Is it worth placing coaxial relays outside the shack and having the relays set up so that when these relays are not energised the antennas are disconnected from the shack and grounded. Powering up th
I was thinking that those coaxial t/r relays might work well. Right now I disconnect the antennas by hand but there is always the day when I forget. Also it is a lot of wear on the PL259 connectors o
If that doesn't work let me know because I have the CDR (CDE) Ham-M, Telex Hygain Ham IV s/no 82210, a later 1987 Ham IV manual s/no 88188 and a CDE Ham II Owners Manual. I can get them scanned in ne
Would a pdf be the preferred format or a jpg? Mark N1UK G3ZZM _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesti
Ham IV schematic I would check the value of R1 as a start. Mark N1UK -- Original Message -- From: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi@sbcglobal.net> To: "'Brad Pioveson W9FX'" <w9fx@verizon.net>; "'chas'" <chasm@texa
My neighbor in Illinois installed one in 1990 and I was worried that I might set it off but it seemed OK. Never heard anything from the dog so all was well I think. No rfi on my rx either. Mark N1UK
My country property is ringed by overhead lines. The local power company told me that mine were at 13kV. Mark N1UK --Original Message-- _______________________________________________ _______________
http://www.military.cz/usa/air/war/transport/c53/c53_en.htm Good cockpit instrument panel pics. Do you have a picture of the tag that was found Mark N1UK G3ZZM -- Original Message -- From: "Mark Robi
Do you have the manual. Take a look at Figure 13 on Page 13. Does that help? Mark N1UK _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailin
I found this place which might be a good source for materials http://www.speedymetals.com/pc-4435-8370-34-sch-40-pipe-6061-t6-aluminum-extruded.aspx _______________________________________________ __
My sentiments exactly. There is no strength in a chimney. I would not clamp anything to it. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk m
I would have it all replaced. Even if it works will you want the stench of smoke from these rigs in your new sweet smelling shack. Right now you don't notice how bad they smell but you will when they
I imagine that acetone or paint stripper should get the paint off without destroying the galvanised surface. Just let the paint stripper sit there and do it's stuff. Brake fluid should do the same th
Good luck Ron, When the inspector from Progress Energy came out here he was armed with a fiberglass pole and he could shake and poke the hardware whilst listening on the specialist radio in his truck
I am getting ready to install the base for a US Towers HDX-589MDPL crank up tower. I know that US Tower supplies ungalvanized 1 1/8 OD by 27 inch straight anchor bolts. I think that there was a threa
I always clamp a small piece of angle iron the mast so that the boom can sit on it while I am clamping the boom to the mast. The angle iron is at right angles to the boom.The angle iron takes the wei
I would get a bucket truck, remove the beam if it is OK, remove the rotor, attach a long rope to the tower and pull it over, if you have the space. Otherwise a bucket truck and then a crane to lift t
exactly my thoughts right now too.......I worked Willis on 20m, 40m and 17m with wires......but I miss my beam. Mark N1UK -- Original Message -- From: "Richards" <jruing@ameritech.net> To: <n2ic@arrl
The Hillman Imp used a rubber doughnut drive shaft coupler that would be excellent for this purpose, especially for larger arrays. Unfortunately that car has been out of production for a long time no