Right, and carrying this line of thought further, I heard a ham in a different part of the world (where this may not be illegal, by the way) ask why anyone should put up big yagis when they can have
"The Balkans" aren't in the news every day in the U.S. any more, so it's easy to overlook the fact, as I have heard recently from diplomats and foreign affairs specialists, that there are still power
I'm not surprised there are only one or two makers of this kind of switching. My perception has been that Array Solutions/WX0B have been innovators in this, as well as their stack switching boxes, an
Some bricks are hollow. The ones on my house aren't. 73 - Rich, KE3Q _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Sta
It should work well for temporary or permanent antennas. I've seen them on TV (OLN and OTCH) used to keep deer out. Looks like good stuff. Should broadband the antenna a bit, like using ladder line o
Excuse me, please move me over to the W3LPL and K3MM column. My experience was identical to yours, mine was replaced and I uncoiled it. I think you imply that I was one of the stupid guys who didn't
Or, pare it back further to a standard four-square. If land is not a limiting factor, you can always do a pair of four-squares to enhance the signal incrementally in the four additional sub-direction
But it wouldn't be 120' any more once you put 10% plus 2 feet in the hole. I understand for a pole that long access is a critical factor too, the turns they have to make to get it to your place. 73 -
Couple comments. W0AIH, in Wisconsin, I understand has used the tower section jammed onto the top of a pole approach. Must work! Attractive too, I'm sure. (hihi). Telrex did, indeed, make a telephone
Oh, right, you mentioned the holes for the mount and the holes for steps, both in a pole. Excellent and valid point Frank. Thanks for reminding us. I had forgotten this one! 73 bob de w9ge __________
What's a "wave tower?" And if it's "short," then it might not be of much use. hih. Sorry. - KE3Q -- Original Message -- From: K7LXC@aol.com<mailto:K7LXC@aol.com> To: towertalk@contesting.com<mailto:t
Yeah, well I absolutely do not and will not get involved in any sort of argument about this, but for anyone at Polygon to say they've never heard of such a thing just shows ignorance on their part. W
Who knows. It's possible the ones we got (more than one shipment, as I recall) were defective. It could be ours were the typical and what you have is the "supreme" version. Your experience is another
Polygon was 33-50% the price of Phillystran at the time, as I recall. I think it was very non-stretchy. -- KE3Q -- Original Message -- From: Jim Lux<mailto:jimlux@earthlink.net> To: Roger K8RI on Tow
As I recall, it was emphasized to us that the product is quite strong, to the rated strength, in the axial direction, and was designed only for an axial load. It was emphasized that load in other axe
Finaly SM2DMU / 7S2E got his monster Yagi up in the air. 4 el full size for 80, weight of antenna about 4000 pounds http://www.sk2kw.se/SK2KW%20WEB/SM2DMU/SM2DMU%20SM2HTF%20Index.htm<http://www.sk2kw
I have had success in stopping and chatting with the utility pole installers when I see them at work along the road. They have always been open to the idea of dropping by poles they've removed so the
Especially "exciting" will be when your wife (or yourself) is driving down the highway and a mouse or snake drops into her (or your) lap. A local farmer I buy corn from doesn't have much of a mouse p
Oh, and my little ole grandmother, in Ohio, kept her '57 Chevy (black with red interior) in a barn, literally drove it to town a couple times a week (grocery on a weekday and church on Sunday), and I
FYI, when we were installing the first towers at A61AJ some years back, he pointed us out to his friends and said, "I have some Americans putting up my towers." Clearly, referring to any individual o