I agree. I agree again. I still agree Get the BEST help you can afford, and feed them good sandwiches I disagree....However, if you know for sure that she has just recently taken out a humongous acci
Excuse the bandwidth on this, but I thought it might be interesting to some (many?) on the reflector. Tower work and observations This morning, a half-dozen members of the JSC ARC met at the club sta
On Monday, June 02, 1997 0:35 AM, Edward W. Sleight[SMTP:k4sb@worldnet.att.net] wrote: Who's Jack Benny? Dale Martin, KG5U kg5u@hal-pc.org http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contes
Bob, Just for the fun of it, I checked YAHOO.COM for "Antenna Mart". Bingo! I won't spoil the fun for you, Bob. You have to try it yourself. 73, Dale Martin, KG5U kg5u@hal-pc.org http://www.hal-pc.or
I prefer a bottle of Johnny Walker Red or Wild Turkey. Besides, have you ever tasted bleach? It's awful...but, I guess if it cures the sting, I guess you can drink anything. 73, Dale Martin, KG5U kg
On Tuesday, June 24, 1997 1:21 AM, "Dick Green".[SMTP:dick.green@valley.net] wrote: <snip> Dick, Amend your conclusion in one respect and you will be there: If you're going to own a crankup, it's got
Well, I thought I had saved it, but looking through my folders, I find I did not save a particularly interesting and informative note on how to properly seal the coaxial cable connector joint at an a
Thanks to all who sent me comments and suggestions. The general consensus for N-type connectors (and that is, indeed, what we found at the base of the antenna, this afternoon) is to seal them, in spi
On Saturday, May 17, 1997 15:20 PM, Charlie Summers[SMTP:csummers@diac.com] wrote: As well as their (Cushcraft) A3. (Probably A4, too.) Dale Martin, KG5U kg5u@hal-pc.org http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u -
Recently, the Johnson Space Center ARC repeater (146.04/64) exhibited a high SWR condition. We determined the problem to be in the antenna and since the antenna (G7-144) was about 10 years old, decid
Lee, I cannot speak for what happens to towers in a tornado, but I do know there are all kinds of bent, broken, twisted aluminum antenna parts and steel tower parts in the big field beyond my back fe
I agree, Charles. All it takes is one hit for one to become convinced. But that one hit is not worth the effort it takes to recover (whether you were or were not directly and electrically affected by
! A simple solution to the Hy-Gain quick disconnect problem. And Buy two sets (of what ever connectors you prefer). One for the rotator and tower cable. One for the rotor controller and shack cable.
Everyone not having the luxury of having that kind of space, an alternative might be to simply put a wheel on the front two legs and one back leg of the desk. On the remaining back leg, put a pedesta
Forgive the widespread posting, but many, if not most, of us grew up reading and learning from Ed's articles in QST. 73 Ed. de KG5U SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX008 ARLX008 Edward P. Tilton, W1HDQ, SK ZCZC AX0
Isn't a smithereen what you usually get when you do more than a skosh? Dale Martin, KG5U kg5u@hal-pc.org http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submiss
Roger, Don't forget that from a small acorn a magnificent oak is grown. Also, remember that the 'graying' of the amateur radio fraternity is pretty mature and, as a result, there are a lot (too many?
Yesterday, I planted another copper ground rod at the base of my tower. I strapped it to the tower with copper. According to Frank Donovan's message timestamp, he was sending his first message about
After putting in a bright, shiny new copper plated ground rod the other day, and the copper between it and the tower nice and bright (even in this rain), I can't help but think how effective and effi
<snip> I recently went through the same thing with my A3 as Jay is going through with his A3S. I completely refurbished the antenna, took all the traps apart, etc. I have information I received from