If it's a ham 4, or similar, why would you sit with your finger on the rotate button for several minuets? Aren't you watching the direction indicator? My good friend Hal, WA7EGA simply put black tape
And remember, the economy is slow. Be sure to find a hungry excavator that needs work. You may be able to save some money. Of find someone working in your area, that way the move in and move out cost
NEVER let copper come in contact with galvanized metal. Always use a transition metal. A past WILL NOT SUFFICE. 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ ___________________________
Only problem is it takes quite a bit of voltage to fire the plugs! MUCH better idea to use chokes or 100K resistors. For ladder line, use 2 resistors. 1 from each line to your station ground. Then th
Andrew... Not Andrews. 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contest
How about something as simple as a bad coaxial cable from the station move? 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk maili
http://www.rfcoaxconnectors.com/Downloads%20Technical%20Information/Cable%20Assembly%20Instructions/RFU-520-H1.pdf Only difference is for 7/8 you cut the end flush. Then thread the center pin into th
It's most likely the jacket. I've had some old cheap coax that did the same thing. RG-213 with the non contaminating jacket was to keep the shield from decaying. As well as the center dielectric. 73
I have the exact same problem. But shouldn't you be putting this question to the N1MM group? 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________
How about $3.57 per foot for 7/8" RFS Jim? http://www.davisrf.com/heliax.php Or do you get special pricing and offer that to all of us? 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ ___
Is the leg bent on the bottom section near the ground? If so, a hack saw would be the tool of choice. Then the recycle truck would be the next step. If it was free, (which it should be) then cut it d
Jay LDF type Heliax take L series connectors. Since you have LDF-4 (low density foam 1/2") you need L4 connectors. Anything that starts with the L4 prefix will work just fine. There are lots of verit
What does this statement really mean Jim? You say to stay away from copper coated aluminum, but then say there is no increase in loss at 1MHz. Please clarify. 73 Jim W7RY Q: What about copper coated
Jim, this is also from your white paper. Cables such as RG-223, RG-141 and RG-400. All double shielded and the size of RG-58. Q: I have a high power, multi-transmitter station. Can I use RG58 or RG8X
It's not all about you Bryan. 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.
Simply use a windshield wiper motor and gear box. that is what AlphaSpid uses. 73 Jim W7RY == Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.18, Virus/Spyware Database:
It's a Rohn SSV tower. 20 foot welded sections. The base looks like a about a 4N? Looks pretty small at the base for 120'. Would probably support ONE omni 2-way antenna. 73 Jim W7RY BTW, do you know