For the ultimate in plastic owls check out: http://www.bird-x.com/products/prowler.html Could probably mount a 2M antenna ot a TV camera in the thing! LOL! 73, Stew K3ND _____________________________
I've used carpenter's line (the colored stuff) that you can get at Lowe's or Home Depot. As I recall you get 500 some feet for a few bucks. It's gets a little stiff in 4-5 years but none of it has br
Well, if you're only holding up the ends of a dipole or inverted vee without having to support the coax feedline, rope is really overkill... 73, Stew K3ND __________________________________ Yahoo! Ma
I agree! Check/replace the balun first. It's a lot easier than taking down the DE and dismantling the traps. You might get lucky! 73, Stew K3ND http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
It also works as charcoal lighter when you run out on a Sunday afternoon... 73, Stew K3ND __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com _____
This is actually good news as it means that it's already April 1! (http://www.chazcone.com/w4gkf/steppir/elementcleaning.htm) __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL ? Something to writ
Another "minor" issue is that a tower can be painted in place. Regalvanizing is fine if all the sections are apart and on the ground. K3ND http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk _____
We have several of these at work that we are required to use (attached to a full body harness) when we work on the roof antenna ranges which are located on the flat roof of a three story building. I'
SNIP I have read that the reason for using the back D-ring was that in a fall, when the shock absorbing lanyard would pull tight, head would drop FORWARD until your chin contacted the upper chest. Th
Actually, stranded ground cable is used all the time in lightning protection systems, although they use BIG strands. See examples at: http://www.lightningrod.com/catalog1_rods.html I've seen this typ
It helps to have a few dollars, too! http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best s
Exactly the thought I had. Maybe you don't need one if you do your tower work while wearing a tux! Stew K3ND TowerTalk@contesting.com<mailto:TowerTalk@contesting.com> http://www.tmedlin.com/misc/100k
Here's another site. You type in the address and zip code and it comes up with an ariel pic. Since it's basically a real estate site, it shows the priced of the property (based on ?). The arial shots
Anybody building a 160 vertical and need a BIG loading coil? Ran accross this while surfing, FYI... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=018&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=280
FWIW, one of the the locals (K3WW) has a stack of Skyhawks at 30/60/90 and they work really well. 73, Stew K3ND ____________________________________________________________________________________ Ex
I've been using a prop pitch (with the bevel gear and associated bearing) for over 35 years. It supports a mast and antennas that weigh a bit over 200 lbs. I've never had a problem. It appears that y
I was recently looking at(and modeling) some designs for 10M yagis. Yeah, I know, I'm getting ahead of the sunspots. Was wondering if anyone is still using any of the (W2PV designed) PV-4 antennas. I
FYI, I ran across this website while looking for some stainless set screws. They carry boatbuild supplies and marine hardware which is also great for antenna building. Lots of stainless and bronze ha
When I first moved into my house some years ago, I put up a 20M ground plane made from an old Hygain 18V. The base was up 20 ft and I had four sloping radials that sloped down at about a 35 degree an
The PVRC mount is described in several editions of the ARRL Antenna Book. I have the 16th edition (1991) here and it shows construction pix, page 22-14. 73, Stew... http://lists.contesting.com/mailma