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1. [TowerTalk] Location (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Sun Apr 6 17:37:02 2003; Can we please move on to a different topic? This discussion (?) has gone too far and serves no purpose. Let the G station, who started this topic, find out about realtors and real estate on another f; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-04/msg00097.html (7,235 bytes)
2. [TowerTalk] Crank UP (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Mon Apr 21 23:16:50 2003; It might be nicely made by the toolmaker, but it does not demonstrate proper engineering. The legs that went into concrete, I assume were steel, but they should have some cross bracing, I saw only st; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-04/msg00402.html (7,319 bytes)
3. [TowerTalk] Monitor Flicker and TX2 Control (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Fri Feb 7 12:55:45 2003; Has anyone experienced monitor flicker when releasing the break on the TX2 control unit? When I turn the beams, the 17 "monitor a foot away flickers. Is this a magnetic problem? When the monitor was; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-02/msg00128.html (6,728 bytes)
4. [Towertalk] Negotiations (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 12:44:00 -0600; In 1970 I got a TA33 and 50' Rohn 40G for $10. I asked the owner's mother, the ham was in Africa with NASA, if the tower was for sale. She said, yes. I then asked if the antenna was included and she; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-12/msg00746.html (6,542 bytes)
5. [Towertalk] Freq on Ground and On Tower (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 18:49:18 -0600; I built a 15 meter beam with the DE cut for 21.250. The MFJ analyzer reads 23.000 for a 1-1 match. I added about 8 inches and the best SWR is at 22.500. These tests were made at 10 feet. Will the fre; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00091.html (6,878 bytes)
6. [Towertalk] Freq on Ground and On Tower (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 19:41:18 -0600; I should have mentioned that it is a two element wire beam using bamboo to support the 12 gauge stranded wire. I will tilt it and measure again. I am feeding directly with RG 213 with a .20 spacing.; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00094.html (7,893 bytes)
7. [Towertalk] It Works! (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 11:28:27 -0600; The 15 meter bamboo beam works! I have an excellent SWR 1.4-1 in the cw portion. I cut it for 21.250 but because of the readings at 10 feet added 1 foot of wire. I guess I was right the first time. I; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00104.html (6,820 bytes)
8. [Towertalk] Rohn (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:35:45 -0600; Please refrain from using this forum as a political bashing session. Can't we all just get along? 73, Tom W8JWN; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00247.html (10,328 bytes)
9. [Towertalk] Tornado in the UP (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 21:12:33 -0500; Came home from a trip last night and discovered that a F1 tornado hit my area. The tornado made a turn to the southeast three blocks south of my QTH. The tower, a 72' Heights survived the 80 mph wind; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-10/msg00043.html (7,316 bytes)
10. [Towertalk] Choices (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 13:10:24 -0500; Isn't the effectiveness of the antenna a lot like real estate? Location, Location, Location! Tom W8JWN; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-10/msg00305.html (8,262 bytes)
11. [Towertalk] 40-20 combo (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 20:15:53 -0500; I have a 2 element 40 just 4 feet above my 5 element 20 and both antennas work great. I worked P5/4L4FN this evening using the 40 on 15 meters. I don't have a 15 meter beam. I work anything I can he; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00264.html (6,584 bytes)
12. [Towertalk] Burning ?'s (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 13:02:14 -0500; After a few hours trying to copy 40 wpm in the Worked All States (!!!) contest, I decided to ask the experts on this forum a few questions. 1. Does my 2 element 40 meter beam act as a two element 15; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00686.html (7,224 bytes)
13. [Towertalk] Mosley 40 (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 18:04:44 -0500; I've had the same S-402 at three different QTH'S, since 1976. It has been an excellent antenna at 60-80 feet( its present height) allowing me to take first place in Michigan both in the CQWW and SS b; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg00236.html (6,757 bytes)
14. [Towertalk] Restrictions (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:49:06 -0600; After reading all of these posts, thank God I live in Upper Michigan! My City Manager said that the FAA controls all towers in our area. The city doesn't have any restrictions. Of course, this is not; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-03/msg00449.html (6,441 bytes)
15. [TowerTalk] Quad feedlines (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 09:16:44 -0600; I used separate feebleness with 75 ohm coax stubs to a relay box and then one line to the shack. Forget tying them together if you want good performance. Tom W8JWN ___________________________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-02/msg00166.html (6,906 bytes)
16. [TowerTalk] Aluminum Towers (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 13:34:36 -0600; I talked to one of the engineers that used to work for Heights when they were in Michigan and he gave me a ton of suggestions to beef up the older towers: horizontal bracing added to each joint, and; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-02/msg00262.html (7,217 bytes)
17. [TowerTalk] Burying Radials (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 15:18:41 -0600; I used a power edger to cut a trench for some conduit. The edger can cut about 4-6 inches deep. Also, if you live in a snow covered area, lay the radials on the ground in November and roll them up in; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-01/msg00047.html (7,037 bytes)
18. [TowerTalk] Everything is Working! (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 14:38:06 -0600; Just a note to tell all that, as of an hour ago, the tower, antennas, and rotor are all working great. The rotor had a poor connection in the Quick Disconnect. It has been a long project that will be; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-12/msg00260.html (7,093 bytes)
19. [TowerTalk] Hornet (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 23:14:08 -0600; I am looking at a March 1961 issue of QST and the Hornet ad for the TB1000, TB750, and TB500. The price then was $89.75, $69.95, and $59.95 respectively. You could also pay monthly on the time paymen; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-11/msg00141.html (7,602 bytes)
20. [TowerTalk] TailTwister Problem (score: 1): Author: tmartin@chartermi.net (Tom Martin); Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:40:29 -0600; I finally got the tower up, but the antennas are stuck due north because the rotor won't turn! Everything worked fine on the bench, but once it was in the air, it doesn't turn. The wedge releases and; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-11/msg00301.html (7,407 bytes)

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