There is a ham on eBay who sells them for $1 each. I bought enough to refurb my A3S. Don N8DE _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
Wow .. what an opportunity. The possibility of moving the FARTHEST poles to your 'yard' for yagis is good, but I'd use an open-wire feedline and attach it directly to the near end of that LW. As for
A few clicks of the mouse give: http://www.hy-gain.com/man/pdf/LJ-203BA.pdf Don N8DE _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing
Find a surplus metal brake/break [not sure of correct spelling]. It will bend/shear metal to your desires, but might be a bit pricey. Don N8DE _______________________________________________ ________
Find an old W6AM QSL with all the rhombics on it. Don N8DE _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.
I laughed at 'the transmitter fell'. Don N8DE _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://li
Isn't it a bit difficult to haul all that up to the top of a tower to make measurements? Measuring at the shack end of coax is NOT measuring the antenna. Don N8DE ____________________________________
Shouldn't be difficult at all. Find the remote switching circuit in the ARRL Handbook for 'over the coax' switching and you can use +/-/ac/nothing for 4-position switching. 1. normal [probably 2el 40
There are those who say NO, as it will add torque to the rotator and it might fail. If it slips, then you have to climb/reposition the mast in the rotator. There are those who say YES, as it is the i
Let me calculate: 6 x 11 = 66' 64' vertical this means the TEN overlaps occupy only 2' ? 24/10 = 2.4 inches. I'd never put up a vertical with only 2.4" per overlap... disaster looking to happen. Now,
And there is no one by the name of Marlon Schafer listed in the FCC database. Don N8DE _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailin
He is W3TX and lives near Erie, PA. That was in his FIRST post. Don N8DE Quoting gdaught6@stanford.edu: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
Bert, Remember that those tri-band antennas have traps which are tuned to certain bands/frequencies to make the antenna work. You would have to rewind EVERY trap you used for your new antenna. Not a
That limit is NOT worldwide. Don N8DE _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.cont
The problem in weathersealing this 'contraption' is NOT at the window opening, it's at the place where the two window sections overlap. Without adequate sealing there, the snow will blow right throug
Dip the non-stainless bolts in RTV silicone seal BEFORE inserting and tightening. Then put a 'glob' of silicone seal over the bolt head and mounting plate to diminish moisture ingress. You will be su
Dave, For the price, HULA HOOPS work very well! Don N8DE _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.co
Dave, Yes ... hula hoops ... the antenna would be very wide band with that spread. Don N8DE _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk m
Build your own using a ABS plastic box? Don N8DE _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http:/
Are you certain that it is also 25G? Count the Z's on it and the other sections. If the number is different, it's NOT 25G. Have seen that happen before. Assembling 'recalcitrant' sections can be a PI