- 1. [TowerTalk] pl-259 lmr-600 (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:33:51 -0400
- Does anyone know where I can buy pl-259 connectors that will work with lmr-600 ? I know that N connectors would work better but it is for my 2 meter rig and since both the coliner antenna and the yae
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00362.html (7,410 bytes)
- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] RE : To paint or not... (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 16:43:55 -0400
- I must have got lucky. My wife of 22 years has been helping me install my first tower. a 37' rhon 25 not counting the mast. It is almost compleate, the lmr-600 is here and I am just waiting for the c
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00456.html (8,581 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] dipole question (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:42:39 -0400
- I am new to ham so forgive me if this is a dumb question. I have an inverted v parallel dipole, my question is about grounding. It is fed with 50 ohm coax to the top of my tower. I have a spark gap l
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-07/msg00465.html (6,915 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] next dipole question (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:09:01 -0400
- OK so the sparkgap arrestor is not a problem. Should I ground the shield of the coax to the tower like my 2m vertical is? Thanks... _______________________________________________ See: http://www.msc
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-07/msg00479.html (7,191 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] air wound chokes? (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:34:06 -0400
- I have a parallel dipole, 66' 33' and 16'4'' I have been trying to figure out how to build the balum out of coax and everyone comes up with something different, so help me here. If I use rg/8 how man
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-07/msg00579.html (7,009 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Thank you all (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 14:47:13 -0400
- I posted a message last week that I mentioned my ground rods in. A SHORT STORY Several people mentioned tieing in my shack ground rods with my homes service ground. Well I went out this morning and d
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-07/msg00682.html (7,873 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] choke/ balum (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 18:07:44 -0500
- I am new to this so here comes another odd question.... If you feed a vertical antenna with 50 ohm coax do you need a choke or a balum at the feed point? Thanks... ___________________________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-11/msg00248.html (7,161 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] hf vertical (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:50:57 -0500
- I am looking for a multi-band vertical What do you all think of the TITAN DX? any ideas of the best one? _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Suppo
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-11/msg00633.html (6,752 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TowerTalk] hf vertical (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:25:17 -0500
- OK, here's a link to a pic of my tower. I want to put the vertical on top of it. What do you recommend? http://carpetcareservices.homestead.com/FTG/IMG_5297E2s.jpg Joe _______________________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-11/msg00650.html (8,023 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] 10m question (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:45:30 -0500
- is there any reason why you could not use 2- 102" CB whip antennas for a 10M dipole? Connect the shield of the coax to one and the center of the coax to the other one using a homemade bracket out of
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-11/msg00817.html (7,266 bytes)
- 11. Re: [TowerTalk] 10m question - UPDATE (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 17:54:17 -0500
- OK, I made my 10m dipole. I chose 7/8 aluminum angle for its light weight and used aluminum rivets to fasten the angle to the fiberglass backing plate. It is a 1/4 wavelength antenna tuned for 28.450
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00087.html (11,666 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] 10 meter dipole update (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 17:55:52 -0500
- OK, I made my 10m dipole. I chose 7/8 aluminum angle for its light weight and used aluminum rivets to fasten the angle to the fiberglass backing plate. It is a 1/4 wavelength antenna tuned for 28.450
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00088.html (7,471 bytes)
- 13. Re: [TowerTalk] LMR- 600 Ultraflex (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 18:46:59 -0500
- I use some lmr-600 But I cheated... I took it to a local company that does commercial work and had them install the connectors (they did if for free) they are used to working with hard-line and when
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00196.html (12,453 bytes)
- 14. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 Meter Dipole Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 18:59:24 -0500
- first thing to do is find out if it is open or shorted. A simple ohm meter will tell you that . If you do not have an ohm meter than use what you do have, to give you an idea...take a battery charger
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00198.html (8,880 bytes)
- 15. Re: [TowerTalk] New Design? (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:41:20 -0500
- Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA. Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00346.html (13,450 bytes)
- 16. [TowerTalk] Slinky-type antennas (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:49:03 -0500
- Has anyone here played around with a di-pole using 2 slinkys (not real slinkys but looks like them) With a metalic bar in the middle of the coils part way down its length and the rest of the length p
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00347.html (6,775 bytes)
- 17. [TowerTalk] ladder line vrs coax (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:40:51 -0500
- I am a bit confused here. I have an inverted parallel dipole setup now fed by coax with an air wound coke at the feed point. the feed point is about 28' high and the ends are about 18' high. I picked
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-02/msg00109.html (6,627 bytes)
- 18. Re: [TowerTalk] ladder line vrs coax (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:25:40 -0500
- Opss I made a typo, the top of my parallel dipole is 38 feet up. It has 3 elements a 16' a 33' and 66' (each side) (befor they were tuned)all conected to the same feed point with an air wound choke a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-02/msg00135.html (8,806 bytes)
- 19. Re: [TowerTalk] ladder line vrs coax (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:04:39 -0500
- I was not planing on using any coax at all. My antenna tuner has conections for bal. line. Is there a problem using this connection without a balun? Also the tuner is grounded. a (allow to (a to ____
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-02/msg00139.html (9,460 bytes)
- 20. Re: [TowerTalk] Valmont towers - here's a good one! (score: 1)
- Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:21:12 -0500
- I use a helicopter to get up my tower. isnt that what everyone else does? Yea right! joe 2001. Structures/Engineered is death industry? _______________________________________________ _______________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-02/msg00179.html (8,490 bytes)
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