Hi Folks, I've heard that using stainless steel cable for crank-up towers is not recommended. That TRI-EX recommends against using stainless steel cable. Why would that be? Is it because stainless st
Hi Folks, I had a short conversation with TRI-EX last week...they build a 100ft crank-up tower that is designed to be guyed. The sections are not locked. There is one continuous cable that lifts all
J...Fair Radio has Tehter Wire for sale...300ft spool of vinyl covered braided #22 for $13. I ordered some to play with when out camping...you can reach them at www2.wcoil.com/~fairadio Good Luck, da
Try grid dipping all the traps to ensure they are all resonating where they are supposed to... Also, if you are using a balun...put a resistive load on the output and sweep it to ensure it operates O
Folks, I use QUALCO battery ANTI-CORROSION to protect my turnbuckles and antenna hardware connections from rust and oxidation...the stuff goes on like vasaline, the excess melts off and what is left
IT's the old rule of threes....whatever you think you need buy 3 times as much...you can sell the left overs to your neighbors! ;-) dave -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Sub
Don't think so...it is sold as an anti-corrosive preparation. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUE
The towers are helping remove stupid birds from the flocks...natural selection process ;-) Now if we could only find a method for doing the same thing for news reporters! Have Fun, dave wa3gin Eric S
it's simple enough...just go to the MS web page and check it out for yourself! That way you know for sure rather then depending on a total stranger to tell you what to do!k OF COURSE IT'S A HOAX... o
run ad-aware (free) it will clean you machines of most pop-ups implanted in it...can we get back to antennas now Timothy-Allen Albertson-KG6IRH wrote: what i dont like is the pop ups telling me ive g
BRAVO BOB, The FCC's record of rule making in every industry it has regulatory power over quantifies Bob's statements! I used to work in the private sector of telecom and we all know what a mess that
...add 16ft of wire on each of the your 3 ele stepper and you're on 40m. Folding the element does little to reduce the performance. It looks hokie, but it's simple, light weight, more efficient than
One could argue that bending the element 90 degrees does not have the effects you discibe as linear loading. Have you actually tried it? 73, dave wa3gin Richard Karlquist wrote: Folding the element d
Hi, My recommendation wasn't regarding linear loaded elements. It was a drooping element design. Half wave dipole elements, from the center insulator outward the element is 1/8 wave horizontal and 1/
yes, the wind effect is dampened considerably with the attachment of 2oz fishing weights to the end of each wire. Have Fun, dave wa3gin corneliuspaul@gmx.net wrote: Its pretty close to what W9XR once
Yes, you would modify the stepper such that when the copper element inside the fiberglass tube reached full extention the copper tape would make a connection with the dangling wire. I don't have a st
Yes, I agree. Just depends on ones preferences. I don't have a problem with lumped inductance, relays and such. Someone asked so I offered an alternative that I know works. I'd be happy with either b
HAHA, If one can afford $1,000 for a tuner one can afford to buy an antenna that doesn't need one! Have Fun, dave wa3gin Dale Martin wrote: Like the old saw: If you have to ask the price, you can't a
Good Ideas, Current Baluns don't play nice when used as remote baluns. You really need a nice hefty voltage balun. Fair Radio used to sell a 3kw balun kit for less than $15. I built one using #12 str
The TenTECjk 238B matches 5-500ohms...not really much flexibility for an antenna buff. Mark Beckwith wrote: So, is the L-Match making a comeback in everyones thinking because depending on how you set