- 1. Verticals and Radials (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 04:06:05 +0000
- Hy-Gain is missing a great marketing opportunity here. Clearly the dipole should be "enhanced by the presence of the" rest of the structure. 73, Rod N4SI The DXer formerly known as N9AKE (c) 5 Novem
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-02/msg00011.html (7,213 bytes)
- 2. This is only a test part 2 - pse ignore (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Sat, 4 Jan 1997 00:41:40 +0000
- Tsk, tsk, tsk; cuatro. 73, Rod N4SI The DXer formerly known as N9AKE (c) 5 November, 1996 -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrat
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00050.html (6,873 bytes)
- 3. HAM-4 ROTOR TROUBLESHOOTING ADVICE (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 15:41:07 +0000
- My guess is capacitor. It's in the control box, which is why it probably wouldn't have been attended to by Craig (new name: "Rotor Doctor"; see his home page: http://www.rotordoc.com/ ). A very popu
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00091.html (9,740 bytes)
- 4. TH6DXX Issues (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 19:22:45 +0000
- Well done! You have successfully committed grand larceny. Good deal. Me either. I have gone back to using a coil of about a dozen turns, approximately 6" in diameter of coax. Use RG213 or some other
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00103.html (9,326 bytes)
- 5. HAM-type rotors and connectors (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 01:18:52 +0000
- As long as we're on the subject of HAM (CDE) style rotors, let me expound on the greatest improvement since their invention: C.A.T.S.'s Quick Disconnect modification. For the paltry sum of $15 (or so
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00123.html (7,559 bytes)
- 6. TRUE NORTH QUERY (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 05:02:19 +0000
- Is it ever! There is a factor called variation that represents the difference between true north and magnetic north in any given location. All aviation charts (I'm a pilot and air traffic controller
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00131.html (10,315 bytes)
- 7. HAM-type rotors and connectors (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 06:04:06 +0000
- My original post on this subject had more than was propagated on the reflector, so I am resending it in its entirety. As long as we're on the subject of HAM (CDE) style rotors, let me expound on the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00136.html (9,437 bytes)
- 8. Yagis, trolleys and trams - now tag lines! (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 06:13:48 +0000
- I have 2 4 foot long slings that make up the lifting/dragging harness on every antenna I work on. The sling is a loop of nylon webbing (mountaineer stuff; very strong and rugged) and is attached by
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00138.html (8,227 bytes)
- 9. TRUE NORTH!!!!! (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 05:10:17 +0000
- Sorry Ed. The correct word is variation. Deviation, as I said in my original answer, is that effect on the compass by the surrounding objects, such as dashboard, hull, engine parts, etc. To get a ma
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00175.html (9,041 bytes)
- 10. RE True North - in Kansas (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 07:37:17 +0000
- Very true. When I first came to the Chicago area, the agonic line (the line of zero variation) ran right through the Fox Valley west of Chicago. Now it is near Rockford. About 5 years ago the runway
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00180.html (7,823 bytes)
- 11. True North (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 07:37:17 +0000
- A survival technique for finding north used to be taught using a wrist watch. I don't remember the exact method, but it involved orienting the hour hand and the minute hand toward the sun and north w
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00181.html (6,974 bytes)
- 12. TB3 Thrust Bearing (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 06:07:57 +0000
- I doubt it, Jon. That "bearing" consists of two castings with a groove milled on the inside and outside of the respective pieces. The castings then nest, one inside the other, and ball bearings are
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00271.html (7,779 bytes)
- 13. Rotator fit (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 06:09:25 +0000
- I missed the original post on this, but there is some interesting field info to share. I may have mentioned once before that Rohn's AG2 top section (the triangular peak section most of us are famili
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00272.html (8,191 bytes)
- 14. Telrex v. DX Engineering (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 22:17:44 +0000
- Obtaining parts from Telrex was a problem even when they were in business. Stay away from it. I like Phillystran a lot. It looks good, and has no RF issue at all. It costs about 20% more to guy a gi
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00395.html (7,737 bytes)
- 15. Cushcraft it ain't - Help (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 02:27:28 +0000
- Years ago Mosely made a 2 el 40M beam. This sounds a little like it, but I don't remember much about it; I only worked on it a couple of times. Try giving Mosely a call. 73, Rod N4SI The DXer former
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00457.html (7,286 bytes)
- 16. rotor repairs (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 22:23:23 +0000
- I'm sure Norm is still in business, as he has been referenced by several people on this reflector. I have used Craig, The Rotor Doctor (formerly C.A.T.S.) many times, and recommend him. He also has
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00472.html (7,305 bytes)
- 17. Towers and Building Permits (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 20:50:22 +0000
- In addition to all the advice you will get concerning getting the answer in writing, try this; ask them to issue you a permit anyway. If none is needed, it should be no skin off their nose, and if a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00548.html (8,056 bytes)
- 18. Concord "Study Session" (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 20:47:45 +0000
- I know you are looking for an attorney, but please don't let the success you had at the Study Session lull you in to a false sense of security. Please get an attorney. There are psychological issues
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00564.html (7,683 bytes)
- 19. Tower/rotor query for a friend (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 18:32:07 +0000
- I have worked on both the Tri-Ex LM470 and the US Tower 70 ft motorized (not sure of the part number). There is no comparison in the two. The US Tower is MUCH heavier duty. Also the motor/crank-up i
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00576.html (7,458 bytes)
- 20. Mast Strength (score: 1)
- Author: n4si@techinter.com (n4si)
- Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 22:44:38 +0000
- -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: K7LXC@contesting.com Sponsored b
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-12/msg00027.html (9,603 bytes)
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