I found LB's latest notes on the above subject very interesting. Not sure if his model trends are applicable to the real world or not, but his post: http://web.utk.edu/~cebik/gp24.html along with oth
Hi Tom, Well, mine are supposed to be elevated. But, the vines out here grow faster, it seems, than either Triox or RoundUp can kill them off!! The vines growing on the radial wires have pulled the
I think two Tom's were in the following snipped bit of dialogue: Aloha from my topical vine infested vertical antenna farm, There seems to be no way I can kill off these pesky, overnight propagating
I have one by Vector Control Systems, Upland, California. Works great with my Tail-twister. Map also has the DX prefixes in red ink, map in black ink. Give them your exact lat and long, that will be
But the Windoms need good ground to do really well. Better Barry put up a wire doublet: two lengths of wire, maybe 48 feet long each, as he can not exceed 100 feet total length. Feed with whatever le
Aloha, I have just had a look at this old video. Obviously must date back as a film to the '50's. Is titled, "Similarities in Wave Behavior". At one point the narrator becomes poetic as he nears his
Today, by snail mail, from Dallas Tx, I receive a letter from Walter B. Bruene, W5OLY !! Picking a school ground fight? Digging for dirt from the past? You decide. How should I answer this guy's lett
Ok, so far there are 25 folks wishing for copies of this fascinating video!! I used to show it twice to my kids. Once just to enjoy and learn; second time to outline. They were always amazed to find
Aloha again, Now approaching about 40 requests for tape copies!! I have contacted Hi-Res Communications, an outfit specializing in videos about Boat Anchors!! See there web site at: http://www.rust.n
NOT A CHANCE--see below, Robert. Robert, Now, please try to understand the following, ok? Watt meters do read real power, and the 1700 watt reading is real; it is the sum of 1500 watts out of the tr
NOT A CHANCE--see below, Robert. Robert, Now, please try to understand the following, ok? Watt meters do read real power, and the 1700 watt reading is real; it is the sum of 1500 watts out of the tr
I sure hope somebody is interested enough to do over 50 copies, package and mail all over the blooming planet!! 73, Jim, KH7M -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: t
Wow, somewhere over 60 interested now! Have a real possible source considering the situation now; if all woks out, I will supply each of you an email address/ phone number where orders can be placed.
Fiddle sticks. My MA-550 has been standing here on Kauai since the Spring of 1992. So what? Well, in September of 1992, Hurricane Iniki blew directly over my QTH with 160+ mph winds! Yes, I had it cr
As we approach becoming a group of over 100 wishing for copies of this Bell Labs boat anchor tape from decades ago, here is a short update. I have just returned from the Koloa PO, where the tape left
Ok, enough. The heavy rains stopped about 3 weeks ago; had lots of sun since mid-July. So it was time this morning to run the lines in the outback to check for vine activity. Even if we are still hav
Penticton 2000 UTC, 2800 MHz Solar Flux= 154.1 !! At 2100 UTC, planetary A=4, k=1. Disturbance from early yesterdays "disappearing" erupting filament is now estimated as "only" 40% probable, and in a
Hi David, No not really; in fact we have long been waiting for this time, a real turn up in the activity to move cycle 23 of the sunspots on up the next plateau, so to speak. We are at a total sunspo
<--!!! Ok, this post seems to tell me I also could have an array on 40 on a hill side!! I believed such arrays had to be on level ground to operate as expected. What a shock this is to learn. I have
Though WWV reports flux below 150, flares just reaching the C level, one at 2150, another at 2215 have brought the Penticton flux reported back up to 151.1 (2300 UTC). Another, in progress now, 00:55