And all this time I was going to put a windmill on some excess ham tower. Is there a good web resource for hams and wind power? There's good reason why Rogers and Hammerstein put Oklahoma's legendar
Dan, I think a picture would be worth a thousand words. Are you able to snap a digital photo and post it where we can go see your work of art? Mark, N5OT ____________________________________________
Hello TT gang, I would like to collect some experience anecdotes about StepIRs and ice. Who out there has StepIRs up who have weathered ice storms and how thick was the worst ice? I'll post a short s
meeting, the he said or correctly that I .... Mark, N5OT _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and
[snip] [snip] Hi Toby. You didn't say how far down the stations off the back were actually measuring - all you said was it wasn't the 25db you were hoping for. When I build these arrays (I've made a
See, now my eyes are glazing over. I will attempt to comprehend, Rick. Thanks. Mark _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wirel
By the way, for all you tuner buffs out there, I just noticed that this photo includes a rather remarkable tuner. In the center of the photograph (below the vertical Maglite flashlight) is a small o
I thought that it would go without saying that one would request a return receipt on such a doc. I was wrong. Now it goes WITH saying. Mark, N5OT what any Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll
Except for the scenario where the signal is arriving on a skewed path? Mark, N5OT _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wirele
snip I'm using plain-ol' Dentrons on everything higher than 3.5 MHz. (some have had the inductor switch removed). For 160M I use a homebuilt T-network with big components and a pretty beefy coil. It
Yes, but an L-network is easily configurable, and if it is dedicated to a particular installation of a particular 160M wire, once you figure out which one you need, you hardwire it and you're done.
Thank you Didier, I didn't even understand this most basic fact. I knew the symptoms with my T-networks, and thus would always try to find the combination that yielded the widest bandwidth. Uh, you
Next time you drive past one notice the access panel at chest height near the ground. I think there's a winch in there where the crew lowers the light head to ground level to perform maintenance. I
I've lifted one or two of these and from what I remember it was 12 pounds per foot. I should add "with a little help from my friends." Mark, N5OT _______________________________________________ See:
You were a lot closer than I was, John. My apologies to the reflector. That stick was heavy, but I guess it was not 12 pounds per foot like I said originally! Mark, N5OT -- -- -- -- Weather Stations"
This sounds like a job for the marines. I wouldn't trust lawyers to do it right. N5OT _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wi
This is a common misconception, but anyone with any basic knowledge knows that although the electricity drops onto the fence, it's only the voltage part. Without the current it can't power your big
Roger said about is StepIR with ice on it: to the survival of the antenna. Would anyone else care to make wildly unsubstantiated comments? N5OT _______________________________________________ See: ht
Hey, before you all get snippy about a guy getting on here to advertise, I just want to say how helpful I found this post. I called Wilson up on the telephone and we had a nice visit and his company,