I agree. I usually bring a pair up with me, but while climbing I believe dexterity is of utmost importance. And unless one plans to do some chiselling or drilling, why would safety glasses be necess
I tried using a lawn edger, but the problem was dirt falling back, and flung back by the edger blade, and filling in the slit before I could push the wire in. I finally gave up in frustration and fab
Something I have found that works better than "Cold-Galv" is ordinary aluminium paint, Rustoleum or similar brands. I have found that after a couple of years rust spots begin to appear through the C
If there is surface rust, Rustoleum "rusty metal" primer is designed for painting right on over the rust. Again, just make sure any thick or loose flaky layers of rust are sanded down, but don't san
I used big-box store re-bar stock for the cages when I put up my tower 35 years ago, but the quality was probably better then. I tack-welded the cages together, just enough to hold the pieces in plac
I used big-box store re-bar stock for the cages when I put up my tower 35 years ago, but the quality was probably better then. I tack-welded the cages together, just enough to hold the pieces in plac
ridge in the Tucson Mountains on the west edge of town. All entirely legal, but the Tucson Mountain Homeowners' Association, which has no legal standing but does have a lot of politically connected
The best and cheapest protective paint I have found for galvanised and bare steel is ordinary aluminium paint. It should cover the old paint effectively, and from my experience it is more effective t
That should work, but I agree you would need a 2nd person to pull the fish scale. But it would have to be calibrated against a known tension for the specific type of guy wire being measured. That's w
I recall a rule that commercially licensed stations must take the effects of their tower on nearby BC stations into consideration, but I have never seen anything in Part 97 requiring hams to take a
I don't understand why you guys waste time, energy and money with those Hammy Hambone radial plates in which the radials are attached with screws. Much easier, cheaper and longer lasting is to lay a
This showed up in my in-box this morning. I do not open unexpected e-mail attachments. Monthly Invoice EDH-P7660889 Good Afternoon, Please find attached the September invoice for you to review and pr
Thanks to ARRL efforts on Capitol Hill, language in the 2018 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, just signed by President Donald Trump, resolves the issue of problematic or pre
I put up my 127' of 25G single-handedly, with only minimal help on the ground. Mine uses a pier-pin at the base (salvaged broadcast tower base insulator), so I temporarily guyed the first section at
Tweaking feedline length does absolutely nothing to affect the SWR on the line. What it does is merely to allow the tuner to see a more favourable load impedance. SWR in the transmission line is a fu
Just like K6STI's low noise receiving loop from Sept 1995 QST. Mine was no more "low noise" than a 20' piece of wire tossed out the shack window. I'd like to hear from anyone who ever got one of thos
That's precisely why the typical hammy hambone method of partly burying the bottom section of a guyed tower in the concrete base pier is poor engineering. The proper way is to attach a base plate to
I re-guyed my Rohn 25 a couple of years ago. Big Grips are great for attaching insulators breaking up guy cables on my 160m vertical, but I use wire rope clamps on the chains of 3 insulators next to
My 80m dipole is attached to the tower at the 120' level, with the ends drooping down to 100'. With that small amount of slope I consider it closer to a true horizontal dipole than an inverted vee. T
Put up a dipole approximately half-wavelength, preferably for 160m, but if lacking the room, an 80m half-wave will work fairly well on 160m if high enough and fed efficiently. Get it up as high as po