- 101. [TowerTalk] OWA Article Readers (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 14:33:05 -0400 (EDT)
- Anyone who may have downloaded the OWA article in it's MS Word format this morning, please be aware that the file was infected with the LUNCH virus (whatever that is). I got it cleaned with McAfee ju
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00526.html (7,143 bytes)
- 102. [TowerTalk] OWA Design for 10M (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 12:45:22 -0400 (EDT)
- I was just getting ready to stick up a Hygain 105CA fixed south this weekend and for kicks I decided to adapt NW3Z's OWA design to the HG105CA antenna. I added a single element, making the antenna no
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00555.html (7,378 bytes)
- 103. [TowerTalk] interlaced yagis (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 08:45:15 -0400 (EDT)
- Buy a copy of AO or similar and model it for yourself. Any "speculation" by anyone on this reflector is nothing but a guess. Probably not even a good guess. There are models of the 402CD available fo
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-05/msg00707.html (7,479 bytes)
- 104. [TowerTalk] Re: Penetrox vs WD40/graphite (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 11:45:07 -0400 (EDT)
- The bottom line is most people cake on the penetrox or noalox or whatever MUCH too thick. I take a small amount and wipe it on the aluminum piece to be inserted and then wipe off 98% of it off with a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00662.html (7,560 bytes)
- 105. [TowerTalk] 90' vs. 120' on 20 meters? (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 14:14:26 -0400 (EDT)
- Did you move 2 blocks down the road and 2 blocks down the hill? My experience tells me that 90 - 110 feet is pretty darned good on 20 meters. Most on this reflector would pick that height if they wer
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00990.html (8,316 bytes)
- 106. [TowerTalk] Telephone RFI (KCOM) (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 15:10:11 -0500 (EST)
- I will offer a slightly different point of view... I bought two from HRO. One was dead out of the box. The other, when installed, screwed up my data connections. Slower connections when I could get c
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00050.html (8,327 bytes)
- 107. [TowerTalk] KZ5MM CQ-160 SSB Alligator Explanation! (fwd) (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 17:10:35 -0500 (EST)
- I thought this was interesting enough to be reposted here... -- Forwarded message -- To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 14:42:09 -0600 From: Chuck <dietz@texas.net> To: 3830 <3830@
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00053.html (9,226 bytes)
- 108. [TowerTalk] Multiple Copies of Messages (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 09:26:06 -0500 (EST)
- I would be interested in hearing from anyone who is getting multiple copies of messages sent to this list who IS NOT an AOL customer. Again... NOT AN AOL CUSTOMER. If you are not an AOL customer and
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00060.html (7,068 bytes)
- 109. [TowerTalk] Multiple Messages (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 09:38:28 -0500 (EST)
- I have recently asked the members of the towertalk mail reflector to contact me if they had received multiple mail messages if they were not an AOL customer. Since the question was asked, I've only r
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00109.html (7,827 bytes)
- 110. [TowerTalk] Mounting a coil for a vertical (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher, W4AN)
- Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 21:02:50 -0500
- I'm making a coil for the base of my 80 meter vertical(s). The coil is made of 1/4" copper tubing (Figured it might be easier to jumper across). The inside of the tubing is hollow. Anyone have any go
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00328.html (7,224 bytes)
- 111. [TowerTalk] Full Sized 3 Element 40M Yagi (summary) (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:12:14 -0500 (EST)
- A few months ago I posed the question "Who is selling a full sized 3 element 40 meter yagi?". The response was just this side of nil. It turns out that DX Engineering was, but is not selling yagi's a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00420.html (8,672 bytes)
- 112. [TowerTalk] W4AN Pix of Insulated bases (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 16:53:32 -0500 (EST)
- Actually I'm updating... http://www.contesting.com/w4an/80m.htm 73 Bill -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: tower
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00436.html (7,858 bytes)
- 113. [TowerTalk] The Balun Blues (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 13:21:00 -0500 (EST)
- Geezz... I've never had a problem with any of the baluns at my place. I've used W2DU, Aztec, Bencher... No problem. Maybe I'm not running enough power? 73 Bill, W4AN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contest
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00073.html (7,686 bytes)
- 114. [TowerTalk] Tree Climbing (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 08:01:38 -0500 (EST)
- I have the need to climb some trees in my backyard for some stealthy antennas. I'm wondering where I can get information on the needed supplies for climbing a tree? Seems like I'll need some spikes o
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00436.html (8,054 bytes)
- 115. [TowerTalk] More Antenna Modeling info (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 14:38:49 -0500 (EST)
- I have also offered to put up a WWW database for deposits of antenna files. You could then just search for key words or by classifications and then download the files. The one problem with this schem
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00553.html (7,801 bytes)
- 116. [TowerTalk] "test" messages (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 08:09:52 -0500 (EST)
- Excuse me for picking on Dick Green... nothing personal. But I just want to make sure that everyone understands that this type of message is inappropriate for a reflector. If you have no friends or r
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00234.html (7,822 bytes)
- 117. [TowerTalk] Phased vertical feed?? (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 13:57:03 -0500 (EST)
- Interesting note Tom. Thank you. In regards to 80M I would strongly consider F/B as the most important attribute depending on QTH. On 80, I find that if I can hear them, they can hear me. Even befor
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00320.html (8,087 bytes)
- 118. [TowerTalk] FIlters (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 14:55:23 -0500 (EST)
- Hi John. I have the Dunestar filters and they work very well as I am sure do the ICE. Both companies are FB in my experience. Especially lately. However, I rarely find the need for my Dunestar filter
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00430.html (8,764 bytes)
- 119. [TowerTalk] FIlters (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 09:59:05 -0500 (EST)
- You have obviously never swept a stub with a SWR analyzer. The Q is not very high. Low Q is actually a problem. Some guys make these stubs out of CATV hardline to increase the Q. I am using some netw
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00455.html (8,745 bytes)
- 120. [TowerTalk] FIlters (score: 1)
- Author: w4an@contesting.com (Bill Fisher - W4AN)
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 10:28:22 -0500 (EST)
- Just 50 ohm coax they use or used to use for computer networks. Really high speed networks with long runs of cable. Not sure who cares. It was free and it is low loss. You need to read the towertalk
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00459.html (8,869 bytes)
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