- 21. [TowerTalk] BX & 10 foot boom (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert Wood)
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 08:23:38 -0600 (CST)
- Form 89-2265R1: QUESTION: Why is the boom length for the BX limited to 10 feet? (snip - statement on sq.ft. & boom length) ANSWER: No engineering data related to the use of longer booms is available
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00145.html (7,204 bytes)
- 22. [TowerTalk] Fixing cable on a Wilson 77ft tube crankup (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert W5AJ)
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 20:30:53 -0600
- Here's the story: HW WE RECABLED A WILSON 77FT TUBE TOWER. The tower here is a Wilson 77ft crankup/tilt over tube type. These are some of the things we did to recable the tower. One of the guiding ra
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00419.html (11,994 bytes)
- 23. [TowerTalk] Lube-can't get there from hr (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert Wood)
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 01:17:09 -0600 (CST)
- My crankup is a tube type. One of it's difficult problems is lube for the pull up wires. When the tower is cranked down (or tilted over) most of the cable is inside another tube. When fully extended
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00151.html (7,510 bytes)
- 24. [TowerTalk] KV7S DEC.98 CQ Calendar (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert W5AJ)
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 23:11:42 -0500
- The Dec. 1998 calendar shows the qth of KV7S. I'd like more information on this very interesting setup: 1. What kind of crankup towers? 2. One tower appears to support an extended boom tribander for
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00216.html (7,000 bytes)
- 25. [TowerTalk] Right coax for my station? (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert Wood)
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 14:55:43 -0600 (CST)
- Scott: I have two runs. One is RG213 and it goes from back of rig up crankup to beam. No splices or connectors except at each end. This works well and never been a problem. The second run is 9913. It
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-12/msg00014.html (8,606 bytes)
- 26. [TowerTalk] High Voltage (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert W5AJ)
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 22:26:42 -0500
- Low voltage below 600V is correct (except medium voltage is 600v to about 15K) BUT OHSA considers that anything above 50 Volts can be fatal. Working around such voltages requires the proper PPE (like
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-12/msg00062.html (7,792 bytes)
- 27. [TowerTalk] MONOBAND-ON DIFFERENT BAND (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert Wood)
- Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 18:48:20 -0600 (CST)
- Have a monobander up for 15 meters at present. Cushcraft design. It seems to hear fair on 18&24 mhz. Can any damage result if I fire up the AutoTuner and send it 200 watts?? -- 73 Robert W5AJ w5rober
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-12/msg00468.html (6,962 bytes)
- 28. [TowerTalk] 15-4 optimize (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert W5AJ)
- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 21:16:03 -0500
- Any input or ideas on optimizing a cushcraft 15-4 ?? help! Robert W5AJ -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towert
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00701.html (6,568 bytes)
- 29. [TowerTalk] Guyed crankup towers obsolete? (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert W5AJ)
- Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 07:57:36 -0500
- Richard, One major reason I went self-supporting crankup was so I would not have guy wires in the back yard. hence a marketing issue. Also I could place it closer to the property line since it did no
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00711.html (7,496 bytes)
- 30. [TowerTalk] monobander over tribander (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert Wood)
- Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 23:09:10 -0500 (CDT)
- Recently someone was putting a 20 over a Tribander. I'd done a 105BA over a TH3 once but turned the 105BA 90degrees from the tribander. Maybe this season is for 15, so has anyone any input on putting
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-09/msg00338.html (6,854 bytes)
- 31. [TowerTalk] Hinge the Base (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert W5AJ)
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 23:08:04 -0500
- My 2 cents: My 1st tower at it's first location was standard tower party throw part of a section in concrete for the base but when moved to second location made a hinge for the base. I would suspect
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-09/msg00502.html (7,563 bytes)
- 32. [TowerTalk] KA1CLX SSV tower update (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert Wood)
- Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 23:32:11 -0500 (CDT)
- Scott will soon be involved in a concrete pour that will involve more than one truck. Recently - last Friday - I was also involved in such a pour (sadly not in my backyard). The second concrete truck
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-09/msg00604.html (8,890 bytes)
- 33. [TowerTalk] freestanding towers (score: 1)
- Author: w5robert@blkbox.com (Robert Wood)
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 18:16:48 -0500 (CDT)
- And how about that beautiful free standing tower on Page 19 of May 1996 QST. Custom made for 100' antennas AND FULLY extended when tilted over so saved that cost & problem of a crank down. K4IHP had
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00787.html (7,650 bytes)
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