I've got one. Cannot put it up.....&%$@!!! Will sell mondo cheap but you have to pick it up in the Pittsburgh, PA area. It is 42' overall if memory serves. Bottom is square tubing and the top is roun
OM, A tip. Be sure to locktite the setscrew on the "brake" (a plastic thing hanging down from the rotor shaft.) Also, if your display unit causes TVI, wrap the ribbon cable in aluminum foil. 73 Tim K
I want to buy a base station fiberglas "stick" antenna for 160-162 with about 5dB or more of gain. Tim K3HX ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum
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OM, Locate your nearby non-ferrous salvage yard! You may be astounded at what you can find. This past week, I got 169' of insulated new #2 for $15.......WOW! Anyway, there is a certain protocol invol
OM, You would love a CD by VE3ERP called "Hamcalc." Send the guy $10 (he only asks for $7 but the funds go to the Canada Blind Society) and you will get a CD that does most of the mundane math proble
OM, Welding aluminum is tricky. The joint has to be absolutely clean, typically a designated stainless steel brush (used only on aluminum) is used to clean the area just before welding. Although you
This "professional" is insane! On Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:44:54 -0500 "Dave LaBat" <dlabat@tcinternet.net> writes: ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FRO
OM, Of all the unique books this one is uniquely uniquer. One might go as far as to say it was the uniquest of the unique, irregardless of others not possessing the truly unique level of uniqueness o
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OM, Depends on how accurate you want the cut. Seems to be a bit of expense to rent a chop saw with an abrasive blade for one cut. You can lop through it with a hack saw, a recriprocating saw or even
Looking for "BUD" aluminum tower. It looks almost like Rohn BX but is aluminum and in 6' sections. This type of tower is pictured in the lower left of page 42 of the July 2002 issue of QST. 73 K3HX _
I want to buy "Bud" aluminum tower. This tower comes in triangular 6' sections and is made of riveted, formed sheet metal. Made by the same folks who make "Bud" chassis boxes. 73, Tim K3HX __________
I have a whole mess of "HN" connectors, adaptors, whatnot. Really, really cheap. I'll be at Dayton Friday and Saturday only. 3225-3226 in a huge silver Ford Van. Or, see me at the Collins Banquet. 73
OM, There is this one guy who has a hard hat on his noggin. He has a small shack (likely from a model train set) glued on top of it. There is also a 2' tower sticking out of the top of the hat (I'm n
OM, Deerskin gloves hold up very well. A pair would last several years during the time I put up TV antennae. Berlin Glove Company of Berlin, WI is the manufacturer of the ones I used. Not cheap. @$25
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OM, I've had good success looking in a recycling yard (may be listed in your telephone book as "METAL SALVAGE--NON FERROUS") The prices are a SMALL fraction of what you would pay for new. Also, many
Here are some measurements I made on 3 coaxial switches. I used a venerable HP 3677 and performed the tedious "full port cal" before each device was tested. Thru loss 30 mHz 50.1 mHz 146.52 mHz Commo
Forwarded by K3HX Thought you would enjoy this. Remember when words fail to explain something complex, try using a metaphor. Dave, W3ST Albert Einstein, when asked to describe radio, replied: "You se