Jim The power company is liable for such things, you know. If any appliance or radio, etc. at your or your neighbor's house was damaged by this overvoltage, they should replace it without any other q
Steve I noticed that no one mentioned Sears Hardware. I mean the free standing hardware store. Don't know about the department in the big general merchandise stores. I was pleasantly surprised by the
Steve We just got our new phone books, and Sears Hardware is listed with 6 stores in the Indy metro area. I don't know if Indy is a test market or what. They announced they were going to be nationwid
First time I ever heard of anyone reaming out a 1/2 hole to 3/8. Maybe a 1/4 to 3/8?? :-) 73, Richard ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Intern
Water in a microwave keeps the klystrom from burning itself up should the energy not be used in the subject material. Some people keep a cup of water in their empty microwave just to preserve the tub
Brian Are you sure you want the weight of the entire assembly resting on CINDER BLOCKS? They don't have much compression strength. What happens when they crumble? I know they will be encased in concr
So, how about locating the open side of the rotor bell such that the set-bolt is opposite, and loosening the u-bolts a bit at a time while tightening the set bolt till the set bolt has the mast clamp
Jim Or you live with kudzu! Richard, In Indiana, but was in Georgia! K9OFG _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Inte
Come on you Georgian TowerTalkians! Tell Jim about kudzu. Jim, it's a vine with very large leaves brought over from Japan, if I remember correctly, late in the last century. It was supposed to be a g
Steve You didn't give the radius of the bend. This may be very important, as you can bend it only so around so short a radius. An old standby is a common door spring. (I say "common" without knowing
Tod Boy! What a weird looking dude! Of course, us Juno cheapies get what we pay for, don't we? P-)) 73, Richard Owens K9OFG _____________________________________________________________________ You d
Some time ago, I talked with an old friend in the electric power business. He told me that they have been abandoning microwave, formerly used in the control and monitoring of their HV transmission li
Beware that not all paint stores will mix heavy (zinc based) paints. Sherwin Williams would not shake my 5 Gal can of Tower Guard paint. It seeems their equipment allows the weight of the zinc to exp
Roger Your clock/calendar is beyond any time-setting capabilities of any software offered here on the reflector recently. This is April twenty-ninth, not April ONE! :-)) 73, Richard _________________
Bryn Most every police department has one. Same for emergency agencies. They would probably let you look at the nameplate. 73, Richard ________________________________________________________________
Sherwin Williams has Tower-Guard specifically formulated for power company transmission towers. It is heavy with zinc chromate and goes on with one coat. It is available from any S W dealer or store,
THANKS to all who responded to my query about the AD DX-B. A total of 11 got back to me. 2 were negative, and 9 were to some degree positive. I was interested that most of those who were satisfied wi
How much ambient moisture will be sealed INTO the traps, connectors etc., when such a scheme is implemented? In talking to another ham about using a similar plan, he asked me that question. In his ex
Is Alpha Delta's DX-B half sloper worth the time to install? It will be hung on a Rohn 25G at about 45 feet. I'm not into contesting--just don't want to waste my time putting one up if it doesn't wor