In the mid 1960's Hygain built the original series of "Long John" antennas for 10-15-20-40 meters. These antennas were much larger and more of a professional antenna than the present series of antenn
Would like to buy or trade for a Cushcraft 402-CD yagi for 40 meters. Let me know if you have one. Bryan W5KFT -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contes
Would like to buy or trade for 4 guy brackets for Rohn 25 tower. What do you have? Bryan W5KFT -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Adminis
I have two Telrex monoband yagis that I will sell or trade. These are long boom single band antennas made by Telrex (not Telex/Hygain). $325 or will trade for other ham gear. $300 or will trade for o
I have two Telrex five element yagis, one for 10 meters and one for 15 meters for sale. Both have been in storage since 1990. Price is $300 Price is $375 Both of these antennas are the heavy duty com
I have a CREATE 75 meter rotary dipole antenna for sale. It is in very good condition and was taken off the tower in the last six months. Price is $375 , will pack and ship motor freight collect Brya
I have the large EMOTO rotator model 1200 for sale. I am selling rotator only, no control head. This rotator is rated at 2.5 Square METERS wind load, big enough to turn monster antennas. Rated at 100
One of the locals that does not have Internet has asked me to post this information. FOR SALE: 22 brand new sections of Rohn 45 tower. This was purchased for a commercial project that never materiali
All of the Rohn 45 tower has been sold. Bryan W5KFT -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contest
The 13th Annual DX BASH will be held on Oct 10-11 at Lake Buchanan near Austin. This gathering is a fun weekend for DX'ers and Contesters. Great time of interesting programs, good food, and lots of t
I guess most folks have seen the recent very positive review that ON4UN put out on the new Ten Tec Orion transceiver. Seems that the two "radios of choice" now seem to be the Icom IC-756 PRO II and t
I can't find any info in the Rohn catalogue about how many sections of Rohn 25 can be erected using a hinged base plate Does anyone have info on this? Thanks Bryan W5KFT _____________________________
Does anyone have info on a program that can be used to model stacked Tribanders (TH7's) and their performance on different bands when used in a stacked configuration? Bryan W5KFT ____________________
Check with K1VR, he was one of the group leaders on that news group. Bryan W5KFT _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless
Our local amateur club is working on putting together a portable emergency communications package that can be used in case of local emergency. Everything has gone together very well except we are hav
Please forward this information to all the folks that might be interested in the DX BASH. Because of some personal health problems we will not be having a "full blown" DX BASH this year. We will be h
I have a Create RC5A-3 control head only for sale. No rotator, just control head. It lights up and indicator works but I have no way to do a complete check out..... $75 plus UPS Bryan W5KFT _________
I would like to hear some comments, ideas and suggestions from folks about the remote operation and control of a station over the internet. Control, equipment, switching, etc etc I am interested in s
The recent discussions on conductivity have talked about different soil types and saltwater. Is there any information available about conductivity for antennas mounted above "fresh" water (ie lakes)
The Rohn catalogues that I have do not specify info on the two different bolt sizes used for Rohn 25 and Rohn 45 tower sections. Does anyone have this info? Thanks Bryan W5KFT _______________________