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1. [TowerTalk] new Icom hf rig ? (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (Jon, W4ZW)
Date: Mon May 19 17:37:13 2003
ICOM had a demo set up under a glass case for the DX Dinner on Friday night. As I remember the tech: Uses 2 filters plus DSP. Automatically switches and optimizes selectivity based on mode and DSP/fi
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-05/msg00244.html (7,818 bytes)

2. [TowerTalk] baloon supported wire verticals (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (Jon, W4ZW)
Date: Fri Apr 4 10:12:06 2003
Hi Jerry, I have considered something along this line for our FD. We usually use a 80M full wave delta loop that has the top corners up about 30' and tilted to about 10' above ground on the low end.
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-04/msg00050.html (9,452 bytes)

3. [Towertalk] SteppIR and BeCu (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (Jon, W4ZW)
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 08:17:24 -0500
Ping Golf made a wonderful set of irons from BeCu a few years ago. reasons. One, the BeCu dust was toxic and the gas released during the amalgamation of the metals was harmful to the ozone layer. The
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-12/msg00545.html (7,990 bytes)

4. [Towertalk] Knots (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (Jon, W4ZW)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 10:00:33 -0500
As a sailor, I concur with the use of bowline knots. I use them extensively in racing catamarans and have never had one fail. I also use them in all my antenna work. Fast, easy, secure and easy to un
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-12/msg00583.html (7,709 bytes)

5. [Towertalk] Antenna Problem (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2002 08:56:41 -0500
My SS performance was marred by a strange anomaly that I have never experienced before. On 40M, which is usually my best band here on the ocean, I started having intermittent spells of signal masking
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00147.html (9,259 bytes)

6. [Towertalk] Antenna Problem (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 10:06:59 -0500
Thanks for all the help and suggestions fellows. As a follow-up to my intermittent problem with the 402CD, problem solved. After changing the feed line coax connector in the shack yesterday, decided
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00171.html (8,938 bytes)

7. [Towertalk] Antenna Problem (402CD) (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 20:17:13 -0500
I know that, Tom. Thanks for reminding me. Slip of the brain. Jon Hamlet, W4ZW Casey Key Island, FL "A little bit of Paradise in the Gulf of Mexico" *I notice that a number of TowerTalkians refer to
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00184.html (6,693 bytes)

8. [Towertalk] LPDAs... (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 20:12:07 -0500
I have a 3 element SteppIr on order. All this ocean in my front yard eats yagis, and having a fiberglass tube with the electrical element inside should be better than exposed aluminum and SS hardware
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00318.html (8,506 bytes)

9. [Towertalk] SteppIR optimization (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 21:10:38 -0500
I believe the plan is four elements on a 32' boom. Maybe a 5th element for 10 only. They are working on 40/30M just now I believe. Jon Hamlet, W4ZW Casey Key Island, FL "A little bit of Paradise in t
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00322.html (9,004 bytes)

10. [Towertalk] Cushcraft Support (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (Jon, W4ZW)
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 21:16:53 -0500
I have had the same experience with Cushcraft. First class customer service in my opinion. Jon Hamlet, W4ZW Casey Key Island, FL "A little bit of Paradise in the Gulf of Mexico" *Since I have read a
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00803.html (8,468 bytes)

11. [Towertalk] Roof mount tower questions... (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:38:20 -0400
I've used roof top towers for several years and they work great. I recommend the 9' G-M tower. It is very study and has great wind loading capacity. I use one here oceanfront with some pretty good wi
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-10/msg00530.html (8,182 bytes)

12. [Towertalk] Wood Mast Bearing (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 16:47:25 -0400
My recommendation. I just recently put up a second mast with a base mounted Tailtwister on my flat deck on my roof. It's turning my once fixed 4 element tribander. I installed a TB-5 above the rotor
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-09/msg00587.html (8,859 bytes)

13. [Towertalk] RE: WinProxy (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 08:43:48 -0400
I've used WINPROXY for almost six years now with McAfee behind it and have yet to contract a virus. XYL did bring one in on a diskette from school, but McAfee alerted her and her machine was quickly
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00177.html (8,284 bytes)

14. [Towertalk] Tribander anomaly (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 16:01:24 -0400
I have an antenna/tower question for a change of pace. I discovered quite by accident that 15M signals are better on my 402CD CC 40M beam than on either of the A4S tribanders I currently have up. I w
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00198.html (9,755 bytes)

15. [Towertalk] Insurance companies-->Coverage (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 16:52:05 -0400
HO insurance comes in various forms of coverage which can vary state by state. It can range from a very basic form HO-1 to the rather all inclusive Form HO-4, as well as custom coverages offered by s
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00205.html (10,971 bytes)

16. [Towertalk] Tribander anomaly (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 17:10:31 -0400
Thanks for the comments, Bill, (N3RR) *Be sure you're not overlooking something in the system. *Are all three antennas pointing in the proper direction? Yes. *Is there additional feed line loss in th
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00308.html (9,913 bytes)

17. [Towertalk] Dayton Attendence (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 12:14:51 -0400
*I often wonder if I am the only one who is experiencing *difficulty in attending during May. Same here. Always looked forward to Dayton mainly to catch up with old friends. I've missed the last two
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00517.html (8,264 bytes)

18. [Towertalk] 40 meter antenna results (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 11:54:58 -0400
* Really? XM-240 or 402CD? I've never seen one shed any *parts (I did lose *one of the capacity wires once though). I'd be interested in *hearing what was *or was not done to antennas with the afore
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg00217.html (8,638 bytes)

19. [Towertalk] Cushcraft plastic parts replacements? (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 15:12:40 -0400
On the contrary, I have found Cushcraft to be excellent. They'll quote parts if you just enter a tentative order. You can reply to the quote with a credit card number and they go right out. If you ne
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg00415.html (8,529 bytes)

20. [Towertalk] Re: Force 12 Antennas (score: 1)
Author: w4zw@comcast.net (W4ZW)
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 16:24:51 -0500
*On 17 and 12m, I use my Cushcraft 40-2CD 40m yagi. Ditto here. The 402CD works quite well on the WARC bands. Even works on 30M with the tuner. I have one A4S that has a 1.2:1 SWR on 17. Jon Hamlet,
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-03/msg00058.html (6,768 bytes)


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