- 1. [TowerTalk] 40 meter yagi (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 19:51:56 -0400
- I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Hygain 2 and 3 element 40m yagi. I have the 3 element model it works wonderfully into Europe, Africa and Asia, and from what I've read about the cost of these o
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2015-10/msg00255.html (6,727 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Max antenna weight (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net>
- Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2015 15:15:44 -0500
- I have a HyGain Tailtwister rotor mounted inside seven sections of Rohn 45. I plan on placing a 10 foot mast into the rotor (2" O.D. galvanized steel pipe), through a heavy duty thrust bearing, and o
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2015-11/msg00017.html (7,575 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Rohn 45 Base Section (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 18:35:57 -0500
- I generally put a couple of cement blocks in the bottom of the hole, on their sides, holes up, the tower legs through the holes in the blocks and fill with pea stone level with the blocks. The pour c
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-01/msg00555.html (10,806 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Rotator Choice (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net>
- Date: Wed, 04 May 2016 12:13:09 -0400
- I'm getting into the discussion late, and at the risk of duplicating something that's already been said. But I have a homebrew full size, 3 element 30 meter, yagi at 70' and I use a HyGain Tailtwiste
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-05/msg00052.html (6,713 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Raising a TH-11 DX antenna (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:51:05 -0400
- I have one of these beast that I have resurrected and am ready to put on top of a 70' Rohn 45 tower. The tower is properly guyed and steady as a rock. My question though is how to get the antenna fro
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00224.html (7,850 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Thanks!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 14:19:40 -0400
- My thanks to all who responded to my question regarding the raising my TH-11 to a 70 foot Rohn 45 tower. Every suggestion was outstanding and the only thing left to do is decide whether to try trammi
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-06/msg00241.html (6,999 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Birds and the Leaning Tower (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:31:34 -0400
- Got a very different question for the group. I have a couple of very large antennas, one a 3 element 40 meter yagi and the other a 3 element full size 30 meter yagi. My problem is the birds which han
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-08/msg00013.html (7,300 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Rohn 45 Bent Leg (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 12:05:03 -0400
- I need some advice. I have a 70' Rohn 45 and had a guy with a tractor back into and damage one of the legs. As well, the leg was hit hard enough to bend the diagonal cross support. I could probably,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00281.html (8,213 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TowerTalk] Dampening Rope (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 12:00:52 -0400
- I "ditto" Chuck's (W5PR) response. I have a home built, 3 element 30 m and 3 element 40 meter yagis, both without dampening rope, and have not had a problem in more than 5 years. Dave, W8QW On Wed 06
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-06/msg00266.html (8,066 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Rohn 45 stuff for sale (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:43:31 -0400
- Gentlemen: I have six (6) straight sections of Rohn 45 for sale. These sections have been out of the weather, stored in my pole barn for the past 2 years. They are used, but very clean. Some surface
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2018-06/msg00079.html (7,096 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] Rotor Querstion (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 09:59:07 -0500
- I have a HyGain Tailtwister rotor that works just fine, but the thing is sometimes intermittent because the contacts on the terminal strip have rusted, making a good connection difficult. Anyone have
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2019-12/msg00079.html (7,208 bytes)
- 12. Re: [TowerTalk] YAESU ROTOR REPAIR (score: 1)
- Author: Dave Leisman <w8qwdave@casair.net>
- Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2020 09:23:00 -0500
- On 2020-11-07 18:15, sawyered@earthlink.net wrote: I have never found an independent Yaesu rotor repair spot. Yaesu itself will repair (at least they used to) although it doesn't take long before you
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2020-11/msg00081.html (7,433 bytes)
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