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301. Re: [TowerTalk] INSURANCE (score: 1)
Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 16:32:27 -0800
Lots of interesting discussion about insurance. However, bear in mind that calling your agent to ask about coverage often triggers your name, address, and subject of the inquiry being put into CLUE,
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00691.html (10,766 bytes)

302. Re: [TowerTalk] Ground radials (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 21:26:36 -0800
I've ordered my copy of NEC 4.1 for some serious modeling, but... Off hand, I'd guess that insulated makes no difference. You're going to be capacitively coupling to the soil as much as resistively.
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00698.html (9,538 bytes)

303. Re: [TowerTalk] Ground radials (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 21:32:50 -0800
insulated wire. Purely speculative question here.. does insulated wire suck up water by capillary action more or less. For stranded, it's probably a wash, but, off hand, I'd think solid better than s
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00699.html (9,329 bytes)

304. Re: [TowerTalk] Ground radials (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:11:19 -0800
<towertalk@contesting.com> another Excellent point.. connecting to aluminum is a real pain.. It can be done, but the extra hassles probably cost more in dollars and time than you'd save by using it
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00701.html (9,497 bytes)

305. Re: [TowerTalk] Sloper & Tower (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 07:34:39 -0800
Merry Christmas to all, and to all, antennas at new heights! I have been playing with EZNEC, which is dangerous since I really do not know what I am doing. But here is what I have gotten so far. I ha
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00714.html (10,947 bytes)

306. Re: [TowerTalk] Re: Locating Tower Guy Points (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:08:46 -0800
Didier makes a good suggestion. A couple of gotcha's to watch out for: 1) If the copy is a photocopy (as opposed to a photographic print, or a blueline from a vellum original), there's some chance th
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00721.html (13,506 bytes)

307. Re: [allowed] Re: [TowerTalk] Ground radials (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:11:33 -0800
But, what's the capacitance between the soil and the wire, through the insulation. If it's enameled wire, the capacitance will be quite large, and the impedance quite low. You've got lots of surface
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00722.html (10,922 bytes)

308. Re: [TowerTalk] Pre-dug ground rod holes (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 11:48:23 -0800
The reason why are you driving rods (multiple ones at that) will determine your best course of action. Is it for: Electrical Safety - green wire ground Lightning protection RF ground Practice driving
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00728.html (11,978 bytes)

309. Re: [TowerTalk] Pre-dug ground rod holes (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 18:19:12 -0800
WSMR is an army facility WSTF is a NASA facility (managed from Johnson) They are on opposite sides of the ridge of mountains. The buildings out at NASA White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, NM, RE
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00749.html (8,768 bytes)

310. Re: [TowerTalk] Hams and wind power (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 12:15:53 -0800
Take a look at home power magazine (http://www.homepower.com/ probably...) Lots of stuff in there (and much is online in archives), and the ads are worth reading too. Definitely a solar panel bias (i
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00768.html (10,362 bytes)

311. Re: [TowerTalk] Titanium bolt sources? (score: 1)
Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:14:31 -0800
Any particular reason you need Titanium (as opposed to, say, high strength Stainless Steel, which is much more available, in general)? Ti is less dense for the strength, and has good corrosion resist
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00800.html (9,895 bytes)

312. Re: [TowerTalk] Information Please? (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 09:34:57 -0800
Oddly, someone at work yesterday (who does have the Sevick book) was asking just this question. Here you go: FairRite, Micrometal, and Amidon both sell the cores in a bewildering variety of sizes and
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00822.html (13,243 bytes)

313. Re: [TowerTalk] CC&R's (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 11:15:00 -0800
Comments interspersed below many, have Granted, Part 15 says that the manufacturer/operator of the consumer equipment has to deal with it, but in practice, you'd hate to take on all the homeowners in
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00005.html (11,512 bytes)

314. Re: [TowerTalk] Plot Plan Question (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 16:18:59 -0800
I'd get a copy of the parcel map at the appropriate scale (so your lot pretty much fills the 8.5x11 page) (lots of times you can print this off the web. I don't know if your county or city has this.)
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00009.html (9,340 bytes)

315. Re: [TowerTalk] CC&R's (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 08:22:01 -0800
OTARD specifically excludes amateur radio, broadcast AM/FM, CB and the like.. Broadcast video (terrestrial, local stations only), satellite (DBS, 1m antenna size), and two way internet/video type ser
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00021.html (12,887 bytes)

316. Re: [TowerTalk] CC&R's (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 08:24:08 -0800
True only for PRB-1. OTARD specifically applies to HOAs, CC&Rs, etc. Unfortunately OTARD excludes amateur radio, but can be useful to force a rule change. See my other post for a lot more detail. Jim
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00022.html (8,880 bytes)

317. Re: [TowerTalk] AC electric winch (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 16:14:00 -0800
That's a moderately big winch... 150 ft-lb per second (60 ft/min) is about 1/4 HP (550 ftlb/sec=1HP), without allowing for any mechanical losses. If it's driven by a worm gear, figure the gear train
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00033.html (8,733 bytes)

318. Re: [TowerTalk] AC electric winch (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 17:08:13 -0800
It's worth taking a detailed look at the specs on that Harbor Freight winch (Assuming you're talking about the Chicago Electric 40764-0VGA, 8000 pound winch) to understand why it's probably not appro
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00037.html (11,635 bytes)

319. Re: [TowerTalk] weatherproof boxes (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 21:11:14 -0800
What do you consider "reasonable"? W.W. Grainger (http://www.grainger.com/ ) is a good place to start. Hoffman and some company that begins with Wei (Weigand, Weiand, ???) are big mfrs. What's wrong
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00103.html (8,940 bytes)

320. re: [TowerTalk] weatherproof boxes (score: 1)
Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 11:09:32 -0800
At 12:48 PM 1/7/2004 -0600, W0UN -- John Brosnahan wrote: A google search turned up a Buy-It-Now price on Ebay of $75.77. Just remember it is NON-metallic--so no help with bulkhead grounding Stahlin/
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00118.html (9,361 bytes)

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