Are there any electronics places in the Philly area (preferably the 'burbs) to get resistors, capacitors, hardware, etc.? I want to build some stuff, but buying for some of the mail order places is p
If you look at Kevin's page, it appears that One Man Towers USA has absolutely no relation to VK4VD - and that they ripped off his design. If that is true, then I do not blame Kevin for not supplying
and very little on VHF - the Au was much over hyped Don't bother checking your antenna connections... X class Flare again Boy, signals are just gone, no fun on HF tonight... 73, Tim K8WBL ___________
V51E on 3789, and a nice signal. I was able to work him before the pileup. Just worked S59A on 3799.00 Charlie Ham Radio - AD5TH www.ad5th.com Live Blues Music www.492acousticblues.com ______________
I have been hit by lightening too on my HDBX 50 tower - No damage to tower, concrete or antennas. Took out phone line (underground) when came down tower, out three ground rods and 00 wire tying all t
Is that a Western or Eastern Owl? _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll F
There is little difference in stiffness between a hollow shaft and a solid shaft - perhaps 10%, since the stresses are carried on the outer fibers. A better solution would be to place longitudinal fi
When I lived in MO (we liked to call it misery), I used a very simple and cheap 40M sloper attached to my 45 foot tower. My transceiver was also very modest - a Kenwood TS-820S (no amp). Typically I
The purpose of all the porcupines on the Effel Tower (and also Notre Dame), is to prevent pigeons from resting and leaving little presents..... -- Original message -- ________________________________
And I thought I was good at marketing...... On Mar 19, 2005, at 6:10 PM, "Doug Grant" <k1dg@ix.netcom.com> LOL! Ain't it the truth! 73, Jim KJ0M ._._. _______________________________________________
Either of the two methods - bringing the wire into the shack, attaching it to the tuner, and connecting the counterpoise; or connecting one side of the feedline to a counterpoise, and connecting the
Sounds like she lives in Houston - where they have no public zoning and it is a common site to see large expensive McMansions next to trailer parks and industrial sites.... and there is absolutely no
Personally - I would recommend a full size 75M loop. About 254 feet, with a 1/4 section of 75 ohm coax, plus a random length of 50 ohm - and you are ready to rock. Setting up as a triangle, with each
Yes - and it is a big problem. The rebar rust, and the scale expands, eventually causing the concrete to crack.... There are several write-ups that show nice pictures in "Corrosion Engineering", publ
Actually, determining failure from static bird loading is relatively easy to calculate. Any introductory statics (or strength of materials) book will explain the basic techniques. It is really only a
There are also aerodynamic loads from wings flapping...... I think the risk at shooting at them is not the release of the load (unless you were standing under them), but hitting the elements... then
I live in a residential area, with a limited yard (1/2 acre). Because of the number of trees and the slope of the yard, the only real location I have for putting up an antenna is on the top of the se
A crank up would work - but I am limited by set-backs. Having a narrow yard I would be limited to approximately 25 feet. Actually - 25 feet wouldn't be too bad - it would be better than my vertical (
Thanks Buck - I appreciate your advice. The size of the antenna is large - about 7 ft. sq. I wasn't planning to put it any higher than about 5 foot above the second floor. It is a standard 2 story ho
I like that Idea - very simple and easy. For what I plan, it can be made simplier too. Install the pipe as you did, and attach the rotor to the pipe (sticking about 5-6' above the roof). Capping each