I like the wishing well solution best. My well is 585 feet deep. 14,000,000 acre feet of water in the aquifer under my QTH. 73 Spencer _______________________________________________ ________________
This loop works very well for me. I use a Viking Match Box and a relay to change the phase of the feed line. I used aluminum fence wire for the antenna and feed line. http://www.davekalahar.com/Misc_
A PVC sink drain tube split spiral like and wrapped around the mast works good. The top flange holds it in place greased and protected from dust and dirt with a rubber pipe repair boot. No effects fr
I solved that problem with some bicycle dry teflon lube from one of the online bike shops. I goes on as a liquid and the solvent evaporates leaving a teflon coating. K5GAK DM52 ______________________
deep well submersible pump cable type TW, #10, 600 volt, 2 or 3 conductor with or without ground. Surplus may be available from your local water well service co. 73 Spencer K5GAK ____________________
I use these on both ends with synthetic guy line. 5/16 am-leonard Dead End Cable Grips MERRY CHRISTMAS Spencer _______________________________________________ ________________________________________
The horizontal loop works good for me. The balun core may get warm on some frequencies so a 4:1 balun may be called for. The 4:1 makes life much easier for my LDG auto-tuner. Easy to re-configure the
The AC electrolytic capacitor in the control box is bad. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.co
Chapter 7 of TLT has a reasonable solution. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://list
There are hundreds of watertight connectors available that will not leak. Flood the whole thing with dry gas if you worry about condensation. There are underground and submarine cables world wide tha
they make boats and floating docks using concrete, that should work _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@co
Check it with a megger and TDR. Spencer W1GAK _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://li
The sit on my LPDA, my crazy cat talks to them. Spencer W1GAK _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesti
Teflon lube, solvents evaporate after application. Sold by bicycle and motorcycle shops for control cables and chains. doesn't pick up dust or dirt. Spencer W1GAK ____________________________________
I live near a 8000' mountain that has several repeater systems mounted on rock. You should visit a place like this to see elaborate ground/lighting protection systems. I have seen the result of a lig
Talk to the people at the VLA in New Mexico. They have 27 dishes with FO cables. They have a pretty good idea on how its done. Spencer W1GAK _______________________________________________ __________
hire the local volunteer fire department, they can put soap in the foam tank. 73 Spencer W1GAK _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTal
Try this http://www.davekalahar.com/Misc_Files/ARRL%200802%2080%20Meter%20Loop.pdf _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing li
That would explain the failure of the prestressed concrete bridge structures in the United States during the southern monsoon season. Spencer W1GAK _______________________________________________ ___