Hi Don and folk, Knowing how bad the winds and rain can get on the Oregon coast I'd say this is quiet a good recommendation for the Peet system Don has. Winds can easily get to 60-70, sometimes even
Check out the local Habitat For Humanities outlet if you have one. Some incredible buys can be found every once in awhile. I just saw an electrical box at least as big as you say (a bit bigger even)
Hi folks, I have searched the web without success for the manual for the MFJ-482 model Grandmaster memory keyer. Would anyone have a manual they could make a copy of. I picked this unit up at a local
WOW. What a response! Thanks a lot guys, I got more copies than I know what to do with. Now if I can just figure out the programming maybe I can at least get 'KI7M', 'SNN" and 'T U' in the keyer and
Can someone also send a copy of the MFJ-482 manual to Lance, lanceh@futuretk.com. he asked me for a copy but thanks to windows and my inept computer skills I can't forward a copy to him. Terry KI7M _
I had a driven element on my 3 ele 20-6 mtr Steppir that I never resolved but it would lose RX signal strength. Bypassed coax, checked for fractured solder connections in the EHU (think that is what
I've got in the habit of having one around just in case my computer crashes (again). Actually have a couple or more from Rockwell Collins and FT-1000D Yaesu vintage. Haven't touched the Collins one s
Tom, Those splits in the base is an issue. It may be necessary to clamp angle iron around each section to make sure they don't split out more and topple on you. The question may be is it a tilt base
Hi Garry, Using rivets and a hand rivet tool can work quite well and does a nice, clean job. Maybe just use a slotted end with hose clam on each end tube for adjustment. I have a 6 meter first direct
Hi folks, I have been using the good weather here in Oregon to get quite a bit of mowing done and the thought has occurred to me that farming and ham radio don't mix. With my little Cub ST-100 I cut
Hi folks, I'm planning on using 20 or better yet, 30 feet of Rohn 25 as a ginpole to raise my Rohn 45/25 two section crankup/tilt over second tower. The last time in Keizer I had a pipe of well casin
Scott, Check the bearing and see if there is a number to identify it on the body. This of course may require pressing out the bad bearing. If you can get the number you may be able to find a bearing
Hi folks, I am in need of a Rohn 25 flat top plate or maybe a strong rotor/bearing plate. I've got to make a custom pulley and smaller return pulley setup for using my Ramsey worm gear winch to raise
Dave, I loved the way you described that. What about if instead of 10' up you were say 20' up? Does that lower the weight on the rope or increase it and by how much? Guess I was incorrect in my expla
Guys, I really got to wonder about this. It seems to me IF your antenna load on the tower is a concern, why not just add some guy wires. A guyed tower can handle the wind forces so much better and yo
FYI... Just seems to me your heading for your beam would have to be so accurate into or away from the wind that it would take a 'perfect world' scenario to have this happen. And doesn't the wind shif
Jeff, I found when building my 40 meter 4-square weight was a big problem when raising and lowering 32-34' verticals. I bought my tubing from DXEngineering, mostly 0.120" thick wall aluminum. But the
Rotor problems are some of the worst ones you can have! At least that is what it feels like right now. And I thoroughly hate these small connectors like on my Yaesu rotor when I try and solder on the
Oh not so happy day, Ohm out the connector in my shack at the Yaesu rotor control for my G-1000DXA. pins 1-2 311 ohms pins 2-3 207 ohms pins 4-5 15 ohms pins 5-6 15 ohms pins 4-6 4 ohms (cheap Harbor
Hi Again, My rotor started working again after one day of 'AWOL'. I had ohmed things out as I showed and it only seemed like the 4-5-6 pins were suspect. (4-5 and 5-6 was 15 ohms and 4-6 a short). Th