- 1. Re: [TowerTalk] HD Over-the-air TV (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 03:12:19 -0500
- Anyone know about New York City or northern New Jersey DTV? 73, Gordon Beattie, W2TTT 201.314.6964 w2ttt@att.net w2ttt@arrl.net w2ttt@att.com --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.c
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-03/msg00570.html (11,239 bytes)
- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor removal question (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:33:06 -0400
- Mark, How about the idea of wrapping the mast and then rig a come-along or a lever jack over the top of the tower to get the weight off? If you could also drill a bolt hole in the bottom area of the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00239.html (8,540 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor removal question (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 09:50:53 -0400
- Dan et al, Your idea is great, especially for an SSV tower. They are BIG sections, so the jack should fit. One idea would be to take a bulky U-bolt and saddle and attach it to the mast and see if you
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00243.html (11,311 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor placement (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 16:37:40 -0400
- Hi folks, Heck, I'm a big guy and I am comfortable on a Rohn 25 section! Sure a 45 section would be nicer, but I can function just fine in my boots on the 25! 73, Gordon Beattie, W2TTT 201.314.6964 w
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00261.html (9,183 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Upgrading from Rohn 25 to 45 (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:50:37 -0400
- Hi Folks! All this discussion about Rohn 25 and 45 has brought back a question that I haven't considered in a while... My Rohn 25 tower is 45ft above the required .8 cu yard block of concrete and is
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00263.html (10,751 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Upgrading from Rohn 25 to 45 (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:23:31 -0400
- OUCH! Punctuation or better wording was REALLY lacking here! OK, the 45 ft tower was mounted on the .8 cu yard block of concrete. 73, Gordon Beattie, W2TTT 201.314.6964 w2ttt@att.net w2ttt@arrl.net w
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00268.html (9,257 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TowerTalk] Upgrading from Rohn 25 to 45 (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:36:20 -0400
- Hi Folks, Now that I've worked on my writing skills, I am thinking that the pier-pin base is going to be weaker than the embedded section base that I have now when handling simple moment forces. Isn'
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00269.html (11,294 bytes)
- 8. Re: [TowerTalk] AB-577/GRC Engineering Specs? (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 23:47:02 -0400
- Mike, How about modeling a mast of the available dimensions, guyed and anchored according to the deployment instructions of the manual and topped with a six square foot wind load? You can also make s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00271.html (12,225 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TowerTalk] Upgrading from Rohn 25 to 45 (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 22:58:28 -0400
- Rex, Thanks for the info. I will remember the logic if I every get to guy a Rohn 25 or other tower. This one has to be bracketed due to space issues. 73, Gordon Beattie, W2TTT 201.314.6964 w2ttt@att.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00294.html (13,499 bytes)
- 10. Re: [TowerTalk] AB-577/GRC Engineering Specs? (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:36:36 -0400
- Hi All! The Engineering Specification cited both an antenna to be used with this mast assembly AT-903( )/G and the TM which shows pictures of everything. http://www.tpub.com/content/antennaandmasts/T
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00297.html (10,254 bytes)
- 11. Re: [TowerTalk] Testing ICE arrestors (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 04:27:03 -0400
- Roger, Your humor is amazingly dry! 73, Gordon Beattie, W2TTT 201.314.6964 w2ttt@att.net w2ttt@arrl.net w2ttt@att.com --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bou
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00230.html (10,087 bytes)
- 12. Re: [TowerTalk] ospreys & barn owls (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:35:49 -0400
- Great story Rich, but what about the guano from all the birds? It ruins car paint and is unhealthy. Also, I have had 200+ pigeons on my antennas before I had to remove them for replacement or repair
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00372.html (6,983 bytes)
- 13. Re: [TowerTalk] Back to the Owl Thing ... (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:58:53 -0400
- Mark, Just went to their site and it's $19.95. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=43746 How does one get the $12.99 price? Also, do you think that it will do anything up
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00528.html (8,679 bytes)
- 14. Re: [TowerTalk] Towers and Birds (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:15:06 -0400
- These are nice people and I bought an ultrasonic product from them a couple of years ago and there was no reduction in bird perching on my VHF/UHF stack. I see that they have new products and no long
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00529.html (8,358 bytes)
- 15. Re: [TowerTalk] Towers and Sea Birds (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:15:53 -0400
- OK, so we'll have antennas and MORE BIRD POOP? 73, Gordon Beattie, W2TTT 201.314.6964 w2ttt@att.net w2ttt@arrl.net w2ttt@att.com Try a porcupine or rabbit's foot. Seriously, build your antennas stron
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00530.html (8,730 bytes)
- 16. Re: [TowerTalk] Hoot Owl Follow Up (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:47:49 -0400
- I'm laughing at this thread... First, why would I bother taking a "wench" up my tower? My home is too modest to have anything more than a radio tower, even if it my castle! Second, the questions have
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00762.html (13,974 bytes)
- 17. Re: [TowerTalk] Hoot Owl Follow Up (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:51:14 -0400
- So the bag is like a large communal diaper? I guess that "Depends" 73, Gordon Beattie, W2TTT 201.314.6964 w2ttt@att.net w2ttt@arrl.net w2ttt@att.com --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@conte
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00764.html (12,844 bytes)
- 18. [TowerTalk] Looking for a section of Rohn 25 near New Jersey (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:38:26 -0400
- Anyone have a section of Rohn 25? I will pick it up at any reasonable distance from Bergenfield, NJ. Figure < 150 miles from 74W 41N, where FN20, FN30, FN31 and FN21 come together. 73, Gordon Beattie
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg01174.html (6,905 bytes)
- 19. Re: [TowerTalk] RF Quiet Router (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 21:16:12 -0400
- When you swap out the wall-wart, use your 12V or 13+V power supply if that is appropriate. I use my supply on my LINKSYS ROUTER with no problems! FYI, some of my antennas are 20 ft above the router (
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-09/msg00070.html (9,779 bytes)
- 20. Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing gear (score: 1)
- Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
- Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 22:52:38 -0400
- One can avoid that bad experience by using short leads. I generally keep mine under 2ft and it is fine for climbing my Rohn 25 tower. I use a Petzl belt and two short pieces of 1 inch tubular nylon w
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-09/msg00074.html (9,214 bytes)
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