- 21. Re: [TowerTalk] Tuners for 100 W rigs (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:35:36 -0700
- Hi Tom et al I have a MFJ tuner here and in order to be able to hook up the stubs for the station easier, I terminated the end of my 300 ohm zepp feedline in a coax jumper about 6" long. Instead of h
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-08/msg00655.html (8,122 bytes)
- 22. [TowerTalk] Stub tuning (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:35:17 -0700
- HI TT'ians I'm trying to get the stubs hooked up here. I cut some and they are right where I want them to be, using the MFJ tuner option. I cut the 20 meter one right at the meter and wanted to hook
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00312.html (7,282 bytes)
- 23. Re: [TowerTalk] Stub tuning (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:42:01 -0700
- OK, Thanks Dave I wasnn't sure about that. I have W2VJN's book here, but it was kind of vague on that. It said if you put the stubs right at the transmitter and bandswitch them, you have to compensat
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00339.html (12,362 bytes)
- 24. Re: [TowerTalk] Stub tuning (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:50:15 -0700
- I cut a couple of stubs and took them to a friend who has a spectrum analyser and we checked them on that. They actually were within about 50 cycles of where I was trying to get them, which was clos
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00340.html (9,505 bytes)
- 25. Re: [TowerTalk] stubs (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:55:33 -0700
- Yep, that'w what did (kinda sorta). I put the stub on a "T" connector on the 259 with a dummy load on the other side. I got it where I wanted it, then put it on the output of the switch. Where I mea
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00342.html (7,634 bytes)
- 26. [TowerTalk] Another stub question (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:13:24 -0700
- Hi TT'ians Got the stubs working pretty well now with all the good help and suggestions from this group. Now, I have one more question. Does it matter where the physical location of the stubs are? I
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00475.html (7,276 bytes)
- 27. Re: [TowerTalk] Coefficient of coupling (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 09:39:19 -0700
- Hi Steve If you could find some old ARRL handbooks from back in the 40's, there is lots of information there about link coupling antenna tuners. Most of the transmitters back then used link coupling
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00774.html (11,020 bytes)
- 28. [TowerTalk] Phasing lines (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:55:43 -0700
- HI all I have been looking high and low for my "Low Band DX'ing" book but can't find it. I want to re-do the phasing lines on my 3 40 meter verticals and can't remember what the length should be for
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-09/msg00819.html (6,813 bytes)
- 29. Re: [TowerTalk] Lubricating air variable capacitors (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 19:02:08 -0700
- And it also works great to put on your crab bait when crab fishing, or put it on your spinner when salmon fishing--drives the crabs and fish nuts. 73 Tom W7WHY ______________________________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-10/msg00037.html (8,760 bytes)
- 30. Re: [TowerTalk] wd40 (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 21:48:26 -0700
- 3-in-1 oil is a parafin based oil. Where I work, we service sewing machines and you can see a real build up of gunk in there when 3-in-1 has been used. Go to a sewing machine shop and get a good non-
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-10/msg00049.html (7,966 bytes)
- 31. Re: [TowerTalk] galvenizing vs painting a tower platform (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 21:13:03 -0700
- Hi Pat Ever used a product called Ospho? I used that to prepare the tounge on my camp trailer before painting it. It removes the rust and seals the metal for painting. Be sure to read the directions
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-10/msg00361.html (8,823 bytes)
- 32. Re: [TowerTalk] Can Any Tower Handle Cat 5+ Hurricane? (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:12:53 -0700
- Hurricane? A 40 foot tower sunk 35 feet in the ground? Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Station
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-10/msg00676.html (8,566 bytes)
- 33. [TowerTalk] Twinlead (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 18:16:43 -0800
- Howdy all One thing I have been pondering here--twinlead. Right now I use 300 ohm ribbon to feed a 130 foot center fed zepp. I have read that I shouldn't use that because "when it rains the SWR can c
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-11/msg00073.html (7,010 bytes)
- 34. Re: [TowerTalk] Twinlead- Zepp (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 18:47:55 -0800
- You said the ARRL antenna book says there is no such animal. This is from the ARRL lab page. Wonder which is right? http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:4OSuBt9usOgJ:www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/9611073.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-11/msg00137.html (8,163 bytes)
- 35. Re: [TowerTalk] End fed Hertz (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 18:05:06 -0800
- I remember back BC (before coax), telephone twisted pair was the thing. Used to feed the 40 and 80 meter dipoles with it. Not sure what the impedance was or how it worked, but did manage to WAS with
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-11/msg00232.html (7,721 bytes)
- 36. Re: [TowerTalk] Anniversary (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 18:58:59 -0800
- Hi Tod Best thing I heard was "If nobody was to tell you how old you, are, how old would you be?" 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-11/msg00308.html (14,552 bytes)
- 37. [TowerTalk] Need meter (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:36:03 -0800
- Howdy all I just zapped the meter in my MFJ 949D antenna tuner. Anyone got an old junker laying around or a meter they could sell me to get it going again. Lost without it. 73 Tom w7WHY _____________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-11/msg00484.html (7,122 bytes)
- 38. Re: [TowerTalk] Used belts (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 10:27:08 -0800
- Buyer: "Why do you want to sell this belt?" Seller "Aw the stupid thing keeps comming unbuckled." Buyer: "OK, I'll give you 5 bucks for it." 73 and Happy Thanksgiving!! Tom W7WHY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-11/msg00676.html (8,577 bytes)
- 39. Re: [TowerTalk] Slinky-type antennas (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:45:42 -0800
- Hi There is already an antenna like this on the market. http://www.radiomart.com/john_p__deal_of_the_day.htm 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.co
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00348.html (8,471 bytes)
- 40. Re: [TowerTalk] Glen Martin Voyager Hazer (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:02:36 -0800
- Or till Katrina comes ashore. 73 and Merry Christmas to all. Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-12/msg00418.html (8,455 bytes)
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