- 1. [TowerTalk] drilling chromoly es similar pipe (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 11:10:08 +0000
- FWIW, I have a TH7 and 40-2CD pinned in a T2X for 7 years now. No problems, so far. Did have the 40 rotate about 5 degrees in a 70-80 mph gust a few years ago... The only negative I can foresee is re
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00016.html (8,201 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Opinions on U.S. Towers Tubulars (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Sun, 1 Jun 1997 18:37:55 +0000
- Ed - I think the drivers license is the exception rather than the rule. I believe most, if not all, professional licenses are individual per state. While I took and passed the "National Board of Medi
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00022.html (8,806 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Meters (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 12:37:10 +0000
- Two comments (and then no more from me): 1. The USA's motto really isn't E Pluribus Unum - it's "if it's good enough for Brunei, it's good enough for us." 2. If metric is so wonderful, how come there
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00093.html (9,110 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Phillystran vs EHS Summary (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 01:12:36 +0000
- About 7 years ago, when I was installing my tower, I called the Phillystran people, located only about 20 miles from me. I said "can't I just stop by to pick up a few hundred feet?" The answer was NO
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00184.html (8,801 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Source for Radial Wire? (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 12:42:43 +0000
- I use 17 ga galvanized (electric fence) wire for my Beverages. Works fine, and it's cheap - about $13.00 per 1/2 mile at Agway. Should work for radials too. -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@bella
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00354.html (7,975 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] FAA and Private Airports (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 20:49:54 +0000
- While filing the forms may be free, the grief that results could be costly and endless (these words "off the record" from an FAA official I once spoke with when my township said I needed to file with
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00385.html (7,879 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Lube a Rohn Thrust Bearing? (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 13:39:21 +0000
- -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@bellatlantic.net Newtown, PA FRC alternate: barry@w2up.wells.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00442.html (8,135 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Hornets and Such! (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 23:09:45 +0000
- No. Actually it is papain, which is a proteolytic enzyme (breaks down proteins). Comes from the papaya. Think this subject came up on the reflector a few years back... -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet:
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00531.html (7,511 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] PCS (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 22:57:14 +0000
- Somebody wrote (lost original): About two years ago, an article appeared in our local paper saying one of the local cellular carriers was getting grief because they wanted to put a cell site near my
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00828.html (7,885 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Neat photos (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 00:36:34 +0000
- I finally developed some photos I took of Hale-Bopp comet (remember that?) They actually came out pretty good! A few I took looking thru the CONTEST TOWER (see, there are those 2 words) and it looks
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00883.html (7,056 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] How Important is F/B? (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 11:29:17 +0000
- I can always hear when there's another station on my freq. The W1s or W4s may be weak on backscatter, but their audible. If you can't hear them, then you can't hear the weaker DX calling you either.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00930.html (9,160 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] ONV Safety Belt Query (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 13:44:23 +0000
- I use an ONV safety belt, and rather than gorilla hooks, got a second lanyard that I place AROUND the tower (Rohn 45) when climbing and decending. I feel more comfortable this way, and less clipping/
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00941.html (7,954 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] drilling chromoly es similar pipe (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 11:00:04 +0000
- I've used a "Cobalt Heavy duty drill bit." It's labelled "for tough steel and stainless steel." Went thru the mast easy, after killing a few regular bits... -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@bella
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00994.html (8,528 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] tower damage / insurance question (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 11:57:52 +0000
- Bill - It doesn't sound right to me. My homeowners insurance is for replacement value, not depreciated value, in case of loss. If someone busts something of mine, I want it replaced the way it was! 7
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-05/msg00010.html (9,575 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] 45G top plates (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 11:39:23 +0000
- Makes sense to me too, but that's not the way Rohn specifies it. Anyone know why? -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@bellatlantic.net Newtown, PA FRC alternate: barry@w2up.wells.com -- FAQ on WWW:
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-05/msg00146.html (7,626 bytes)
- 16. [TowerTalk] Backstays (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 11:48:10 +0000
- As the manufacturer supplied backstays are metal, might they have any effect on an antenna's resonance or pattern? Has anyone ever modeled an antenna with and without a backstay and seen a difference
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-05/msg00183.html (8,365 bytes)
- 17. [TowerTalk] E-mail down at Bellatlantic (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 21:23:40 +0000
- If anyone has tried to send me (or any other bellatlantic.net subscriber) in the last 4 days, it has not been received, and you may not have gotten a "bounced" message. According to their tech suppor
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-05/msg00625.html (7,300 bytes)
- 18. [TowerTalk] Cutting EHS? (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 22:57:47 +0000
- Hi all - Wonder what everyone uses to cut EHS guy wire? I've tried a variety including a hack saw (pure torture!) to bolt cutters (put a nice dent in the jaws). What works best? 73 Barry -- Barry Kut
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00707.html (7,836 bytes)
- 19. N4KG: Re: [TowerTalk] tower height (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 16:29:10 +0000
- Not a simple question, George. It depends on what band you like to operate, where you're located, what you want to work (CQWW vs SS), etc. I suggest you look at N6BV's (I think) article(s) "All the R
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00847.html (8,274 bytes)
- 20. [TowerTalk] Dayton Signature Inn discount (score: 1)
- Author: w2up@bellatlantic.net (Barry Kutner)
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 23:43:28 +0000
- If you are staying at the Signature Inn, in Dayton, (or any Signature Inn, actually), drop me a note. I have a discount coupon good for 50% off 1 night, or 1 free night for a 2 night stay. 73 Barry -
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00889.html (6,799 bytes)
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