I have 2 Force12 antennas. A EF320 and a 4bA. These antennas went to gether with out a hitch and required no additional drilling. That's 17 elements total. They work great. But think about it the ant
When I built my tower I let the rebar stick into the ground on purpose. I'm 57 and I believe the tower will outlast me. The rusting will be very slow in a very limited to non oxygen environment. Look
$130-$150 --Original Message-- From: David Jordan <wa3gin@erols.com> To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com> To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 9:06 AM Subj
Hi Jim I got my copy of the Bell Labs Clasic Video last night and I just want to thank you for making it possible for all of us to have a copy. It is just wonderful the content is excellent and the n
I bought one of their RF-1 and it works great. They advertise regularly in QST and CQ. 73 Steve W8GAZ -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com
I would just like to say that last year I bought 2 Force12 antennas. They came in a week and a few days they went together without any problems. I called Force12 on a number of occasions before and a
Yes I can't spell even with a spell checker. Hi Hi The mark of a true engineer. 73 Steve W8GAZ To: <towertalk@contesting.com> -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: t
Hi Dan I live in Minnesota which gets a lot colder than Spokane. My son just moved back from Spokane. I have all my cables just a few inches below the surface for a run of about 100ft. In two winters
I'm looking for a copy of Reflections by Maxwell. If anyone on the reflector has one they would like to sell please email me at sweisbrod@prodigy.net. Thanks Steve Weisbrod W8GAZ Minnetonka MN -- FAQ
I agree. I have my tower in a woods with large oak trees all around. My antennas are with in 15 to 20ft of and below the trees and I get excellent results. I'm more worried about one of the large oak
I don't know about off the hardware but I've had one on my roof for five years and the woodpeckers quit banging on my fireplace pipe. 73 Steve W8GAz -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalk
I am certainly not an expert in this area but I will give you my ideas in order to maybe generate some comments from someone more knowledgeable than I. As I understand it the create roof tower is des
I have a Master Ultratorch UT-100 butane soldering iron. Very controllable for heat and doesn't blow out once lit. It works great. 73 Steve W8GAZ Minnetonka MN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.co
Hi Arliss I researched all of the screwdriver antennas and picked HS. It has worked great. I highly recommend it. I worked JA9CG on field day morning while I was running around getting generators. No
Right on. Every ham needs one of these. I bought two different sizes. It's one of those tools you walk by at the store but when you get it and use it you will wonder how you did with out it. Great fo
Hi Mike I have a 4BA 11ft above a EF320 and it works fine. I know this is not exactly what you asked about but I thought it might be close. Tom at Force12 told my to put the 4BA above the EF320 I wou
Also I use a T2X with no problem. I used a T6061 T6 1/4 in wall. With the 4BA 11ft above the EF320 I think its good for 70MPH. It's seen 55 MPH already. Sorry for the two part answer. Steve W8GAZ --
I have a R7000 about 8ft off the ground. Cushcraft say if you go higher than 17ft it will not work as well. I worked 100 countries in one year starting at the bottom of the cycle! Mine is in a woods
Turn off the monitor to see if it is coming from the monitor or the computer. Then try ferrite ecores on all offending wires coming from the monitor/computer. 73 Steve W8GAZ Minnetonka MN -- FAQ on W