Tower talkers.. I have a new in the box TH7DX antenna for sale. The box has not been opened. It's complete. This is an older Hy-Gain model. Not a MFJ/HyGain. $500.00 Plus shipping. Or I can deliver o
The ones from Home Depot are marked with a 3 letter price code. If you look at their bolts, all of them (different sizes) all have different letter codes on them. They are also just ink stamps. The a
Nope. I'm 99% sure they all had DC motors. I think the new ones (which I have on of) a higher torque rating. I use 100 feet of 2 conductor #18 zip cord for the motor on mine. For the control I use 2
The new in the box TH7DX has been sold. Thanks and 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations"
Thanks for letting me know where you stand. 73 Jim W7RY Whatever...... _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather S
Enough already! Sheesh! Can we get back to Tower Talk. Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations
Motorola had and issue with whiskers inside of their filter cavities(receiver pre-selector and exciter filters) used in UHF base stations (MSF-5000). This was also an issue in some mobiles (Mostar).
Please tell me where Polyphaser it shows that: "According to the ARRL Handbook (or maybe it's the Antenna Book) and Polyphaser, the optimum configuration is to install lightning suppressors at *both*
BTW, the Polyphaser is to protect the equipment, not the coax. Grounding of the shield at the 50-75 foot interval is what protects the coax (and the equipment). The theory is to drain the charge off
Cushcraft XM-240 @ 85' and a TH7DX @ 70' on a 70' Rohn 45G guyed with Philistran at two levels. Works EXCELLENT! You can buy a used TH7 for 200-400$ and replace all the broken worn parts for very lit
Remove dirt from around the rod. Cut it off with a hack saw 6 inches below the ground. (a Sawzall is better suited). Just cut through about 1/2 the rod then break it off. Put the dirt back in the hol
Here is a link to the segment if you want to watch... http://www.kkn.net/~n6tv/Text_vs_Morse_Leno_2005_05_13.wmv Chip Margelli is the sending station... I don't know the call of the fellow receiving.
Forgot to include Chip's call... It's K7JA. He is the service manager for Yaesu and avid contester. 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Sel
In my humble opinion, the StepIR is just not worth the money! Not to mention no quick band changes. I think that the StepIR is WAY over rated. $950 for a 2 element and $1300 for a 3 element is to muc
Quite a bit of capacitance in that much RG-58. Perhaps that's the problem? _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weath
When you see a phone truck with an underground installation crew, stop and ask them. Lots of times they will exchange a 12 pack or 5th for somthing laying in a pile in the yard at their shop. Graybar
Greetings. Anyone have a 4 or 5L 15 meter beam for sale in the Portland/Seattle area?? OR Has anyone converted a 204BA (4 element 26' boom) Hy-Gain Yagi to a 15 meter beam? I have a 204BA laying on t
No problem at all... Just don't step on it or let the critters get to chewing on the jacket. 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Suppo
I'm looking for monobanders especially 15 meters in the Washington and Oregon areas. I could also use some tubing to construct my own. What do you have? Thanks and 73 Jim W7RY _______________________
They must have fixed the documentation. I had no difficulty in makeing mine work with Writelog or performing the calabration. 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ See: http://w