http://www.mcmaster.com/ Great place - They have EVERYTHING! (almost?) -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-
Asking for a friend - Anyone know if Cushcraft is still providing parts for the R-7? Tnx -- John - VP5RY - VP5/WA9ALS - WA9ALS VP5 photos: http://www.qsl.net/wa9als/vp5photos.htm email: jfleming@shel
I used to work with DMSO in a research lab. Bad stuff. Correct that it's absorbed through the skin. I don't really know the latest about it medically, but I thought I remembered that it's not officia
Let's see... absorbed through the skin, goes to the brain, makes you feel great, and some don't care what's in it. By golly, I'd sure jump to try it! Why not just sniff glue? Any DMSO-users had thei
The R-7 and R-5 are/were great vertical antennas! Why they brought out the R-7000 is a mystery. And neither will the R-7. More than about 400W RTTY for any time at all will physically damage the ante
Following this thread with interest for 2 reasons: 1) I have recently used a couple of different tuners in several configurations with "long dipoles" (several combinations of open wire, outside balun
All this talk about tuners has made me notice that the link I have for Nye-Viking has not worked for several days now. Anyone know if it's just technical or if they've moved? And don't be telling me
I think he's referring to the CALIBRATE switch/pot on the control box. His must have been "pressed in" or ON - makes it read 180 (full scale) NO MATTER WHAT! There's no light or anything to indicate
Interesting site, but I question its accuracy, and there's even a warning regarding this on the site. I looked at several airports around a given area, and there was no reasonable pattern of variance
I'm looking for the slit plastic tubes, or something similar, that utility companies put over their utility pole guy wires for visibility. I'd like to use something like this to put over cables lying
As a tiny THANK YOU for all the help I've received from the reflector this year, I will ship (free) my Rohn Consumer catalog to the first request I receive. For various reasons, I don't think I'll ne
Gone 18 minutes from my post. SRI I only have one! -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesti
The T2X manual states that the rotator geometry is such that a 2.062" mast will be centered in the mount. They state that if my mast is less than this, subtract the difference, divide by 2, and use t
Got it! Thanks and no more answers needed! WA9ALS - John -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@co
I've had several requests for the answers I received to my "shimming question", so here's the gist of it: Sorry, this was one of those things that I thought *I* was the only one that didn't know, and
I've read the archives and other posts about PVC versus direct burial of cables. Would like some advice given my specific situation. Feedline is LMR-600DB (has the flooding compound). Rotator and swi
Glad to read Barry's testimonial. It seems like the ideal design would be a pin that breaks before the rotator case or gears! (Reminds me of my bush hog - shear pin (AKA #5 bolt) breaks before the ge
This link didn't work for me - ? typo? tnx http://www.bird-electronic.com/pages/pcs/pcs_15.pdf the the -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com
Check those guy wires! Lower those retractables! GL to all in the path, and please share any GOOD antenna survival stories! WA9ALS - John jfleming@shelbynet.net http://www.shelbynet.net/~jfleming/tow
Actually, this can work fairly well. I have a full size Carolina Windom (265 ft). It is designed with 22 ft of RG8X hanging down to a "line isolator". Mine is hanging over a big farm pond, so I could