I'm looking for Floyd WA2WVL to ask him about long boom wire yagis on 80m. I'd appreciate his e-mail address if anyone has a current one (his .webtv and .fx2.com are no longer active) 73, Scott W3TX
While I did not know N8SM it's not hard to imagine the grief and pain his family is and will experience. It breaks my heart to think of the wife and child left behind. An idea: Is their any interest
Bob KQ2M's suggestion of the 529 plan is excellent! Now is not the the time, but when the time is right is there anyone on the reflector whom was close to N8SM that will volunteer to approach his wif
I'm getting ready to file an FAA 7460-1. Can any of the professional tower guys explain how to obtain the NAD 83 latitude / longitude coordinate data for my property? I'm assuming a regular GPS coord
Steve K0UY, I lost your original message so I'm responding over the reflector. I have the 73 magazine article available if you need it. It describes what I call the "light duty" Bertha which was the
After having a major project at work that involved a large amount of aluminum welding by our fabricator, I started to wonder why I had never heard of hams using aluminum welding to _more securely_ fa
I am looking for experienced suggestions regarding the better methods to transform a feedline's complex impedance in the shack (to keep the Alpha 87A happy) when split feeding dissimilar antennas/fee
I would like to talk with anyone that has used / is using the Glen Martin Hazer tram system. My goal is to mount two Hazers on a stationary steel pole, for support of two 4 element quads (one nested
In a world where recognition for personal talent, and a job well done, is to infrequent, I would like to openly thank (and take a moment to let tower talkians know about) Barney Scholl K3LA. I was lo
I was talking with KC1XX today. I can't recall the fabricating company but Matt's going to be installing (and possibly distributing) a new tower line, similar in size to Rohn, but much stronger mecha
I would appreciate any journal/article references regarding the design of crossfire phasing for receive arrays. 73, Scott W3TX All outgoing e-mails checked by Norton Antivirus _______________________
I'm looking for Aluminum-Titanium alloy tubing, perhaps like that used in the titanex antennas, for an upcoming antenna project. Any info (alloy mix, distributors) appreciated. 73, Scott W3TX All out
I'll post responses as well as my research into this topic on the reflector. 73, Scott W3TX All outgoing e-mails checked by Norton Antivirus I'm looking for Aluminum-Titanium alloy tubing, perhaps li
Happy holidays to all, Please e-mail me off list with your recommendations for mechanically well constructed _aluminum_ tower. Going to use it for the inner section of elements for an 80 meter yagi.
XX Towers is distributing a line of stackable tower sections that can interface with Rohn. Looks to be better built as well! Link www.xxtowers.com 73, Scott W3TX All outgoing e-mails checked by Norto
Anybody out there have a good lead on where to obtain surplus 7/8 to 1.5 inch high quality surplus hardline? 50 ohm or 75 ohm both OK. I'm looking for somewhere between 0.5 to 1.5 miles of the stuff
I agree with Alan, If the city planner is that confident he should be able to put a letter together for you. Additionally, it would be a good idea to ask for a hearing with the zoning board. If they
Congrats to David Sumner and the ARRL for their excellent "letter to the editor" published on Friday March 12 2004, Page A15, in response to a WSJ article that touted BPL. The original article toutin
Have you ever wanted to build a Big Bertha or Little Bertha rotating pole? They have lots of performance in a small footprint with no guy wires! If you live between California and PA within a 1/2 day