Well, contrary to the popular line of thought, be sure you make the choke by winding the turns on a form side by side. The idea of just coiling up 6-8 turns and taping them is worthless. 73, Ed -- Na
This is indeed an unfortunate happening, but this story also lacks credibility as to the facts involved ( with no disrespect to Jerry who posted it ). There is simply no way I will believe a 2000' to
Steve, the one time I ran a so called "test" on wire grips was when I first started using them. I hooked a pully to a LARGE limb of a tree and secured it with 1/2" cable. I then ran the guy wire thro
Maybe we can settle this argument. I have a 24' galvanized moly mast which weighs about 135 pounds. I also have small boat winch mounted on top of the flat plate at the top of the tower, with a 1/4"
You should thank your luck starts for your wife's assistance in sending you to the basement. Some excellent ideas have already been put forward. I did the same thing some 20 years ago, and designed a
I happened to mention to Steve that I prefer to run all coax, rotor wires, ect up the inside of the tower. Reason is that some time ago, I read that their presence on the outside of the tower can mak
Use the vents, and exit them in the attic. Just drill a 1/2" ( or whatever you need hole in the plastic vent pipe, and pull the coax through. Then tape over the entire thing to keep what little water
With regard to carrying the sections up by hand, or attached to you, that is an accident waiting to happen. One of our locals is missing 2 fingers because of that short cut, another is dead when he s
they stay put as long as there is tension on the line. Relax the line and the knot is loose, just like it's supposed to do and knot before. Sorry - couldn't resist that pun. "Go to your room!!!" Have
Fellows, I'm installing this thing tomorrow. Happened to hit on it while trying to feed an extended double zepp. Somehow, the gain looks too good. Would appreciate any input from anyone who can model
OK, checked the TO angle and it is 24 degrees. Incidentally, the antenna design frequency is 7.2 Mhz. It's 2 AM... Ed -- Name: Edward W. Sleight E-mail: k4sb@avana.net To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sounds like a great idea, but how do you attach a 1' piece of coax to both the vertical and a ground rod 20' away. 73, Ed -- Name: Edward W. Sleight E-mail: k4sb@avana.net To: <towertalk@contesting.c
On the water conductivity issue, I always use a post hole digger to go down as far as I can before I hit the rock shelf all over this place. But, as a standard practice, I empty a small bag of rock s
Humm....Bill Wall is a personal friend of mine and he usually is pretty much on the ball. Will try to get in touch with him and see what's up. Ed -- Name: Ed Sleight E-mail: k4sb@avana.net To: <tower
According to article in the Atlanta paper this morning, 3.0 has a VERY serious security flaw. Was discovered by some student in college, and referred to Microsoft. They confirmed it and, according to
Yes Wayne, definitely worth pursuing...But, use a full wave loop, and feed the sucker at 17.5 % UP from one of the bottom corners with 50 ohm coax. You only need the bottom line about 6-8 feet off th
Interesting comment Wayne. But are you saying these systems are not subject to the same laws as others regarding interference. For example, say we had a ham band from 37 to 37.5.Or for that matter, a
What's the big deal here. You do the same thing with the MFJ 73 Ed -- Name: Edward W. Sleight E-mail: k4sb@avana.net To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Date: 3/21/97 Time: 2:37:05 AM This message was sen
Check the manual....it goes into detail for stubs and all sorts of other stuff. 73, Ed -- Name: Edward W. Sleight E-mail: k4sb@avana.net To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Date: 3/21/97 Time: 2:39:22 AM
Well, you could try using the 8 pin mylar connectors which Radio Shack sells. 73, Ed -- Name: Edward W. Sleight E-mail: k4sb@avana.net To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Date: 3/23/97 Time: 1:12:43 PM Th