Tom, You can usually rent a ready mix trailer that comes with 1 - 1/2 yards of concrete. Check your local yellow pages for one close to you. All you need is a heavy duty pickup to haul the trailer. I
Joe, You woke up a memory from the past. The first antenna I built after getting my license in 1954 was the T2FD. I strung it from a tree top down to the ground near the house. I found a surplus 500
Pete, I have done this many times. I use a small length of concrete re-enforcement tie wire. Push it through the rope about an inch from the end and fold it back and tape the end with electrical tape
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Chris, Perhaps you are referring to the TH7-DXX boom bracket. The TH7-DX uses a side saddle bracket and perhaps that bracket may have been furnished in the kit to convert the TH6-DX to a seven elemen
Gene, I can't answer your question directly, but I would suggest that the voltage is not a big issue as long as you do not exceed the 10 Amp rated running current. I would install an ammeter in the l
Tom, It all depends on your perspective. The extra bandwidth can be an advantage when you operate both CW/digital and phone, especially to Solid state radios. However if you run a tube type linear or
Tod & Mike, I have a Rotor EZ, which has the same protocol as the Rotor card. The paddles are muted until the brake light goes off after a position command. Also, it will not accept further position
Bruce, I would suggest installing guy wires to the bottom of the Hazor. Run the Hazor up and then tighten each guy wire. This will stabilize the tower when the antenna is raised to the top. They can
Hi Richard, And what may I ask brings you to that conclusion? If you have a beef about Logger32, please place it on the "Hamlogger" reflector. It is not appropriate to bad mouth it here. * 73's Jim
Rick, I am not a policeman. I also am not a moderator as some have already pointed out. My only concern is the negative association of TowerTalk to Logger32. As a member of the Logger32 development t
Dentron Clipperton-L is pi-network on all bands. * 73's Jim W5IFP * w5ifp@gvtc.com _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing li
Michael, I live in Bulverde about the same distance due north of San Antonio. I suspect we have the same basic soil/rock configuration. It is mostly Limestone rock and as such, it will absorb water.
I have had good luck using the screw-on F connectors. Jim - W5IFP w5ifp@gvtc.com _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list
You can water pipe in 20ft lengths. That will cut the glue requirements to 1/2. You can get the thin wall irrigation PVC a little cheaper than Schedule 40. If you are considering smaller sizes, you c
Gene, I have a small PP. Comments embedded below I am running mine with a 24 volt battery charger transformer with a variac on it. The running voltage is about 15-18 VAC. Mine goes stop to stop in ab
Bob, My Manual has the curves. I'll scan the page and send it to you direct. 73's Jim - W5IFP _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
Gene, I'm no expert on motors, but will offer my experience. The prop pitch motor is a AC/DC type motor, however it was designed to run on 28 VDC. I have used a small Prop Pitch motor since the 1960'
Gene, I have never had to replace the brushes on mine. Each time I serviced it, I chucked the rotor shaft in a drill press and cleaned the commutator with emery cloth. Then I cleaned each slot with a