- 1. [Towertalk] Knots (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 19:26:14 -0800
- I looked at perhaps 50 web pages on knots, and several articles talked about the self-loosening aspect of the Bowline (I personally cannot comment either way - I'm just trying to understand what kno
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-12/msg00634.html (9,450 bytes)
- 2. [Towertalk] RF ground from water lines. (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:55:32 -0800
- I am planning on putting a small Boat Anchor station in a spare room in the inner part of the house, where it is not practical to run a ground wire. However, we had the house completely re-piped with
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-12/msg00788.html (6,855 bytes)
- 3. [Towertalk] Is there a 2 element hf beam? (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 19:08:14 -0800
- I have got to say that the MA5B might meet your needs, and give you 17 and 12 to boot. I will be replacing that beam with a SteppIR 3 ele., but problably will keep the MA5B for portable and vacation
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00651.html (8,092 bytes)
- 4. [Towertalk] Keeping a Multi-Band Dipole straight. (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 20:29:19 -0700
- I put up an inverted Vee this weekend, but could not finish the job because I cannot get the antenna to straightenout. It is a multiband W9INN antenna, with the wooden dowel spreaders. When I get it
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-10/msg00677.html (6,670 bytes)
- 5. [Towertalk] Paul Bunyan Whip Specs (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 10:13:37 -0700
- There is an article in the A.R.R.L. Antenna Book, (1964) entitled "An Unguyed 60-Ft. Titlt-Over Mast," on page 253. The article just before, on page 251, is entitled, "A Tilt-Over Rainspout Mast," wh
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-09/msg00268.html (8,096 bytes)
- 6. [Towertalk] driving ground rods (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 20:23:42 -0700
- I dug a small hole, maybe 8" deep, and then let the hose drip for a week. A 6 foot ground rod went all the way in with only hand pressure. I was surprised, didn't expect it to be that easy. This was
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg00675.html (8,331 bytes)
- 7. [Towertalk] CRANK UP TOWERS (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 07:46:56 -0800
- Well your post is timely for me. I have a very old TriEx that I plan on putting up. One person suggested that before I do, the cable should be replaced. What kind of cable should I use? One end is sw
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-03/msg00212.html (8,784 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] How long can the ground wire be? (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 12:22:26 -0800
- My current station desk is attached to an "exterior" wall, so the wire going from the ground rod to the station is not even 2 feet long. I plan on setting up a second station in another room (one, a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-02/msg00337.html (7,458 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Is the FCC sharp? Is ARRL counsel swift? (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 23:41:57 -0800
- I don't see the First Amendment issue - a religion? right of association? possibly speech, but that is a stretch. If anything, it is a preemption issue. States (and political subdivisions of states
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-01/msg00017.html (17,711 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Alum Masts (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 10:03:10 -0800
- This discussion of Masts is quite timely for me. I was planning on using schedule 80 Aluminum pipe for a TH-3MKIII and perhaps a rotatable dipole for 17. Should I consider one of HRO's steel masts? T
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-01/msg00246.html (8,173 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] Alum Masts (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 00:00:33 -0800
- Bill: I plan on using a 10" mast, three with the rotator mounted about three feet below the top of the tower, so 7 feet would stick out above the top of the tower. The guy at the industrial metal sup
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-01/msg00283.html (10,836 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] mounting rotator inside the tower. (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 20:22:12 -0700
- I recently acquired a TriEx THD-354 tower, which was apparently damaged at one time, and the repair shortened the top section by three feet, so that the tower is now only 51 feet tall. This tower has
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00424.html (8,083 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] Info on CC MA5B? (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 20:58:38 -0700
- I bought the MA5B in December 2000. I mounted it on a 24' pole (fence pole) on top of my house. It is guyed. It is approximately 40" in the air. I think it is a great beam! I also have an R-7000+ - o
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-09/msg00701.html (8,427 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] TH3 DE insulator (score: 1)
- Author: tbeltran@earthlink.net (Thomas Beltran)
- Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 07:32:57 -0700
- Would anyone know of a source for the driven element-to-boom insulators for a Hygain TH3MK3-S? The part number is 465833. Thanks. Tom W6EIJ List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tow
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-09/msg00743.html (7,090 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] Yaesu G-800 Indicator problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Thomas Beltran" <tbeltran@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 12:09:57 -0800
- Just finished work on my tower, and in the course of repairs, had to remove the rotator - Yaesu G-800SA. Before removing it, I turned my antenna North, and then unplug the control box. After everythi
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00031.html (7,692 bytes)
- 16. Re: [TowerTalk] Re: [CQ-Contest] SteppIR 4 Element Yagi - AnalysisandThoughts (score: 1)
- Author: "Thomas Beltran" <tbeltran@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:07:28 -0700
- I have the three element - you are correct. Tom W6EIJ _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lo
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-04/msg00210.html (8,569 bytes)
- 17. Re: [TowerTalk] steppIR (score: 1)
- Author: "Thomas Beltran" <tbeltran@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 11:50:14 -0700
- What one can do with a stock SteppIR, is make changes to the antenna element lengths, and then save the dimensions. Later, the control box indicator will show a small symbol, indicating that the fac
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-05/msg00116.html (8,338 bytes)
- 18. Re: [TowerTalk] MFJ 259B vs Autek VA1 (score: 1)
- Author: "Thomas Beltran" <tbeltran@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 21:52:14 -0700
- I have the RF-1 (rather than the more expensiveVA-1) and an MFJ 269, one thing I wanted, was an analzyer for adjusting my antenna tuner (SA-2060A) without transmitting. With the RF-1, I couldn't turn
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-05/msg00267.html (8,725 bytes)
- 19. Re: [TowerTalk] Homebrew freestanding mast (score: 1)
- Author: "Thomas Beltran" <tbeltran@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:43:34 -0700
- I've seen this in the antenna book (approximately 1969) and some of the handbooks. I am wondering why the sand instead of sinking the casing directly in concrete? Tom W6EIJ _________________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00848.html (8,542 bytes)
- 20. Re: [TowerTalk] Rusty tower (score: 1)
- Author: "Thomas Beltran" <tbeltran@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 23:46:16 -0800
- I refurbished my tower, and I would never do it again. When I finished, after an inordinate amount of work, I still had an old tower with new paint. Next time, I'll just buy a new tower. But as they
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-12/msg00362.html (7,502 bytes)
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