I've got to disagree with you, Jim. I took apart a Force 12 C4 a year or so ago. It was a no-brainer reducing the element lengths to where they and the boom pieces would fit in the back of my Saturn
But, was he using rope in his elements? 73, dale, kg5u _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lo
I've got to disagree with you, Jim. I took apart a Force 12 C4 a year or so ago. It was a no-brainer reducing the element lengths to where they and the boom pieces would fit in the back of my Saturn
It may have been a case of cost and simplicity first, technology issues second, Dave. Without making the original control boxes overly complicated and costly, it was easier and more expedient (marke
Mark, Personal experience, not engineering expertise here. If the area where he's putting the tower in is a good drainage area, then gumbo should be no problem. My tower is in gumbo, as are the guys
Holy Smokes, Tom! You mean, actually go to the manufacturer or the manufacturer's website and get information/help/service? That's a pretty darned revoluntionary concept you are propagating, Tom! You
Page 3, A3S Manual, The longest boom segment tubing pieces are 84" or 7' (BB). My A3 manual says the same thing. Actually there's a third boom segment piece, (BA), which is 12" long and is the piece
Dave, Do you have a grid dip meter? You can find the pairs by using a grid dip meter off the end of each trap. I tore down an A3 7 hyears ago and wrote up my procedure as well as received some advis
I suppose it depends on what you are sinking the rod into. Here in the millions of years old sea bed region that is the Gulf Coast of Texas, it's pretty easy to sink a rod one of two ways: 1. Take a
Try going to www.yahoo.com and typing in 'sanchem no-ox-id' I got 48 hits. The first was Sanchem's own site. The third was k1ttt's technical reference site Lots of good info. 73, dale, kg5u
QST, April 2000, page 49, NE2Q's Antenna Fell From the Sky!, Kolinsky, Jay, NE2Q QST, March 1981, page 40, Kite-Supported 160- (or 80-) Meter Antenna, Belrose, John, VE2CV The ARRL Members Only websi
Go to Home Depot or Lowe's and get a couple of Simpson Strong-Ties, TP35, (Home Depot # 44315 83210). It's a 3"x5"x1/32" plate with a bunch of holes in it. I used three of them on my rotator and mast
I use NoAlOx, also, Rob. As for application, a rag or my fingers work very well. I've had the same tube for three or four years now. It doesn't take much on each element insert, so that tube goes a l
Not only that, but in a conversation with them a few years ago, long after they had dispensed with the potted end philly, they would not even recommend an epoxy type or vendor for philly and unused
During the FISTS Sprint this past Saturday, I was playing around with the 'dueling CQ' function in the TRLog logging software program. The function alternates cq on each radio. The antennas in use we
Having dropped a tool once while a ground crewman was directly below (it missed), I: (1) remind ground crew to stay at least 15ft away from the tower base at all times, and (2) if crew must approach
Seems to me that if one MUST spray the wasps (I've got them swarming around the tower, but have yet to have a problem with them or even find a nest up top), (1) pay attention to the wind direction -
On a couple of occasions - when I'm really in a hurry and NOT Ouch, ouch, and ouch, Lee. Maybe you should paint the steps that are at eye level to you when yo are on the last couple of steps to remin