It looks like things are under control or will be shortly. The only problem was that the pulldown cable came off the drum as I originally described. The tower was not bound up in any way. Apparently,
Dan, I am very interested in just how you went about using your crank-up tower as a vertical. Did you load the cable or the tower structure itself? Did you shunt feed it via a gamma match? How much p
I can certainly second the kudos for TenTec, Wireman and Craig. I've had no experience with the others. 73, Joe WD4K wrote: Considering the way a lot of people do business these days, exceptional cus
How about W6KPC's 12X12X12 pictured on the cover of QST around 1981. Frank's still QRV but with a much more modest antenna. 73, Joe Bill Turner wrote: There was one in QST some time ago that had the
Ian, I bet your stacked rhombics would give them a run for the money! 73, Joe WILLIAMS wrote: Without doubt the largest most effective 20M antennas were the 36 element arrays used at W6KPC and OH8OS.
Uh, oh! The Texas/California Kilowatt days may be upon us again. 73, Joe Chuck Dietz wrote: Most of you guys are probably running a TB6EM at 40' Bob W6TR Here in Texas we use those to point at the Co
Rich, K6STI stopped selling these several years back. Most people are using EZNEC or similar NEC-2 based programs. 73, Joe Rich Hallman - N7TR wrote: Are these still available? If Not....What is bein
OK, paul. I stand corrected. I had heard several years back that Brian was upset over the pirating of his products and simply threw up his hands and quit the business. Apparently, that was incorrect
Bob, you may be able to do me a favor now. My 470 was brought down during a windstorm several weeks ago. Although, my insurance company has approved a full replacement, only the next to top section w
Warren, I personally am not aware of any commercially available units although those in the industry might have some info. However, when I built my house I had a large, heavy gauge aluminum plate mad
Con, I have used the Wireman's 12 gauge Silky wire for a six band quad and a 40M EDZ. The stuff is tough and relatively flexible. The Wiremen got into trouble with his original Silky line because it
Tom, stainless cable will obviously be more corrosion resistant and is a good choice for that reason alone. On the other hand, I always that thought galvanized aircraft cable, available at most hardw
I absolutely agree with Steve: Full replacement insurance is the only way to fly. The extra cost is nominal. I can't seem to find the specific cost on my current policy, but I believe it was about $6
Steve, they are hard to find on the web because they sell via distributors. I recently purchased some of their current baluns from an outfit in Montana. I believe HRO or one of the other big vendors
I admit this is from a long time ago, but I vaguely remember that when you open up the BN-86, it is nothing more than a coil of coax. A ferrite bead, current balun should do the same job...and maybe
OK, Jim. I believe you. Frankly, I wasn't sure. I may have been thinking of a Telrex balun that I owned many years ago. I have owned both. Admittedly, the recollection was somewhat faded. Sorry about
Actually it was Colin Clive who made that cry. In retrospect, one of the great comic lines of all time. 73, Joe Gene Smar wrote: TT: I'm reminded of the line from a 1930's movie starring Mr. Karloff:
Fidel, there was a discussion of the ideal relays to use for this kind of application on the TowerTalk list several months back. Although there were some opinions that Radio Shack's typical relays we
The tilt base on my LM-470 tower uses a Fulton K1550 winch. When tilting the tower over, the winch seems to move with great difficulty in the counter clockwise position despite the weight of the towe