You are only 1 hour away from me. When do we start? == K8JHR == == _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@con
Yes -- they are good people, but they have no clue about the value of ham radio, and are not good prospects for radio enthusiasts. You should see what THEY picked for hubbies! They are no good for ha
Interesting answers, and intriguing discussion about folded unipole designs... but not entirely helpful to me, as the City only allows 55 foot tall antennas/towers, and I cannot get one up this Fall,
Amen, Bruddah. The good news is that I am having a good time playing ham radio operator. The bad news is the fact there are so many options, ideas, and all, that it is hard to pick one or two and thi
They sell both the stripper and the handy holder for installing the plug. I think the post had both items URLs == K8JHR == == _______________________________________________ _________________________
okay -- that makes sense. I didn't realize it said it that way. Happy trails and 73. -- Richards - K8JHR -- == -- _______________________________________________ _____________________________________
Why not check out I.C.E and DX-Engineering and the like, and see what they make for this purpose. Much better than trying to re-invent the wheel yourself, I think. http://www.iceradioproducts.com/ ht
Geeze, Gary, I toured your photos of mountain top QRP trips. Wow. == Richards - K8JHR == == _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk m
What does Polyphaser company say to do? Why not use in-line line isolation chokes/baluns, like the ones from Unadilla (W2DU INLINE-HF) you see here? http://www.unadilla.com/w2dinline.htm http://www.r
I did not pay attention to the fact you are suggesting the use of the choke/ISOLATION baluns as LIGHTENING PROTECTION -- and, I was thinking you were just going to use them to minimize or eliminate c
I agree with Steve... you MIGHT have coverage. Did your official claims adjuster make an official reading of the policy.....? If not, I say you file an official, complete, WRITTEN CLAIM FORM and dema
Butternut, Moseley, Hy-Gain and other mfrs have all told me that would not cause any problems at my QTH == K8JHR == whether this will be all that detrimental to the antenna's efficiency, angle of rad
I disagree -- His MONEY WAS GOOD... the service quality was NOT. Gee, sorry to hear about your loss. One DOES expect to get what he paid for - from any vendor or mfr, and it really sucks when it come
Ouch -- kinda makes me re-think this whole tower thing... ;-) Maybe that dipole is working OK after all.... I mean all that foreign DX is over rated anyway... right...? ;-) == K8JHR == The quote for
Did he use it to POUND the rod into the ground or did it SCREW or TWIST it into the ground? I have used a post pile driver with two handles and you pound down with it. == K8JHR == welded a piece on t
I am happy for it because I will be doing this several times in the coming weeks. Besides it is really on topic. Towers need ground rods... which need to be pounded in the ground. As topical as discu
Amen, Bruddah! That is what I have used... you can get a light weight one at Lowes Home Depot Shack or the like foir about $15, but I rented a really heavy one for an hour once to pound in five rods