Jack, Wow, this looks like good stuff to use for some elevated radials I am planning. Thanks for posting this. Bob K6UJ _______________________________________________ _______________________________
Rik and all, I have found another smaller gauge of the aluminum wire at Tractor Supply Co. It is 17 gauge and should work fine for my elevated radials project. (gotta love the price for 1/4 mile of w
Jim, Even better ! There is a new Lowes about 3 miles from here. (Guess where I am going today) thanks Jim, Bob K6UJ _______________________________________________ __________________________________
It's too simple and easy, hi,hi 73, K6UJ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.c
Dick, I have a HDX589MDPL also. I am very interested in what you find. Please keep us advised. I believe these towers have a worm reduction gearbox and we can crank the the pulley wheel on the gearbo
Hi Jim, This is a very interesting discussion. Suppose you are feeding a full wave delta loop with ladder line and one side of the loop is in close proximity to a large storage building with metal ro
Ian, I am pretty much "old school" on PL-259's. I've been reading with interest about the new compression 259's. I had pretty much resolved to continue using the tried and true old solder type PL-259
Hi Rob, I think some of us have a difficult time soldering the PL-259's. I do just fine but it isn't the speediest operation in the world, hi,hi. By the way I wanted to complement you on your great c
Do you mean use rosin core solder or separate paste flux ? Bob K6UJ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@co
I tried the EBAY listing referenced earlier and it was closed. Found this one which I think is the same thing. Looks pretty good. Think I will try a few also. http://cgi.ebay.com/UHF-male-PL259-clamp
Dick, We have all been there at one time or another. One of my beauties was when I smoked the finals in my linear, but that is another story. :) I'm happy you discovered the malady. 73, Bob K6UJ ____
I like T-9. I use it a lot for anti corrosion/rusting outside and in the shop. My drill press and table saw tops stay nice with a spray with T-9, best stuff I have used. My second hobby is restoring
I have been looking though the archives in tower talk for info and haven't found anything as yet about my spacing question. I also emailed Force 12 but haven't received a response yet. I have a Force
Gene, Thats good to hear. With no noticeable interaction at 11 foot spacing and elements parallel, I may be able to space closer with the dipole oriented parallel to the C3 boom. Theres hope for me y
Scott, Thats very good to hear. I didn't want to space them any more than necessary. 5 feet would be excellent. Thanks for the info, much appreciated ! Bob K6UJ ______________________________________
Dave, Good info on testing for interaction Dave ! I will check the F/B before and after as you describe. thanks, Bob K6UJ _______________________________________________ _____________________________
If it is guyed tower then epoxying in anchor bolts should be a good solution provided they are sized properly. If it is a self supporting tower it is a different ball game and it would be wise to hav
I posted this earlier but it didn't make it through, here goes again. If it is guyed tower then epoxying in anchor bolts should be a good solution provided they are sized properly. If it is a self su
Congratulations Mickey ! Its great to hear about positive results on getting permits for our antenna supports. It's getting more and more restrictive for our ham antennas. The new development that ha
I am 66 and still climb my tower alone. I plan to continue until my body tells me. I always use a full safety harness and two lanyards alternatively snapped in as I climb to insure there is always on