- 1. [TowerTalk] House Entry (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Mike McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:10:47 -0400
- I use 24" wide copper flashing material available at building supply houses and layer it onto plywood. I then have some 5" coax feedthroughs I picked up at a flea market going through it. The copper
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00629.html (10,273 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Bent bolts? (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Mike McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 12:27:36 -0500
- I have seen some that are pre-bent on a military type tower. Probably to keep the turnbuckles centered and prevent rubbing against the sector plate. Mike, W1NR There is a 200 ft heavy duty guyed Flor
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-03/msg00257.html (8,086 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] For all us antenna nuts.... (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Mike McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 08:28:42 -0500
- The ham epitome of filthy-richness? Mike, W1NR Check out KC1XX's slide show at http://www.kc1xx.com/friedrichshafen.htm for some truly awesome pix and descriptions of his multi-multi station. I think
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00036.html (7,934 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Tower Failures (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Mike McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:39:24 -0500
- You can never guarantee a tower will not fall less than %100 of it's height. The only basic restrictions here in Marlborough, MA for Amateur towers are that it conforms to Mass. state building code (
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00418.html (8,554 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Guy Anchor Failure (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Mike McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 22:49:39 -0500
- The Rohn specs state that guy anchors must be protected with tar from the concrete block and past where they emerge from the ground. Mike, W1NR Lyn, W4WDN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-01/msg00093.html (9,854 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Reality Check (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Mike McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 12:45:30 -0500
- You don't mention your mast size or wall thickness. With 2" O.D. 1/4" wall at 70MPH, I calculate ~20,000 PSI yield strength required. For 1/8" wall I get ~32,500. At 90MPH the requirements go to ~32,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-01/msg00471.html (11,784 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Reality Check (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Mike McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 22:59:38 -0500
- This is what I meant. You can fit a T2X inside a 25G section, but only if you have some other access other than through the braces. I tried for over an hour to get a T2X 7' below the top of a 120' to
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-01/msg00490.html (9,810 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] one 80m dipole for 3.5 through 4.0 -Reply (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:41:22 -0400
- I have an old Heathkit remote antenna tuner on my 80 dipole at 110'. It is basically a dipole cut for the CW end with a remote turned 1000pf "breadslicer" in series with the driven leg. It will cover
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-10/msg00418.html (9,239 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] WTB: Rohn 45 (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 19:04:37 -0400
- Anyone with Rohn 45 sections or accessories for sale in New England area please contact me. Thanks and 73 de Mike, W1NR -- ** Give Every Man His Dew ** Michael A. McCarthy, President Everest Engineer
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-08/msg00047.html (6,982 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] X9 or C31XR (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 22:43:20 -0400
- Getting back to the question of X9 vs. C31XR... I made an inquiry to Cushcraft asking for any information they had about stacking X9's. After nearly a week, I got a response that basically read "We h
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00203.html (8,148 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] re: pouring concrete, finally!- a question (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:20:31 -0400
- In most cases, you must have undisturbed soil. Rohn guy anchors are an example where you need undisturbed soil on the bottom and all sides. Rohn short bases need a gravel bed underneath them for drai
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00361.html (8,770 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] Rotor in sidemount (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 10:52:01 -0400
- The best solution is to install weatherproof limit switches on the tower that actuate just before the arm contacts the tower. This way, you don't have to worry about mast slippage which would make th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00511.html (8,615 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] FS: Hy-Gain HG-70HD 70' crank up tower (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:44:26 -0400
- I have purchased a new Hy-Gain HG-70HD tower, but I cannot obtain a permit to put it up. Therefore I am forced to resell it. Tower is NEW but has no base or winch (still available from Telex/Hy-Gain)
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00520.html (7,530 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] Stainless steel U-bolts (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 20:45:19 -0400
- You can get them from J.C. Whitney under stainless exhaust parts. They got some that are quite large. Mike, W1NR -- ** Give Every Man His Dew ** Michael A. McCarthy, President Everest Engineering Cor
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00693.html (7,755 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] 40 and 15 beams on same mast? (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy)
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 07:25:37 -0800 (PST)
- Does anyone have any REAL data or experience with mounting a 15M beam 10' above a 40M beam? The concensus is that 15 and 40 interact too much. But all I have heard is opinion and conjecture. I know s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00307.html (9,056 bytes)
- 16. [TowerTalk] ant restrictions (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 11:00:16 -0500
- You have your lawyer talk with the subdivision's lawyer and have him provide a list of any and all deed restrictions, covenants and easements. Then, as part of your P&S, be sure it is contingent on o
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00398.html (8,411 bytes)
- 17. [TowerTalk] US Towers MA-550 Tubular Tower (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 22:28:22 -0500
- I would build a trailer to put it on. That would make it a portable accessory, and not a permanent structure. The latest craze in the Cellular industry is to disguise cell towers as pine trees. You c
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00411.html (9,798 bytes)
- 18. [TowerTalk] 22VAC to 2 110VAC circuits (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy)
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 11:48:41 -0800 (PST)
- Baseboard heaters usually have no neutral and the ground that is there is not of sufficient size to handle being a neutral too so converting to 2 110V lines is out of the question. However, most base
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00423.html (9,519 bytes)
- 19. [TowerTalk] Grounding antennas? (score: 1)
- Author: w1nr@eecorp.com (Michael McCarthy, W1NR)
- Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 06:35:54 -0500
- I have to disagree. If the tower, antenna, mast, etc. is properly grounded, lightning should be diverted to the ground point at the antenna. Grounding the coax helps relieve any residual. Although a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00520.html (8,195 bytes)
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