Just throw your own QSL in, that's where you want the prized DX to go to via the antenna and tower. Mike Well my concrete guy solve my problem of going square or round on the base of the tower, he ma
What about California......an Earthquake (would be tough and have to be fast) would work, or maybe 115 degree day? Mike Don't forget that the antenna will only work well if it was put up in a howling
I use full-size Double Bazookas on 160m and 80m, they actually are not bad on bandwidth. The 160m certainly has greater bandwidth than the Carolina Windom that I had up and is quieter. I adjusted the
Don't forget Harbor Freight have a Baking Soda Blaster, does a great job like a sand blaster without the damage: -) Mike, K6BR A little shot with even a cheap electric pressure washer will quickly re
I was in M-Squared this past Wednesday, so they are definitely physically there. Looks like they missed paying the bill as you say : -) Mike Has anyone tried to go to the M2 website lately? I just we
Does not work here, sure you are not getting a "Saved" page. Mike http://m2inc.com/ Works fine here. -- Mike W0MU W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net _______________________________________________ __________
No, Look up "Appurtenance", a tower is fixed to the land, like an orchard, barn etc. and is incident to the land to which it is attached. If it is there it will be transferred with the land. Mike --O
Does not matter what you worry about or you local town worries about or if you even have a permit, it is real estate law and if you sell the house and the tower is there when a offer is submitted it
You are correct, it is like a swimming pool, some may pay more than the appraised value for it, other like me may see it as a nuisance and so has no value, a tower is the same way except fewer people
Well of course, that goes without saying. The original post was/could the tower transfer with the property and yes it can and will unless you specifically exclude it. Mike Not if the Seller has speci
I suppose I should also add that the tower better be there if not excluded when the new owner and agent do their walk through. Mike Well of course, that goes without saying. The original post was/cou
Been here 20 years and will have two bases to hide or get rid of, think I will knock the top foot or so off them and plant grass. I just feel sorry for the next owner thinking all he has to do is bre
I did this a while ago using a super bright LED with my G-1000 controller. I used one LED with a 450 OHM limiting resistor (the LED package will tell you what value resistor to use). Because the ligh
I have done this with a LM-470 using 9 dollar movers dolly's from Harbor Freight and plywood runners, worked great. Mike, K6BR --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towe
Try the test with a different rig. -Mike --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 12:5
I have always done the same, I do use a liberal amount of "Kopr-Shield" conductive anticorrosion paste at the point of contact and never had a problem, I just checked the ground connections and they
http://www.theantennafarm.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath =342_344_412&products_id=1481&zenid=4b43a8518b361f712535438311a176b0 I'm thinking to buy some used Heliax locally. I have
You can get Locktite Quicktape-249 which is a nicer way to go. You apply it like the way that Teflon tape is applied to plumbing threads. If I remember it is Blue. You just pre-apply it to the bolts,
Harbor Freight, used one up the Tower Last Week to do an N-type connector, it can be auto ignited and used with one hand. It is called a Pencil Torch and is aluminum and actually good quality, all fo
I had problems with the one you use this last week up the tower, just could not get enough heat. It was damp and cold, that's why I said to use the Pencil Torch when outside up the tower, it takes ab