Hey guys I think I found one! http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~cvm/latlongdist.html let me know how this one works 73 Rick KC5AJX To: <towertalk@contesting.com> _______________________________________________
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> -- My solution for getting new ham gear with out XYL approval is to buy it, hide it, then when she is busy in the kitchen, talking on the phone, or out in the garden s
Texas Towers sells them. http://www.texastowers.com/ 73 Rick KC5AJX To: <towertalk@contesting.com> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Expl
In the "old days" we used to call them Scotch Ok I'll take a stab at this :-) Scotch S-Meters would read high and Bourbon S-Meters would read low. I have been a Ham long enough to remember this it is
Pat The best and safest way to do this is to run the wire that goes around the tree thru some old garden hose, this keeps the wire from cutting into the tree bark. Also don't tie the wire tight aroun
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Never ever nail or screw anything into a tree. Once you do this you open up the bark you invite pests and disease. this can real hurt the tree. When tree bark grows ar
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Gary Around here I use 12 or 14 gauge house wire Which ever I have on hand. It is solid copper wire it doesn't stretch much, it isn't springy like some of the stuff me
Sorry guys I meant to send this just to the towertalk list not to spam everyone in the to line and the CC line :-( 73 Rick KC5AJX _________________________________________________________________ Sen
Dennis Your not dreaming it has been done before. The local club uses a standard fold over base plate and assembles 3 sections of tower and a 3 element tribander. It takes several people to put the t
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Yes that is what we used the little 10" metal tent stakes. I few times we used some pieces of rebar. The field day site is very open few trees and nothing else. The to
Hello All I have been following this thread and I read the newsletter from the ARRL. I don't think this is an issue for the ARRL or the FCC. After all if you choose to buy a house in an area that has
Mel Almost ever piece of Ham Gear I have or have seen has a ground. Some times it is just a metal stud with a nut on it unmarked, some have a stud marked GND others have a stud that has a ground sym
All this debate about finding true North is meaningless!!! I think this started when someone was asking about laying out beverage antennas, this thread has deviated so much that the original question
I can get to the site by cutting and pasting the url ( clicking on the link doesn't work), but I can't open any of the files. Something is meesed up someplace. 73 Rick KC5AJX To: <towertalk@contestin
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> The real trick is to make sure you get the whole bunch of them as any that escape will be madder than heck and come after you. Best time to spray is late evening or ea
Dan You check out L.B. Cebik W4RNL web site. He has an article on 3 element yagis antennas. I didn't see anything for 6 meters but it will give you enough info to home brew your own. This articles ar
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Hello Phil Here is a better one. The guy specs for Rohn 25 for 70, 90, and 100 mph wind speeds are the same. Same distance from the tower same guy spacing and the same
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Guy I have buried lots of copper around here but I have never gotten a crop from it. I think there is a guy on here that claims to grow aluminum though. Can't get that
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Guy I have buried lots of copper around here but I have never gotten a crop from it. I think there is a guy on here that claims to grow aluminum though. Can't get that
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> After reading this post I was wondering is it possible to shut feed the same tower for 80 and 160? I already have the stuff to shunt feed my 70' tower on 160 and I wil