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41. Re: [TowerTalk] W6NL 40m Moxon (again) (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 23:58:07 -0700
A week ago or so AC0H posted a simple question: how much wind load for a W6NL 40M Moxon yagi. As I had just built one and installed it (but not bothered to do the mechanical model) I thought Id dive
/archives//html/Towertalk/2016-04/msg00284.html (9,001 bytes)

42. Re: [TowerTalk] W6NL 40m Moxon (again) (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:13:58 -0700
VE7RF said: Dunno where the yagi screwup came from. It was always thought that max windload occurred around 45 degs.... when in fact, MIN windload occurs at 45 degs. So you either use the boom area +
/archives//html/Towertalk/2016-04/msg00290.html (12,098 bytes)

43. Re: [TowerTalk] W6NL 40m Moxon (again) (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 19:16:44 -0700
Sounds good. I learned quite a bit doing the exercise so it was well worth it. Im confident of the number for the Moxon, so yours should be solid. I dont have nearly the wind requirement you do (80 m
/archives//html/Towertalk/2016-04/msg00311.html (13,394 bytes)

44. Re: [TowerTalk] AN Towers (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 14:02:32 -0700
Hiding behind the lawyers is the first sign that something is not quite right. Useful information when choosing a vendor. Ken K6MR Howdy, TowerTalkians -- Recently I made a couple of comments about A
/archives//html/Towertalk/2016-05/msg00070.html (8,603 bytes)

45. Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Lightning Damage, Crane used to replace Orion Positioner (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 15:28:50 -0700
Building permit? Whats that? Ken K6MR Thank L-d I live in a rural town that hasn't figure out how to suck money from a radio ham (yet). My building permit to get the tower cost me $15 everything incl
/archives//html/Towertalk/2016-05/msg00391.html (16,200 bytes)

46. Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Lightning Damage, Crane used to replace Orion Positioner (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 19:55:33 -0700
I love playing devils advocate (just for fun): Why does the government need to get involved in something like this? Shouldnt this be between the property owners? :^) Just sayin. Ken K6MR When I appli
/archives//html/Towertalk/2016-05/msg00409.html (9,231 bytes)

47. Re: [TowerTalk] Raising a TH-11 DX antenna (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:18:54 -0700
This is especially true if you work alone. One thing that can help is to turn the antenna so that the elements are vertical. For a tribander you can do this less than 15 feet off the ground. Then jus
/archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00239.html (12,573 bytes)

48. Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Lockwasher Comparison (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:30:24 -0700
Those are the standard Rohn section bolts for 25 and 45. Never seen one loosen yet. Ken K6MR _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lis
/archives//html/Towertalk/2016-07/msg00545.html (6,756 bytes)

49. Re: [TowerTalk] Need help identifying some antenna pieces (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 04:31:20 +0000
My guess would be a New-Tronics Cliff Dweller. Never saw one in person but they were always prominent in the AES catalogs in the 1960s. Ken K6MR Please excuse the question if this is no the place to
/archives//html/Towertalk/2016-11/msg00040.html (8,876 bytes)

50. Re: [TowerTalk] Ham-IV Controller Interfcae to EA4TX ARS-USB (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 02:10:42 +0000
Not sure what you mean by EZ-Rotor making the Ham-IV controller unusable. It changes nothing in the operation of the controller other than allowing computer control. The manual controls remain unchan
/archives//html/Towertalk/2016-12/msg00106.html (9,953 bytes)

51. Re: [TowerTalk] Flexweave too flexible? (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 21:32:25 +0000
Tie the end in a square knot Yes, the stuff is more like rope than wire. So far for me its way better than anything else Ive tried. Ken K6MR I just bought some #14 Flexweave to replace the THHN on my
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00065.html (8,394 bytes)

52. Re: [TowerTalk] Dx Engineering 15 Meter Yagi (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 21:41:32 +0000
Wasnt the original DX Engineering the RF Speech processor folks from the late 1960s? W6UED and some others I cant remember Ken K6MR DX Engineering, Inc. was involuntary dissolved on Aug 24, 1995. The
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00067.html (11,674 bytes)

53. Re: [TowerTalk] Dx Engineering 15 Meter Yagi (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 00:51:13 +0000
Yep, those are the ones. I met Dennis and Bud at W6VSS/K6UA. I dont remember ever meeting Ron but Id heard of him. I think Dennis worked for Cam K6RU around that time. Stretching my memory also I wor
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00089.html (14,403 bytes)

54. Re: [TowerTalk] noise profiles... (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 01:08:45 +0000
There is some good info at www.w0qe.com<http://www.w0qe.com> . Ive got something similar (new in the last 2 months) at 1815. Im in the midst of building a receiving loop to locate it. On in the late
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00190.html (10,099 bytes)

55. Re: [TowerTalk] noise profiles... (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 03:26:00 +0000
Well, remember: this is California. Growing is somewhat ignored if it is not massive. Our county has been changing its indoor grow rules, but usually a few dozen doesnt even get anyone out of their c
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-01/msg00194.html (10,893 bytes)

56. Re: [TowerTalk] Advice on tower restrictions possible new homepurchase (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 19:58:12 +0000
This discussion of tower/antenna restrictions has been very interesting. Good thing we live in the land of the free. Imagine what it would be like if we didnt. Ken K6MR ______________________________
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-02/msg00200.html (9,034 bytes)

57. Re: [TowerTalk] tower/rotator woes... (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 01:22:56 +0000
Most crankups have a sufficiently large sleeve in the top that the shim is not really necessary. We are talking 1/32 here. Even the sleeve in the Rohn pointy top sections is specd at 2.08 I.D. (1/32
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-02/msg00404.html (9,901 bytes)

58. Re: [TowerTalk] tower/rotator woes... (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 17:05:23 +0000
Which is exactly the reason you need to torque balance an antenna. If your antenna is torque balanced, there will be -zero- torque on the mast in any wind condition. If you release the brake and the
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-02/msg00419.html (13,993 bytes)

59. Re: [TowerTalk] RF in the shack (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 17:06:56 +0000
Download the following: http://k9yc.com/RFI-Ham.pdf Read it, study it, read it again, then implement what you read. Take no shortcuts. This is well developed science/engineering. It works. Ken K6MR H
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-03/msg00055.html (10,197 bytes)

60. Re: [TowerTalk] Long Tangent U Bolts (score: 1)
Author: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 17:39:40 +0000
You can get a Universal Clamp Set from the commercial suppliers. It will clamp two parallel pipes of various sizes (up to 3 or so I think) together. Try Tessco or Talley, anyone who sells commercial
/archives//html/Towertalk/2017-04/msg00070.html (10,095 bytes)


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