N0AX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.ht
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00517.html (7,319 bytes)
- 46. [TowerTalk] Lightening Discharge rods? (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 12:26:43 -0700 (PDT)
- I've never noticed my antennas lightening, but I suppose tying porcupines to them will help. Once the porcupines dry out, though, you would have to replace them with new, damp porcupines. Maybe some
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00582.html (8,645 bytes)
- 47. [TowerTalk] Antenna Test Methodology (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 13:41:58 -0700 (PDT)
- Hi guys - As the test "designer", all I can say is to please wait until we publish the actual document and you can talk about the protocol until the cows come home. Actually, that's what I *hope* wil
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00683.html (8,600 bytes)
- 48. [TowerTalk] Scale Models (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 17:56:17 -0700 (PDT)
- (snip) (snip) Scale models are great for things like element-spacing, a rough understanding of the effects of height and other "macro" design elements. However, the effects of linear-loading, traps,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00768.html (7,983 bytes)
- 49. [TowerTalk] New Discussion: Dipole Secrets Part II (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 07:39:36 -0700 (PDT)
- Assuming we're talking 80-m here, I wouldn't bother with the low dipole except for regional coverage where a high radiation angle is a Good Thing. Low, horizontal wires aren't going to put much ener
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00829.html (9,701 bytes)
- 50. [TowerTalk] Poor Man's Rhombic (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 07:43:33 -0700 (PDT)
- Oh, now this is interesting - so maybe a poor man's rhombic could be made from one good-sized support? Run a slantend wire up from ground level, back to ground level, terminate at one end and feed at
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00830.html (12,563 bytes)
- 51. [TowerTalk] uses for RG-62AU (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 17:25:58 -0700 (PDT)
- It makes really nice quarter-wave stubs for matching quad elements to 50-ohm feedline. Limited to 500W or less, though. 73, Ward N0AX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submis
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg01014.html (7,050 bytes)
- 52. [TowerTalk] Concrete in Pipes (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 11:27:31 -0800 (PST)
- Disclaimer - EE speaking about strength of materials Regarding WA7BNM's observation on filling pipes with concrete: I believe that the 35% increase in strength for filling a pipe with concrete is due
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00208.html (7,247 bytes)
- 53. [TowerTalk] Antenna Testing (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 07:35:23 -0800 (PST)
- As the test designer, I must hurry to state that a complete dicussion of the results and test protocol is beyond the scope of reflector messages. There will be a published report that goes into great
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00347.html (11,543 bytes)
- 54. [TowerTalk] Test Protocols (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 13:29:17 -0800 (PST)
- I respectfully request that further discussions regarding the antenna test protocol Steve and I are running be deferred until the protocol can be published in its entirety. It is impossible to ration
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00358.html (7,149 bytes)
- 55. [TowerTalk] The Anger of Trees (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 06:05:24 -0800 (PST)
- Just don't try to ski through 'em... 73, Ward N0AX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesti
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00196.html (7,793 bytes)
- 56. [TowerTalk] Climbing (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 10:32:09 -0800 (PST)
- Nothing like a little Vitamin T! 73, Ward N0AX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.c
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-12/msg00291.html (6,800 bytes)
- 57. [TowerTalk] Line Length and SWR (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 12:07:48 -0800 (PST)
- Pat - SWR is only a function of the line's characteristic impedance and the load's impedance. If you had a lossline 50-ohm line and connected it to a 200-ohm load, the SWR is 4:1 - everywhere. Assum
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-12/msg00438.html (12,271 bytes)
- 58. [TowerTalk] Upcoming Compliance (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 09:58:41 -0800 (PST)
- The ARRL should be releasing VERY SOON a batch of information on how to evaluate one's station for potential compliance issues. Part of the problem is that the FCC has not moved the compliance date,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00350.html (10,043 bytes)
- 59. [TowerTalk] Upcoming Compliance (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 10:29:52 -0800 (PST)
- The way to get ready is to look up the dB gain (either dBi or dBd) of your antennas and figure out what height they're at. The evaluation is for the most part just looking up entries in a table base
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00353.html (7,653 bytes)
- 60. [TowerTalk] Re: Upcoming Compliance (score: 1)
- Author: hwardsil@WOLFENET.com (Ward Silver)
- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 13:02:02 -0800 (PST)
- Only if the wire is VERY CLOSE to uncontrolled exposures - which translates to "don't put it up over your neighbor's property"...I think the recommended separations were on the order of 10-20 feet (g
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00356.html (10,254 bytes)
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