Thanks I'm also using Phillistran guys. I'll also try turning the booms 90 degrees. I was hoping it was not needed. 73 Jim W7RY as as degrees was I lb. and any _______________________________________
Thanks. I'm 25+ miles from any broadcast. But, I will be sure to check it on a radio when I get the feed lines into the shack! Thanks and 73 Jim W7RY times ___________________________________________
I use an Orion OR-2800 by MSqueard. Has computer controllability built in. Takes 4 wire control cable, 2 of which are heavy gage for the motor and 2 are #24 for the indictor. Turns a 2L 40 and a TH7
I have a picture of the interior of a BN-86 if you would like to see it. It's simply tri-filer wound on a ferrite core about 5 inches long. It uses 73 Jim W7RY wondering if anyone has bought a BN-86
You have been snookered!! Do you actually believe he owns this aircraft?? This a joke by one Mike D. Landa. Who for whatever reason has the web site Rohntowers.com Someone at Rohn was asleep at the s
WE DON'T NEED THAT CRAP ON THIS REFLECTOR!!! I'M OFFENDED!! Trying to keep up with the Jacksons? 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self S
I'm right behind you Tom. I'll hold the door for others. 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Sta
I was just thinking the same thing as I read this.... This is also a test to see if my reply gets through the moderator??? I guess this is a read list only? 73 Jim W7RY At 10:37 AM 1/15/2005, Tom Rau
I posted a comment to a posting just the other day. I received an email back that said it needed to be reviewed by the moderator. It never did show up on the list. That is the basis of my comment. 73
At Motorola the "R56 Site Standards and Guidelines for Communications Sites" strictly prohibits braid of any kind on a communications site. Mostly because of the noise it generates when it gets old a
Why do I get this message every time I send a post to Tower Talk??? Any ideas? Is this guy a subscriber with a broken email account? 73 Jim W7RY At 09:31 PM 1/16/2005, you wrote: The original message
Hey Julio..... Just so you know... They are not 7/16" DIN... They are just 7/16 DIN. In fact, they are and international connector, measured in MM (millimeters). They are getting more popular with th
That's fine smart guy.....Laugh all you want. I just subscribed to this list about 5 days ago.... To make you and NM5G happy, perhaps I should just un-subscribe... Or to satisfy you two, should I mak
Simple Solder the braid to the retaining ring. Or use crimp on connectors. 73 Jim W7RY At 10:22 PM 1/17/2005, Bill VanAlstyne, W5WVO wrote: The thread on PL-259s has been very instructive, and apprec
Ronald Regan and George W. Bush were both Governors of very large states before being elected to the office of President. Michael Powell concentrated on cleaning up the air waves. I'm sure he was res
This is hardly comprehensive. Lot's of details left. Other have also pointed this out. I would recommend a TIA/EIA document or similar. 73 Jim W7RY At 07:17 AM 2/6/2005, Pat Barthelow wrote: Folks, M
Well team.... I know we tossed this one to death many times before... But here is what I just found on my TH7. I installed a home brew W1JR type balun on my TH7 when I put the antenna up last year. I
If one were to wind a solenoid choke balun for an 80 meter horizontal dipole, how many turns of RG8X would you recommend? I need it to be as light as possible as this antenna will have no center supp
Take a look at this site: http://users.erols.com/rfc/Choke%20Kit.htm This item is a 2 ft piece of RG-213 with a male and female UHF connector attached. I have one but it has not been tested. Here is
I would more suspect a trap. More accurately, water in a trap. The water or moisture is changing the resonance of the trap when it heats up. Especially because the problem is on only on 15 meters. 73