ordinance thrown out is Man, that's the truth! In Riverhead NY my in-laws live on a street, where Bell Atlantic is going to put a cell tower. The street actively fought against them at town hall. I'
At about 8:30 Sunday morning an F2 strength tornado came through the North Fork of Long Island. The NWS says it was 300 feet wide and touched down 3 times over a 3 mile stretch, the closest a half mi
Out here at the eastern tip of Long Island I bought the big Polyphaser box that goes between the mains and the breaker panel. It's hefty and cost a bit more. We also have APC devices on all the the e
Does anyone know if the beam is reversed for 12 meters on the C4 (I have a C4SXL-D)? I know on 17 meters you point it 180 in the opposite direction for max gain, but is it also true for 12 meters? I'
Original question was: For 12 meters on the Force-12 C4 antenna, do you aim it in the opposite direction for strongest signal (as you do for 17 meters)? Thanks for all the replies. You don't reverse
I get RF into my Yaesu rotor control box everytime the packet rig keys my 2-meter rig. HF doesn't bother the rotor. Can anyone suggest a cure? Choke, etc? Here's the particulars: The rotor sits at th
I had never used a rivit tool either, so I too, wasn't sure what I needed. At Home Depot I bought a "Pop Rivitor" for $25. Couldn't be simpler to use. I understand why you asked, 'cause before I bou
I agree about finding another, more tower friendly area. I had to choose an area with NO covenents and no association. I had my lawyer check with the building department before I bought the house and
Can someone who has a C4 please help with a question? Just put one together and it was a pleasure. Just need to confirm a couple of things: When you install the alum-o-weld and cable clamp the tuning
This is a little bit of a stretch for the tower group, but a lot of you gave me great advice on proper grounding systems...so this IS related. Since last night the lights have been flickering dramati
I know this subject is on the edge of falling within the tower group, but with the TVI discussion going on I thought I'd just ask: What does the group think about the HiQ Common-Mode filters sold thr
What's the right way to attach the ground wire to your ground rods? Is the clamp and screw enough? It seems to be the most comonly practiced method. But with buried rods and ground wire there's gotta
Here's the recap to the subject of whether clamping the ground wire to the ground rod was hthe right way to do it. Thank you to all who replied: permanent connection rated for burial. If you don't wa
I couldn't agree more about the flaming. People behave behind a computer the same way they behave on the road in their car...a lot more rudely than they'd dare to be face to face. This is such a grea
I'm gonna start building my new Force 12 C-4SXL next week. Looks like a nice design and good doc's. I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who's built any of the C series Force 12's. Have any tips you wi
Is the W6AM rhombic farm still there? I heard it was torn down years ago to make way for houses. Coincidentally I am re-reading Jan's wonderful book about Don Wallace this week. Most enjoyable writin
Hi all, I wanted to order a US Tower 70ft crankup, but I've been told the wait is over 14 weeks because US Tower's cellular tower business is booming. I just don't want to wait that long and was wond
I'd like to ask the reflector gang for opinions/experience with two things: 1) My future tower HAS to be next to the house because of permit/property-dimensions. Can someone with a similar setup tell
If this is a stupid question, please forgive me in advance. I have 9913 going from the shack out to the tower site. I don't want to run the 9913 up a crank up because it's probably too rigid and woul
Thanks to everyone for the many excellent replies. All were unanimous, and this message below sums it up. Thank you! My original message: up 9913 uses a solid center conductor and should not be flexe