- 1. [TowerTalk] Re: A.B. Chance anchor question (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 09:26:42 -0600 (CST)
- Directly from the A.B. Chance company...they are on the web...nice folks in customer service. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administ
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-12/msg00003.html (7,007 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] A.B. Chance anchor question (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 22:03:09 -0600 (CST)
- Yes...it is called a 'saddle bolt'...I have several of these that I am using with these anchors. Not so easy to find. But, read on...... This is the correct solution. The head is made for this. Read
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-11/msg00004.html (8,454 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Some MFJ 259B Notes (FYI) (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 18:19:13 -0600 (CST)
- I am relating my recent experiences with the MFJ259B so that those of you who also own one of these units can check them while they are still under warranty. If you are considering buying one, don't
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-11/msg00274.html (9,076 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Best deal on MFJ259B? (Archives not current) (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 20:58:55 -0600 (CST)
- I can't remember who had the 'Towertalk Special' on the 259B...anyone able to help? By the way, I spoke today with Bill, W4AN about looking this up on the TowerTalk archive...he has not updated the a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00899.html (7,740 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Problem with Phillystran Big Grips...advice? (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 21:23:16 -0500 (CDT)
- I spent part of this weekend installing Philly Big Grips on #6700 Phillystran. They went on without any problem (following the directions on the spec sheet), BUT...at the end of the wrap, I am not at
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-09/msg00179.html (7,948 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] RE: K8DX Tower Collapse--Conv. wisdom ain't so! (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 16:11:13 -0500 (CDT)
- It didn't happen this way at my qth. The 90 feet of Rohn 25 with 205BA/155BA/4 el 10m/G7 was layed out straight for the full length of the tower. Two-thirds of the 90 feet in my yard, and the other t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00214.html (8,576 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] RE: Gamma matching assistance needed (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 08:55:27 -0500 (CDT)
- Yup. I've done it this way for 30 years on a number of different Yagis. Works fine. Latest projects however all use HyGain's Beta matching system (hairpin match) which I like much better from both a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00932.html (7,527 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Re: MEK (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 17:36:15 -0600 (CST)
- Nope. All the small quantity you want at your neighborhood Home Depot. Simple. 73, Rick, N6CR -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administ
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00019.html (6,812 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Re: LIQUID TAPE--Last time..... (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 17:44:52 -0600 (CST)
- Lee...if you read the thread, you would have seen my posting a few hours after the original question was raised. Many months ago when I had the same problem, I called Star-Brite and they told me the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00020.html (7,491 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Re: Liquid Electrical Tape (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 21:06:46 -0600 (CST)
- Bob, I called StarBrite on the phone some time ago when I had the same problem and they gave me the answer immediately. MEK solvent is your official manufacturer santioned solution. GL/73, Rick, N6CR
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00543.html (7,785 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] T2X (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 18:51:01 -0500 (CDT)
- The meter fuse on the circuit board is 250ma. How can you look at a 1/4 amp fuse and decide it 'looks fine'????? Try an ohmmeter. I just had to replace mine. GL/73 de Rick, N6CR in Atlanta -- FAQ on
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00609.html (7,003 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] RE: Question on choke balun (black magic) (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 16:34:48 -0500 (CDT)
- As long as someone brought up the subject of coax baluns for the Cushcraft A3WS... Can someone help me understand why: Cushcraft specs 8 turns on a 6" diameter, which is a total of 13 feet, for the A
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00387.html (7,764 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] RE: Question on choke balun (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 11:27:35 -0500 (CDT)
- Stacked antennas need the same length of coax to each. The lower antenna therefore will need to have the extra coax coiled up somewhere...might as well be at the antenna as a 'black-magic' choke. The
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00405.html (8,249 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] Re: Commercial Source for Gamma Match (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 20:58:13 -0500 (CDT)
- You deserve the guilt. But you will continue to suffer! Should have used a beta match (hairpin/tee) a la Hygain. They would have sold you the parts whether you had one of their antennas or not. Plus
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00895.html (7,409 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] Re: Commercial Source for Gamma Match (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 21:27:01 -0500 (CDT)
- Ah, so this is the problem. I like HyGain insulator/bracket combo but this won't work for you with that boom size. This is why I like starting with a HyGain antenna for the original parts. Yup, you'r
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00897.html (7,996 bytes)
- 16. Opinions ...BEST HEIGHT (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 12:00:06 -0800
- What's more important...radiation resistance or a low incident wave angle? I'll take the low angle of radiation myself. Would you want a 20 meter dipole (or yagi) at 41 to 52 feet? Certainly for the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-02/msg00056.html (7,455 bytes)
- 17. tower loading (tower failures) (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 19:46:38 -0800
- ..Like a well-known local ham a few years back that lost his tower to a garbage truck that ALMOST backed-up straight down his driveway... It was only one guy anchor, but LOTS of garbage by the time t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-02/msg00127.html (7,283 bytes)
- 18. More on Traps (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 10:21:18 -0600 (CST)
- How do you go from the 'fact' of 2 to 4 s-units difference and unreadable-to-comfortable signals, to a 'gut-feeling' or 4 to 5 db gain?? I don't get it. What was the use of your evaluation? 73 de Ric
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-02/msg00386.html (7,309 bytes)
- 19. gamma's (score: 1)
- Author: n6cr@ix.netcom.com (Dr. Richard W. Musicer)
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 20:06:32 -0800
- Simple. Just strip the shielding off the coax and shove the center conductor with the dielectric inside the 1/2 alum conduit. 'Capacitor' is adjusted by pulling the coax out (or further in) as needed
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00338.html (7,638 bytes)
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