- 1. Re: [TowerTalk] Roof Tower Safety? (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:01:06 -0500
- Hi Eric, Check out my "roof ladder:" http://www.qsl.net/w1dyj/IMAGES/HAM/HF%20Ants.jpg I have used this for over ten years to get to my two roof towers and it serves the purpose well, along with prot
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-11/msg00514.html (9,235 bytes)
- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] Radial length (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:49:02 -0400
- The length of your radials is a function of the number of them. The ARRL Antenna Book has a lot of very good information about this. 73, Larry W1DYJ _______________________________________________ __
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-03/msg00231.html (8,112 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] Radial length (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:41:40 -0400
- Just to close the loop an all of this great info, I will paraphrase from the ARRL Antenna Book, (c) 2007, 21st edition, page 3-9 which matches up pretty well with all of these comments: -- Practical
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-03/msg00250.html (17,262 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] Radial length (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:33:52 -0400
- My understanding is that the linear distance between radials determines ground resistance which needs to be minimized.. This is why more radials continue to be useful when they are longer. The shorte
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-03/msg00253.html (21,987 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] Radial length (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:16:44 -0400
- The reference I could not remember -- QEX, July/August 2005, page 28: Ground System Configurations for Vertical Antennas, by Al Christman, K3LC. It was done with "EZNEC4" which I assume is EZNEC v4 -
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-03/msg00276.html (24,661 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Who is Antennex ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:03:19 -0400
- For all of you who wonder, here is a message from Jack: -- -- Original Message -- From: "Jack L. Stone" To: <tentenlist@ten-ten.org> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 2:01 PM Subject: [Ten-Ten List] LB Ce
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-04/msg00668.html (9,615 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TowerTalk] Faraday Cage (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 13:23:20 -0400
- The Museum of Science in Boston uses a Van de Graff generator to generate lighting bolts that hit a faraday cage with the operator inside. check this out: http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/cage.html Very en
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-05/msg00582.html (8,263 bytes)
- 8. Re: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:26:35 -0400
- wish I had a tower like that! 73. Larry W1DYJ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://li
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-06/msg00192.html (11,245 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:20:29 -0400
- I guess my two 6' roof towers and some home brew yagis/moxon are a waste of money too. 73, Larry ______________________________ Larry Banks FN42kl W1DYJ Amateur Extra ARRL WAS WAC VUCC QCWA 1010 SMIR
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-06/msg00199.html (15,804 bytes)
- 10. Re: [TowerTalk] VHF/UHF Yagi Separation (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:20:12 -0400
- Hi Marc, You might want to read the app note at Directive Systems: http://www.directivesystems.com/ Click on "APP Notes" on the left and then HOW TO PLAN THE INSTALLATION OF MULTIPLE VHF ANTENNAS ON
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-08/msg00011.html (11,103 bytes)
- 11. Re: [TowerTalk] balloon supported antenna (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:24:30 -0500
- And the coax should come away from the feed point at 90 degrees for ~1/4 wave... 73' Larry W1DYJ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerT
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-12/msg00467.html (11,857 bytes)
- 12. Re: [TowerTalk] VHF-UHF Stacking distances (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:27:19 -0500
- Hi Mark, The best paper I have seen is HOW TO PLAN THE INSTALLATION OF MULTIPLE VHF ANTENNAS ON ONE MAST on Directive System's web site: http://www.directivesystems.com/STACKING.htm. This should be e
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-02/msg00536.html (9,031 bytes)
- 13. Re: [TowerTalk] dx blaster antenna (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:29:37 -0500
- Hi Tony, The recognized "Collins Standard" -- is 6 dB/S-unit. However, very few modern transceivers stick to this standard. Most are from 3 to 5 dB/S-unit, and most are very non-linear. Most modern t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-03/msg00113.html (8,905 bytes)
- 14. Re: [TowerTalk] dx baster antenna (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:32:10 -0500
- Hi Tony, 3 dB is a doubling of power. Therefore, if a transceiver had a true reading S-meter, it would take an increase of from 100 w. to 400 w. to see an S-meter increase of from, say S5 to S6. 73,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-03/msg00114.html (8,537 bytes)
- 15. Re: [TowerTalk] roof mount Tripod (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:43:29 -0400
- Hi Bruce, I use two 6' roof towers from IIX Engineering -- don't know if he still makes them, but they also have a rotator plate. One holds my 5 el 10M yagi and my 2 el 20M Moxon -- uses a G-800S rot
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-03/msg00300.html (9,957 bytes)
- 16. Re: [TowerTalk] roof mount Tripod (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:11:00 -0400
- Hi Richards, I will add the attached to my web site -- it probably won't get to the group. As you can see, I have 2x8' braces underneath the roof joists and use (2) 3/8" x 10" cap screws to sandwich
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-03/msg00336.html (9,024 bytes)
- 17. Re: [TowerTalk] roof mount Tripod (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:58:47 -0400
- I don't, and my wife has never noticed them either. 73, Larry W1DYJ When you run the rotors on a roof tower like that do you hear it in the house? -Chris _____________________________________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-03/msg00349.html (11,141 bytes)
- 18. Re: [TowerTalk] roof mount Tripod (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:29:50 -0400
- Hi Richards, On the contrary, properly designed holes -- and the rest of the stuff -- guarantee that it will stay there forever. Trust me, the roof will never leave me. 73, Larry W1DYJ ______________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-03/msg00410.html (9,185 bytes)
- 19. Re: [TowerTalk] roof mount Tripod (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:36:03 -0400
- Hi Terry, Well -- you ask an excellent question. I have a lot more knowledge now than I did when I installed the first tower and 6M antenna about 12 years ago. That said, I have never had any lightni
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-03/msg00446.html (14,812 bytes)
- 20. Re: [TowerTalk] roof mount Tripod (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry Banks" <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:42:32 -0400
- Hi Richards, Thanks for the nice comment. Mail me your QST with a SASE and I will be happy to autograph it. Come to think of it -- vote for it as the best article in the April issue and I'll pay for
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-03/msg00447.html (10,021 bytes)
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