- 121. Are all black Zip cable ties UV resistant? (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Del Seay)
- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 12:24:22 -0700
- Negative. Unless so stated, they are indoor types. By the way, a lot of the ones out now are really of poor quality. Buy the more expensive versions, or you'll have a couple of handfull that the tail
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00235.html (8,233 bytes)
- 122. Are all black Zip cable ties UV resistant? (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Jan & Del Seay)
- Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 08:15:47 -0700
- Hi Frank: Don't know of any "Professional" riggers that use that method, and would be suspicious if I saw them. Pros use coax hangers to properly hang coax and waveguide. It is too easy to cause dimp
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00251.html (8,851 bytes)
- 123. Tape (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Del Seay)
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 07:01:43 -0700
- Pete: I checked and '88' is still being made by MMM. And no - '33+ is a poor replacement. I don't have access to all the specs, but try it in the cold and you will see it is not even close. '88 is no
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00279.html (7,229 bytes)
- 124. Due North (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Jan & Del Seay)
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 20:16:25 -0800 (AKDT)
- It's easy to find true north. Call your local airport Flight Control and ask for the declination of your area. Geeze! de KL7HF -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions:
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00330.html (6,575 bytes)
- 125. YAESU G-800S (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Del Seay)
- Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 13:41:14 -0700
- support 20' of a galvanize Hi Carlos - if you use a thrust bearing, you will have no problem. de KL7HF -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-09/msg00215.html (6,933 bytes)
- 126. Yaesu rotor report (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Del Seay)
- Date: Mon, 05 Aug 1996 05:56:27 -0700
- The "self-centering" design of the Yaesu rotators is a great help when used with thrust bearings. Too bad it's aluminum. On the down side - the Yaesu motors are DC, which lends to noisy, sparking bru
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-08/msg00048.html (7,355 bytes)
- 127. Bracketing a self-supporting tower. (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Del Seay)
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 08:58:05 -0700
- Rohn 25G, bracketed at 18 & 36' will give you only 6.8 sq. ft. of antenna at 90 mph wind load. This is without radial ice. (50 feet of tower.) Rohn 45G bracketed at the same points gives you a 50' to
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-08/msg00185.html (7,729 bytes)
- 128. From: seay@alaska.net (Jan & Del Seay) (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Jan & Del Seay)
- Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 04:13:19 -0700
- 40 AR-22s! de KL7HF
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-08/msg00226.html (6,564 bytes)
- 129. Hot Antennas (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Del & Jan Seay)
- Date: Wed, 03 Jul 1996 18:32:55 -0700
- While laying out u-wave paths, I arbitrarily use 1/2 dB per connector. Granted, the connectors I use are better than the average PL-259, etc., but the frequency is a tad higher. I am usually awfully
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-07/msg00031.html (7,415 bytes)
- 130. MOSELEY JR PROBLEM (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Del & Jan Seay)
- Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 07:16:41 -0700
- Hi Maria. It is doubtful that the traps are to blame. If a trap goes bad, it affects all bands due to detuning. They can be "Grid-Dipped' to check for resonance. What you describe could be the balun
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-07/msg00133.html (7,708 bytes)
- 131. MOSELEY JR PROBLEM (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Del & Jan Seay)
- Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 16:51:40 -0700
- Checking traps with a GDO is an interesting affair. I found the hard way to check with someone who knows about where the traps will show a dip. Each manufacturer has a different design philosophy whi
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-07/msg00136.html (7,304 bytes)
- 132. Masts and stacking considerations (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Del Seay)
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 07:05:50 -0700
- Standard way of minimizing interaction. Mine have been that way for years. It's a pain in the butt to have to turn the antennas 90 degrees to change bands, but other than that, it is a perfectly legi
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-06/msg00095.html (8,153 bytes)
- 133. Guy Wire questions (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Del Seay)
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 07:31:46 -0700
- Any Telecomm supply store has them, generically called "Strand-Vices". Be sure to get only American made!!! Some of the ones imported have a tendency to slip back when foreign substances (such as bir
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-06/msg00130.html (8,161 bytes)
- 134. Hygain 52' Crankup - good for me? (score: 1)
- Author: seay@alaska.net (Del & Jan Seay)
- Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 06:52:15 -0700
- Trade ya' - mine isn't rusty, but she's all spawned out! de KL7HF
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-06/msg00198.html (7,068 bytes)
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