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201. [Towertalk] Tailtwister won't turn. (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 09:33:11 -0700; Okay, Dave! The Tail Twister manual recommends #16 ga minimum up to 100 feet, and #14 for longer runs, and I've found that advice to be very wise. If yours is more than 5 years old and has never had; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00090.html (9,715 bytes)
202. [Towertalk] Tailtwister won't turn. (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 11:46:30 -0700; **Paralleling is what was described, or even what works. Making a non-polar cap out of two polarized ones involves wiring (two identical caps) in series, and then the resulting capacitance is one-ha; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00097.html (13,531 bytes)
203. [Towertalk] Tailtwister won't turn. (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 07:07:55 -0700; Have to admit the below is a "brute force" solution that can be a bit expensive and a bit of work, but I have also pretty much given up on Tail Twisters. Powerful, yes. Good design, no. My next "big; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00128.html (12,719 bytes)
204. [Towertalk] Best Tri-Bander under 40 lbs? (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 07:16:19 -0700; In my experience, the A4S runs circles around the TH3. It's also a bit longer and has a separate, dedicated 10m reflector element not found on the TH3. "Best" under 40lbs might be difficult to say, b; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00131.html (9,170 bytes)
205. [Towertalk] Best Tri-Bander under 40 lbs? (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 08:07:24 -0700; Opinion: "Anybeam" is better than "nobeam." But I've not had luck with any Mosley product in several years. -WB2WIK/6 "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario A; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00133.html (9,209 bytes)
206. [Towertalk] Coax opinions (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 07:00:09 -0700; I like the Cable XPerts 1318FX best of the three you've listed; however, they all have cellular poly dielectrics and all are fragile cables; that doesn't mean they are not "long lasting," but they mu; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00183.html (10,425 bytes)
207. [Towertalk] Tailtwister won't turn. (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 08:12:45 -0700; Hi Jim, It sure is! Thanks for the info. I like worm-gear drive systems, since they really do not require any brake and the absence of the loud "clunk" resonating down the tower, especially late at n; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00185.html (10,294 bytes)
208. [Towertalk] Coax opinions (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 14:29:01 -0700; Hi Kevin, I, too, have used tons of LMR400. Here's what happens with a cable tie: It would indeed be difficult to compress the dielectric so severely that it shorts out due to mechanical failure. I c; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00195.html (11,723 bytes)
209. [Towertalk] silver solder ok for Ground wire to rod ? (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 15:31:22 -0700; KC8TES: I, too, am not an expert on lightning or lightning protection. However, I fail to see how grounding or not grounding has anything to do with "receive signals and QRP transmit." If you're usin; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00200.html (12,146 bytes)
210. [Towertalk] Coax opinions (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 15:36:07 -0700; Hi Wes, I've used, and like to use, stuff like RG217, RG17, RG18, etc. Reason: Very available as new mil surplus, handles lots of power, even mismatched; solid dielectric will withstand tons of abuse; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00202.html (15,291 bytes)
211. [Towertalk] Coax opinions (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:01:08 -0700; [Steve Katz] Yes, Kevin, it's a high-power phenomenon, which is logical since the voltage across the line at 1.5kW (VSWR = 1.0) is 273.9V, pretty close to the breakdown limit of cellular polyethylen; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00203.html (14,790 bytes)
212. [Towertalk] Coax opinions (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 07:28:09 -0700; Belden certainly didn't invent coaxial cable, Amphenol did. Of all coaxial cables popular within the amateur realm, I'm not very fond of Belden products. The direct bury RG213/U sold by Cable XPerts; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00243.html (10,931 bytes)
213. [Towertalk] Coax opinions (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 07:34:14 -0700; [Steve Katz] When I need them, which is rarely, I try to find them at: APEX Electronics (mil surplus warehouse and wholesaler), 8909 San Fernando Road, Sun Valley, CA (818) 767-7202. Since that's on; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00244.html (8,907 bytes)
214. [Towertalk] Re: Coax Opinions (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 07:39:03 -0700; Kelly, there's no answer. Coax used indoors in a benign environment should last forever. The same coax laying across a hot roof and exposed to daily UV might only last a few years. I do the "loss" ch; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00245.html (8,351 bytes)
215. [Towertalk] Coax opinions (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 10:18:20 -0700; Sure, David, I had already recommended exactly that cable (1318FX from Cable XPerts) yesterday. I use six runs of it, 165-175' per run, right now at home. Zero problems. Just be careful, it's delicat; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00249.html (14,147 bytes)
216. [Towertalk] Coax opinions (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 11:09:34 -0700; Yep, I like RG214/U for the same reason. The double shielding doesn't do much for me (electrically), nor does the conductor silver plating; however, the solid dielectric and the two braids do tend to; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00254.html (17,325 bytes)
217. [Towertalk] Coax and Crank-Ups (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 13:13:16 -0700; Hi Mike, I always attach the cables to the standoff arms, and when the tower's all the way down nothing hits the ground (since in my case, the cables run across the roof to the shack). This isn't for; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00262.html (11,317 bytes)
218. [Towertalk] cable TV hardline (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 15:05:56 -0700; [Steve Katz] I used 75 Ohm CATV hardline for years and years, back in the 1970's. The jacketed stuff is definitely "direct bury," although under the jacket is aluminum which is fairly easily damaged; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00267.html (9,193 bytes)
219. [Towertalk] coax dummy load dielectric (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 07:08:28 -0700; Although mineral oil works, and I've even heard of people using vegetable oil (must smell nice when it gets hot), I use Shell Diala dielectric oil. Since nobody will sell me only a gallon and it come; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00286.html (8,073 bytes)
220. [Towertalk] Hypot testing (score: 1): Author: stevek@jmr.com (Steve Katz); Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 07:18:42 -0700; Someone asked about the Hypot tester, and I lost the question; however, for whoever asked: I checked at home last night. My Hypot tester is Associated Research Inc. model 4450DT, and it's programmabl; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00288.html (6,736 bytes)

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