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21. [TowerTalk] Shredded Ground (score: 1)
Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway)
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 08:06:39 -0500
Soldering would be fine, if you do it right. For what it's worth, here is how I make those kinds of joints: 1. Clean the pieces; I do this easily by swabbing some muriatic acid on the copper and then
/archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00331.html (10,675 bytes)

22. [TowerTalk] radial geometry (score: 1)
Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway)
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 17:56:00 -0500
I would run a wire along the length of your house (on the side by the tower), and extend it around the corners of the house as far as possible. Then, run a bunch of radials to the wire in a sort of f
/archives//html/Towertalk/2001-09/msg00109.html (9,296 bytes)

23. [TowerTalk] Life's small mysteries (score: 1)
Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway)
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 08:03:46 -0500
Rick .... I can't stanby by and have you misspell the name of an old Louisiana standby ..... try TABASCO instead of TOBASCO! Hot is good! Wes - N5WA I had a hard line connector on my 6 over 6 JA stac
/archives//html/Towertalk/2001-09/msg00164.html (9,204 bytes)

24. [TowerTalk] cax under a driveway (score: 1)
Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway)
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 18:52:33 -0500
It is pretty easy to tunnel under a normal driveway. I have done it several times using a couple of ten-foot lengths of 3/4" plastic pipe fitted with a garden hose connector at one end. You need to d
/archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00498.html (9,798 bytes)

25. [TowerTalk] Elementary question about Skip (score: 1)
Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway)
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:52:25 -0500
Aside from the question of local noise, receiver quality, and antennas I think the other thing that might be happening is that the station just is no longer there. Listen on the frequency to see if a
/archives//html/Towertalk/1999-10/msg00373.html (9,526 bytes)

26. [TowerTalk] Routing wire from tower to ground for lightning protection (score: 1)
Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 08:36:57 -0500
You have to tie all grounds together, or connect all of them (power included) to one single point if you are going to eliminate ground currents. This is a critical element in any good grounding schem
/archives//html/Towertalk/1999-10/msg00717.html (12,237 bytes)

27. [TowerTalk] Soldering Weathered Connections (score: 1)
Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 19:03:23 -0500
For soldering copper wire to large pieces of copper (like tubing or sheets) I have found that the secret is just what the secret is for all good solder joints .... clean materials and the right amoun
/archives//html/Towertalk/1999-10/msg00731.html (10,601 bytes)

28. [TowerTalk] FM Transmitter (score: 1)
Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 10:31:11 -0600
I am looking for a "decent" FM transmitter kit ..... something with reasonable range (a few hundred feet) and that is fairly stable frequency-wise. Some of the little kits I have seen are hard to tun
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-11/msg00295.html (7,404 bytes)

29. [TowerTalk] 1) Lightning & 2) Trylon towers (score: 1)
Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway)
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 00:33:31 -0500
Re the question of Peter Shaw's recent strike and other questions .... Based on reading, real life experience, and building a fairly effective lightning protection system at my own shack, I can offer
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-09/msg00164.html (13,797 bytes)

30. [TowerTalk] Rohn 55, vs 65 (score: 1)
Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway)
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 1998 21:55:29 -0500
Pat .... I have 80' of Rohn 55, with a 3el Telrex 40M at 85' and a 5el Telrex 20M at 95'. The thing is guyed in three places. A number of years ago, when I owned a few radio stations, I, hmmmm, a sta
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00209.html (9,031 bytes)

31. [TowerTalk] Mismatch loss and tuners (score: 1)
Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway)
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 23:39:21 -0500
Let me enter this discussion with a few observations. First, SWR is an acronym for Standing Wave Ratio. It is a RATIO (voltage max to voltage min or current max to current min) that exists ALONG the
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00660.html (10,908 bytes)

32. RE: [TowerTalk] Coax shield grounding (score: 1)
Author: "Wes Attaway \(N5WA\)" <wes@attawayinterests.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 20:57:18 -0500
The ICE blocks have worked well for me. I put some in about 12 years ago and recently removed the coax (tower was taken down) and the coax looked practically brand new inside the blocks. What's the b
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-08/msg00930.html (8,847 bytes)

33. RE: [BULK] - [TowerTalk] Interaction between 2 Inverted Els (score: 1)
Author: "Wes Attaway (N5WA)" <wes@attawayinterests.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 17:31:46 -0500
I haven't modeled a 160M Inverted L in a long time, but my recollection is that when you use one on the higher bands the radiation pattern is a lot different than what you might expect. I'm not sayin
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-10/msg00152.html (11,134 bytes)

34. RE: [TowerTalk] Pulley Recommendations? (score: 1)
Author: "Wes Attaway (N5WA)" <wes@attawayinterests.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 22:08:31 -0500
I just had a tree climber put up a number of pulleys, screw-eyes, and 3/16" black dacron rope into several pine trees at my future QTH. The pulleys are about 70-75' up. I found some 12" long 3/8" scr
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-10/msg00158.html (10,196 bytes)

35. RE: [TowerTalk] Covert Mast and Yagi (score: 1)
Author: "Wes Attaway (N5WA)" <wes@attawayinterests.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 22:04:17 -0600
I suggest that you put up a couple of dipoles as high as you can. Feed them with open-wire line and do some operating on several bands. Use appropriate stealth techniques. While you are doing this co
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-11/msg00195.html (10,915 bytes)

36. RE: [TowerTalk] Lightning, surge protection (score: 1)
Author: "Wes Attaway (N5WA)" <wes@attawayinterests.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:47:55 -0600
For "whole house" surge protection I have been using (for about 10 years) Cutler-Hammer model CHSA Surge Arrestors in each of my breaker panels. The units simply snap-in in place of a breaker unit. T
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-11/msg00236.html (11,735 bytes)

37. RE: [TowerTalk] New? Cable (score: 1)
Author: "Wes Attaway (N5WA)" <wes@attawayinterests.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:22:32 -0600
I think Jim's comments were right on the mark, particularly as they relate to the "counterfeit goods" problem. --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@co
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00652.html (15,636 bytes)

38. RE: [TowerTalk] Mounting a Cushcraft R8 (score: 1)
Author: "Wes Attaway (N5WA)" <wes@attawayinterests.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 18:45:22 -0600
The un-guyed aluminum Cushcraft will bend and break long before that ridge beam will. --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00227.html (9,085 bytes)

39. RE: [TowerTalk] Re: Rules (score: 1)
Author: "Wes Attaway (N5WA)" <wes@attawayinterests.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:42:05 -0500
Amen, Tommy. Don't need Steve to intrepret the rules. I thought we all knew them but apparently not after seeing all of these Presidential slams and comments allowed with no comment at all from the a
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-04/msg00531.html (35,017 bytes)

40. RE: [TowerTalk] Customer satisfaction (score: 1)
Author: "Wes Attaway (N5WA)" <wes@attawayinterests.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 23:31:37 -0500
In addition, there is no excuse for a company using the "small order" cop-out for poor service when they are advertising in the very market that they are giving poor service to. If you are in busines
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-05/msg00265.html (10,844 bytes)

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