So did I. VERY wierd. Ever see that movie "Frequency"?? 73, Jerry K3BZ Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA. _______________
Bob...I have 5 sections (40') of Heights aluminum and no problems at all. Maybe it's that Force 12 beam that's the problem. Take that thing off and put on a SteppIR yagi and it will "sing" like mine
I would agree with Tod. The "old" Heights specs were not as robust. I have 40 feet of "old" Heights and the wall thicknesses vary by cross-sectional size, but are indeed substantially thinner than th
I recently called Autek to ask about extending the freq range of my old WM-1 SWR/PWR meters to 6M, like the newer ones. The reply was add an RF choke to the remote head and for $4 they sent me the 2
I've come into possession of a spool of several thousand feet of solid #24 bare copper wire. Can I use it for radials? What power level could I run with it? 73, Jerry K3BZ ___________________________
In answer to my earlier inquiry, the majority advice seems to be that #24 bare copper wire is too light to make a good set of on-the-ground radials from, not for electrical or RF reasons, but rather
Jason... try Heights Tower http://www.heightstowers.com/accessories.htm They have a 12-foot 2" OD alum mast with 1/4" wall thickness for about $77 plus shipping. I use one here and have had no proble
The OLD design Heights aluminum tower had an accessory tilt-over base section about 4 feet high, constructed of heavy steel (new one is aluminum like the towers). Does anyone have one of the OLD styl
I may be one of those Pete calls "those with trees conveniently situated", and I am indeed "tempted" by this idea for a short vertical for 160M...:-)... hardly any of my trees are more than 60 feet h
Art.....I've seen it for sale as "Plasti-Dip", but I've actually used something very similar under two other names: "Dip & Grip" from Repair-It Indistries of Barberton, Ohio (Don't recall where I got
I'm pretty sure the Yaesu series of rotators allows for moving the position of the azimuth pointer without moving the rotator, by simply removing the clear plastic front cover, then pulling off the n
Pete... the spiral is a great idea...except for when the antenna is mounted only a short distance above the tower top. 73, Jerry K3BZ -- Original Message -- From: Pete Smith To: Alan AB2OS ; towertal
Some pieces of 1/4" plywood cut to fit each side of the tower from ground to at least 6 foot up, and lashed on to the legs with heavy duty nylon wire-ties, works nicely. Cutting and replacing the wir
If I were installing them on my Heights tower, I'd put the three plywood panels on the tower just above the foldover point. Then the most that could be climbed is the 4 foot base section. 73, Jerry K
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"...the SteppIR is the best piece of Ham Gear I have ever purchased in 39 years of being a ham." I bet I'm not the only SteppIR owner that happily echoes what Kim has said... except for me it's 45 ye
6 sections of Rohn 45G, baseplate, rotator shelf, 6 galv. 1/2" turnbuckles, 500 ft coil 1/4" EHS galv. guy cable, 3 galv. screw-in guy anchors, plus a box of cable clamps and thimbles. Everything is
Jack... I have the plans for the Paul Bunyan, and I'll e-mail them to you later this evening afdter I dig them up and scan them. If you don't have them by tomorrow, give me a nudge :-) 73, Jerry K3BZ
Keith... you replaced 4 arrestors as a result of lightning strikes. How did you determine they needed replacement? 73, Jerry K3BZ -- Original Message -- From: Keith Dutson To: towertalk@contesting.co
6 sections of Rohn 45G, baseplate, rotator shelf, 6 galv. 1/2" turnbuckles, 500 ft coil 1/4" EHS galv. guy cable, 3 galv. screw-in guy anchors, plus a box of cable clamps and thimbles. Everything is