To: <towertalk@contesting.com> I think you have something very nearby, perhaps in your own house, that is emitting the spurs. Perhaps it's a television or computer monitor or God knows what. As for
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> In addition, this tower could have been overloaded too. As I recall, this tower was about 30 years old. I know of several 900 footers here in St. Louis which the engin
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> I didn't think anyone would believe the ten or twenty tons. One thing is for sure, there is always someone out there trying to one up a comment. It's no wonder that th
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> To: <towertalk@contesting.com> "Whar frequency?" Just what do you mean? Read the thread. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FRE
I have a full size 1/4 wave vertical for forty in my small back yard. Last year I used 4 raised radials. This year I have a dense ground screen made up of criss crossed strips of 3 foot wide 2 inch p
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Let's face it. That's exactly what elevated radials are, "low dipoles...over bare earth". Thus, the antenna interaction encountered by those like myself. They are boun
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Ted, Go outside on any clear night and find the star Polaris. There's no need to mess with a compass. I use Polaris for lining up my beams to north. Bill K1XT ________
I'm rebuilding an old TA-33 for a new ham. I need to know the coil turns for the traps as I believe the traps are mixed up and all the markings have faded away. I used to have a TA-33 manual that sho
Thanks to everyone for the quick responses to my query. I now have all the information I need. 73 Bill k1xt _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of
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To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Very true, Pete. I now remember my father in-law who is a farmer commenting on how treated lumber is much more likely to warp. He too attributed it to how it is daily
Back in the fall I purchased a used TH-7 and completly dismantled and reassembled the antenna before putting it on the tower in late October just before CQWW. My procedure and subsequent findings are