- 41. [TowerTalk] Anti-seize question (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (w2xx@cloud9.net)
- Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 13:03:11 -0400 (EDT)
- Greetings: Following the advice of those who trod before me, I purchased some anti-seize thread compound to use in my turnbuckles. I ntoiced this goo seems to be copper based, and my turnbuckles are
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00167.html (7,877 bytes)
- 42. [TowerTalk] Anti-seize question (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (w2xx@cloud9.net)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 09:46:04 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi Bill: Thanks for the reply, however, I didn't use grease and my question was: did I make a battery by using the automotive compound? Since I have already receieved my answer, there is no noeed to
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00207.html (7,816 bytes)
- 43. [TowerTalk] Big Grip tension? (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
- Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:22:38 -0400
- Greetings: Well, 70 feet of the AB-105 is up, and I hope to finish the whole thing (120') by the end of the month. I have one question though. I was looking through the PiRod Tower catalog this morni
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00420.html (7,583 bytes)
- 44. [TowerTalk] What is this mast?? (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (w2xx@cloud9.net)
- Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:48:37 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi Mike: I'm no metallurgist, but from the inside diameter (1.5") and the outside diameter (1.875") and the SCH 40 on the identifying label, it sounds to me like plain old water pipe. Certainly not s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00467.html (7,985 bytes)
- 45. [TowerTalk] guys, insulators, etc (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 12:12:42 -0400
- Greetings: The instruction sheet included in my boxes of big grips show a really easy method of attaching them to guy cable. 1) split the short length into two. Start the split with a screw-driver an
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00579.html (8,468 bytes)
- 46. [TowerTalk] Re: 9913 Flex and PL259's (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 11:28:20 -0400
- Controversial as it might be, consider the fact that the threads on the connector don't even touch the shield, but rather screw on to the jacket material itself. Does that answer your question? 73, J
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00763.html (8,182 bytes)
- 47. [TowerTalk] Mast-mounted rotors and assy (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (w2xx@cloud9.net)
- Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 17:08:16 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi Paul: Well....my manual for a Ham-IV (a more recent version of the HAM-M and I believe a little more solid) indicates a maximum windload of 7.5 SQ FT when mast mounted. I think you are heading for
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00197.html (7,881 bytes)
- 48. [TowerTalk] Crank-up Horror => crankup use model (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
- Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 15:20:15 -0400
- The obvious answer to this question in my mind is a packet station connected to the local network 24/7. In this case, the station is *always* in use. Of course, to the town, you stay connected to the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00318.html (10,723 bytes)
- 49. [TowerTalk] Georgia Storms (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
- Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:28:46 -0400
- Mr. Harpole asked: YES!! State Farm *fully* paid my loss last year, including professional removal and installation, right down to the last PL-259. 73, J.P. W2XX -- == J.P. Kleinhaus, W2XX (fdba AA2D
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00607.html (8,974 bytes)
- 50. [TowerTalk] Gin Pole Rope (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (w2xx@cloud9.net)
- Date: Sun, 21 Jun 1998 19:34:37 -0400 (EDT)
- The best rope to use is braid over braid dacron. There are many places that sell it, including your local marine shop. Make sure you buy a continuous length, long enough to go up and down your entire
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00754.html (8,958 bytes)
- 51. [TowerTalk] Boom to element clamps (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
- Date: Fri, 01 May 1998 11:31:09 -0400
- Hi Jeff: It sounds to me like you're looking for the boom to element mounting system that KLM uses. In my opinion, this might be the worst thing you could possibly use for an antenna that needs to st
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00014.html (8,922 bytes)
- 52. [TowerTalk] Getting antennas to top (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (w2xx@cloud9.net)
- Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 18:49:52 -0400 (EDT)
- As far as I can tell, the guys crying poverty about cranes *are not* the guys with the 5x5x5 stacks. In getting ready to install one of those stations myself, I woudl happily checkbook engineer (TM K
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00106.html (8,867 bytes)
- 53. [TowerTalk] New PalStar Tuner (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
- Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 11:12:57 -0400
- Of course it will....no marketer in his right mind would tell you his latest and greatest is "inferior to all other 3K tuners" on this planet or any other. 73, 'XX -- == J.P. Kleinhaus, W2XX (fdba A
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00186.html (7,276 bytes)
- 54. [TowerTalk] Cushcraft Lightning Arrestor (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
- Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 11:04:45 -0400
- A better question to ask is does the Cushcraft arrestor block lightning? :-) Seriously, they make more than one model, so you'd have to be more specific. I don't think any of them block DC, however.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00233.html (8,238 bytes)
- 55. [TowerTalk] Arrival angles (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
- Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 10:54:39 -0400
- I believe this is covered in N6BV's excellent book, "All The Right Angles." 73, J.P. W2XX -- == J.P. Kleinhaus, W2XX (fdba AA2DU) E-mail: w2xx@cloud9.net As we say in the software business: "You are
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00287.html (7,191 bytes)
- 56. [TowerTalk] HYGAIN THANKS (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
- Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 12:16:43 -0400
- Hi Bob: While the DX-88 is a known Hygain antenna, I believe the AP-8 is an older Cushcraft design. 73, J.P. W2XX -- == J.P. Kleinhaus, W2XX (fdba AA2DU) E-mail: w2xx@cloud9.net As we say in the soft
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00342.html (7,145 bytes)
- 57. [TowerTalk] Guy Wires (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
- Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 11:32:30 -0400
- While we're on the subject of guys and tensioning, what is the method used to pre-tension the guys before attaching the turnbuckles to the anchor rod equalizing plates? I don't think I can pull them
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00574.html (8,015 bytes)
- 58. [TowerTalk] Re: Antenna Height yet again (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (w2xx@cloud9.net)
- Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 15:46:23 -0400 (EDT)
- Greetings: The information you seek has been published by Dean Straw, N6BV, in a book titled "All The Right Angles." Combined with this book, the software "Yagi Terrain Analysis and Design" (YTAD) av
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00720.html (8,968 bytes)
- 59. [TowerTalk] THRULINE MODEL 43 (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (w2xx@cloud9.net)
- Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 19:06:53 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi Kevin: What you're seeing is the difference between PEAK and AVERAGE power. On SSB, the difference can vary but is typically between 20% to 40% of the peak power. This varies depending on the char
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00766.html (7,572 bytes)
- 60. [TowerTalk] Slump testing? (score: 1)
- Author: w2xx@cloud9.net (J.P. Kleinhaus)
- Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 12:01:44 -0400
- Greetings: I am scheduled to pour concrete for my (long awaited) tower project on Friday. I ordered 5000 PSI mix, but realize that short of performing a slump test on site, I have no way of knowing i
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00174.html (8,389 bytes)
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