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1. Re: [TowerTalk] Aluminum Towers (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:24:43 -0700 (PDT); I've owned various aluminum towers (all Universals) since 1976 and currently have an 80 footer with TH6DX on top. I definitely recommend stainless steel bolts, washers, and nuts. I switched to these; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00810.html (8,554 bytes)
2. [TowerTalk] Aluminum radials (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:46:32 -0800 (PST); The best idea I've read here so far is alodining the wire, a chemical conversion process. The next step would be to figure out how to apply a protective primer in a way that was efficient and did not; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-11/msg00359.html (6,803 bytes)
3. [TowerTalk] Guying an Aluminum Tower (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:38:40 -0800 (PST); Looking for a recommendation re guying an 80 ft Universal Aluminum self-supporting tower. It is comprised on 30, 26, 26, 22, 22, 18, 18, and 14 inch sections. Currently a TH6DX is on top. I have a TH; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-11/msg00476.html (7,757 bytes)
4. [TowerTalk] Stacking Monobanders (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:30:20 -0800 (PST); Put the 40 and 20 on the taller, 89 ft tower. The 60 footer is too low for 40 and the 89 footer much too high for 10 meters. 73, Dennis W0JX -- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. _; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-11/msg00759.html (6,905 bytes)
5. [TowerTalk] Aluminum Wire for Radials (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 09:24:00 -0800 (PST); I have used a combination of copper and aluminum wire for radials over the past several years. Without question, the copper wire resists corrosion much better and lasts for years regardless of its si; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-02/msg00115.html (7,411 bytes)
6. [TowerTalk] Rebuilding the TH7 (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:18:57 -0800 (PST); The TH7 is certainly worth rebuilding. It is in current production by MFJ and the parts are available if you need them. See the following link: http://www.hy-gain.com/parts.php?prodid=TH-7DX I have a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-02/msg00038.html (8,059 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] 40/30 Beams (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:20:40 -0700 (PDT); Has anyone done an analysis of whether a two element beam could be constructed that used high quality traps to isolate the outboard antenna sections on 40, giving a full size two element on 30 and a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-03/msg00199.html (7,317 bytes)
8. [TowerTalk] Shortening an M2 6M5-X (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:35:56 -0700 (PDT); Tower Talkians: Our club is preparing for Field Day. I have a 6M5-X ( 6 meter, 5 elements on an 18 ft boom). It is a bit too much for our 20 to 30 foot mast so I am considering taking off the last bo; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-06/msg00114.html (6,846 bytes)
9. [TowerTalk] Coaxial stub filters (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:50:06 -0700 (PDT); List members: I am trying to make reduce interstation interference for our Field Day operation by utilizing quarter-wave coaxial stubs. I made a 40 meter stub and put it at the output of a TS-850 whi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-06/msg00570.html (7,284 bytes)
10. [TowerTalk] Field Day Interference (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:52:15 -0700 (PDT); Thanks to Frank, W3LPL, for the great ideas to minimize interstation interference on Field Day. Our station, NI8G, worked W3AO on at least 2 bands. We did not have the luxury of the large circle. O; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-07/msg00090.html (8,111 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Old Coax (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:48:31 -0700 (PDT); I use old coax all the time but I check it regularly for loss. I have some 140 foot runs of Belden 8214 (RG-8 foam) that are about 28 years old. At 50 Mhz, the loss is running about 15% above spec bu; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-07/msg00163.html (8,025 bytes)
12. [TowerTalk] TH6 Height (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 07:13:24 -0700 (PDT); I _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertal; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-09/msg00118.html (7,145 bytes)
13. [TowerTalk] TH6 Height (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 07:19:10 -0700 (PDT); I have had a TH6 up since 1977 in 5 different QTH's. The first time, it was up at 60 feet, then 70 feet in three locations, and now it is at 80 feet. It is an antenna that likes at least 50 feet of; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-09/msg00119.html (7,631 bytes)
14. [TowerTalk] Low Loss 400 Copies (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:58:41 -0700 (PDT); Tower Talkians: Three years ago, I purchased almost 100 feet of a LMR400 "equivalent" from a well-known, reputable vendor at the Dayton Hamfest. It appeared to be a well-made, high quality cable. Bef; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-03/msg00695.html (8,406 bytes)
15. [TowerTalk] JB Weld (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:33:28 -0700 (PDT); JB Weld is a wonderful adhesive. It has better tensile strength than most epoxies (listed as 3960 psi on the package). It will adhere to plastics in situations where most other epoxies will not. It w; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-04/msg00377.html (7,040 bytes)
16. [TowerTalk] Power Pole (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 06:05:57 -0700 (PDT); The value to you depends on how you are going to use it. They are hefty beasts and can easily support a very large array. Approximately 10% goes in the ground. So for 40 foot actual height, you need; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-06/msg00064.html (7,343 bytes)
17. Re: [TowerTalk] Above Ground Foundation (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 09:06:04 -0700 (PDT); Rudy: Your tower foundation is sitting atop an unstable base. One and a half feet below ground is certainly not above the frost line so you have a "floating" foundation which may or may not move. If; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-06/msg00181.html (7,626 bytes)
18. [TowerTalk] SWR Curves (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:25:27 -0700 (PDT); Tony: Keep in mind that long coax runs introduce resistance and result in broader SWR curves when measured at the end of the coax. Typically, the frequency of lowest SWR is shifted lower. If you want; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00141.html (6,764 bytes)
19. Re: [TowerTalk] TR-44 Rotator (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:23:56 -0700 (PDT); I've had a TR-44 since the mid-60''s when they first came out. When I first put up my TH-6, the rotor lasted about two days before the cast ring gear broke. I replaced the rotor with a T2X Tailtwiste; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00254.html (6,867 bytes)
20. [TowerTalk] TH6 SWR curves (score: 1): Author: Dennis W0JX <w0jx@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 14:28:46 -0700 (PDT); Bob: The TH6 is a great antenna if it is up high enough and the proper settings are used: 1.) There are three settings: CW, Low Phone, and High Phone. The best overall setting is Low Phone which will; /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-04/msg00144.html (8,107 bytes)

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