Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 20:10:16 -0600
Back in the late 60's or early 70's I bought some surplus radio stuff; a Gibson Girl with a balloon with sea water activated hydrogen generator to inflate it so you could put up an antenna when there
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:56:17 -0600
Gary, You misunderstand my meaning. Another try... Hy-Gain has sold Hy-Towers since the 50's and I know of no failures due to corrosion of those tubes. Has there been one? Anyway, those telling us of
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 14:22:00 -0600
Try to pas by any nearby conductive objects at or as near as possible to a right angle to help minimize coupling. The line should be kept away from other conductors including downspouts, metal window
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 09:55:10 -0600
Ahh, what fun. Be careful shaving Phill as he gets razor rash easily. I too am a bit into astrophotography and a little star gazing with or without my ancient Celestron Pacific 8 inch reflector. I al
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 10:42:36 -0600
I have a "Band-It" tool that puts metal strap around "stuff" and tensions it as you like under easy control. I use stainless steel strap so if I want something to last it will. The tool is not very e
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:48:20 -0600
I responded to some PM's re cost of the tool at $100 or a bit more. If you don't do a lot of banding just buy the strapping and buckles and hand assemble. Use pliers or visegrips to tighten some if d
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:10:45 -0600
I hope the majority of those reading here get as much amusement out of the various replays of the war of the Lilliputians under various guises as I do. For those not able to recollect the root cause
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:38:55 -0600
Ah, but you are not allowing for plate tectonics! Continental drift since your information was gathered was not allowed for. TSK TSK Patrick NJ 5G ;) ;) Merry Christmas! Chuck W5PR getting true "nort
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:14:37 -0600
Why not place a nonconducting pointer(PVC pipe?) on the top of the tower pointing north and subsequently align the boom with the pointer? At least for non-rotating towers. Patrick NJ5G If we can get
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 13:24:07 -0600
Where coax penetrates the building is one right place and I propose the highest priority. Other helper locations can be employed. Patrick NJ5G On 12/27/2014 12:48 PM, David Gallatin via TowerTalk wro
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 09:06:06 -0600
I recently had a problem where the SWR would "go crazy" frequently but seemingly at random. After "getting lucky" in a trouble shooting session I found a defective RG-8X jumper. In the middle of its
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 17:04:09 -0600
In my pre-retirement days I was often in the fast, cheap, and or good; pick any two game. I would like to solicit the opinions of the TT brain trust regarding the best tower to avoid climbing. I've b
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 08:46:45 -0600
Grant, Thank you for the graphic description of potential injury. I was getting a little lax in my drill press technique, clearing chips and such. I have had several close calls but no serious injury
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 09:26:15 -0600
Gene, John, Larry, and Kim, thanks for your inputs. I'm not looking for a tower that is easy to climb but a tower that doesn't need to be climbed. I have climbed enough towers both with "killer" x br
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 09:43:25 -0600
Hans, There is merit to the info provided re rotor-rotator. I think it borrows from the use of rotor vs stator as in an alternator or motor. There is merit to the idea that a rotator is something tha
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 15:04:22 -0600
Brace yourself and put on your flame proof long handles. You may be about to be buried in a swarm of replies reminding you that measuring no conductivity is NOT measuring no resistance. Reading an op
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 10:17:01 -0600
I apologize for kicking off the rotor-rotator thing. Never mind, I'll just use whatever comes to mind like maybe the Goes-around-to-aim-the-antenna-thingy. And for all you language lawyers... Tis! Pa
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:56:24 -0600
Rarely I comment or ask a question. In the last 3 wks or so I did several posts. I got a direct reply from: jzsf@vip.sina.com Got it twice. Not sure if it's a member or not. I believe the text is Chi
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 08:19:22 -0600
Larry, I did similar to you and it works pretty good but as the tower is insulated and driven as a vertical I made my arrangement removable so as to avoid coupling problems (issues for the under 40 c
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 20:02:03 -0600
A constant current source in series would make every in-line series lamp a separate single point of failure which would make the MTBF 1/n times the MTBF of one lamp where n is the number of lamps. No