When that tower was put up, it met all the specs of HamSpec 101.1. You know, when the 4 oldest guys in the club gather around the tower, give it a shake, and say ..."looks OK to me"... . 73, Dick, W1
My latest issue of World Radio Substitute came the other day and I noticed an ad for two new SteppIR antennas. The ad does not give me enough info to dtermine why one is better than the other. Maybe
Looking for a small rotor (it's for a 160 loop antenna). Anyone have one ? Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk m
A local club has access to two towers, 110' apart. They want to put up a wire antenna for 30, 40 & 80. It will be at the 50' level on the towers. What would you folks recommend they get ? Tnx es 73,
I think I have more than enough suggestions to keep them thinking for some time. Thanks to all who responded, I have forwarded the messages to the club. 73, Dick, W1KSZ From: w1ksz@q.com To: towertal
I am looking for suggestions as to which Antenna Analyzer I should buy. Right now, I am leaning towards the MFJ-269. Mainly because I own a venerable (old) MFJ-259 which has provided me many years of
It looks like the AA-200 fits the bill for me. The AIM 4170 is nice, BUT, hauling around a PC to use it is a major drawback. Thanks for all the replies, 73, Dick, W1KSZ ______________________________
I thought a Baster was what you used on a Turkey at Thanksgiving. Then there's that old joke ....CENSORED ... 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _________________________
The PALSTAR looks a lot like the MFJ. Bears looking into. Thanks, 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing lis
I have received several suggestions as to which Analyzer I should get. I thought I would share my feeble analysis with everyone. AIM 4170: While a nice bench instrument, it is not suitable for field
So, are you suggesting that he give up Ham Radio and take up Sea Shell collecting ?? Life is a series of comprimises. Not all of us can have several acres and room to spread out. I know whereof I spe
You can do the same thing by buying 6' sections of Aluminum tubing from Texas Towers and a couple of boxes of SS Hose Clamps and save yourself $50 in the deal. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________
Do the math ... It's 66' tall and collapses to 6'. The only difference is the DXE one has a 3' section of larger tubing near the bottom. 73, Dick, W1KSZ ______________________________________________
The Texas Towers Web catalog lists all the tubing sizes with OD, ID and for the mathematically challenged, the wall thickness. Note that there is a small gap between adjoining sizes to allow for tele
What I did was to run a small (1/4" dia) Poly rope the length of the vertical. Epoxied it at the top, pulled on it to apply tension and epoxied the rope to the bottom. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________
If you are looking for a Tilt-Over mount for your Vertical, ZeroFive makes a very nice one for $100. I bought one to use with my MA-160V and it works just great. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _____________________
Don't you mean LMR-400UF ? The more flexible version ? It has a stranded center conductor versus the regular solid. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ ___________________
Crank-ups have the advantage (some of them) of being able to tilt over. Makes antenna maintenance much simpler. You can't do that with a guyed tower and not many self-supporting towers tilt over. The
For about 2/3 the price of that bird killer you can get a real 5 element 6 Meter Beam from Directive Systems, 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _________________________
I am thinking about replacing my Loop Antenna (KN4LF design) with a K9AY Antenna. I see some foks have two "Loops" at right angles, giving 90 degree switching. What about three loops to give 60 degre