- 21. [TowerTalk] End mounting of boom on 10 meter beam vs mount @ CG (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 10:27:34 GMT
- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 10 meter EME - interesting. If your 8/8/8/8 was 15 dB over the noise, then would a single 8 be 9 dB over? If so, could us mere mortals with a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00645.html (8,130 bytes)
- 22. [TowerTalk] Connector insertion loss (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 03:05:29 GMT
- _______________________________________________________________ When running 1500 watts through a PL259, even after several minutes of steady carrier (RTTY) the connector is barely warm. I would esti
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00833.html (9,199 bytes)
- 23. [TowerTalk] antenna gain (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Sun, 06 Jul 1997 15:44:20 GMT
- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Paul is right on. Any organization that accepts advertising can never be impartial. So what's to do? How about a consortium of ham clubs getti
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00219.html (8,392 bytes)
- 24. [TowerTalk] cross country twr purchase (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 02:08:14 GMT
- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> There is a way you could save some money on the transportation if time is not of the essence and you're feeling a little adventurous: Fly to F
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00463.html (8,647 bytes)
- 25. [TowerTalk] Switching 450 ohm twinlead? (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Sun, 08 Jun 1997 11:55:15 GMT
- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Instead of a separate heater, you might consider just keeping the relay energized all the time when not in use. That's what I do for my 80/160
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00283.html (10,805 bytes)
- 26. [TowerTalk] Rotor Installation (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 00:42:21 GMT
- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> The factory may have modified the upper section since I got mine in December '92, but I guarantee you the only way it would go in was to put t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00582.html (9,186 bytes)
- 27. [TowerTalk] Cleaning tired aluminum tubing (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 08:19:53 GMT
- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Yup. My car always runs better when freshly washed. I've noticed that for years. 73, Bill W7TI -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towert
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00687.html (8,062 bytes)
- 28. [TowerTalk] cleaning/replacing aluminum (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 22:06:10 GMT
- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> The best approach is to rotate your elements just like you rotate your tires. I do that every year with my four-element yagi, but I have notic
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00704.html (9,253 bytes)
- 29. [TowerTalk] How Important is F/B? (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 02:43:29 GMT
- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> I question whether you have a "runnable" frequency by simply nulling out someone on the backside. YOU may no longer hear them, but the folks y
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00920.html (9,276 bytes)
- 30. [TowerTalk] Good article (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 10:41:50 GMT
- The August Smithsonian magazine has a good article on professional tower installers. Mostly human interest, not much technical stuff. If you're not a subscriber, your local library probably carries i
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00969.html (6,838 bytes)
- 31. [TowerTalk] Good article (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 10:55:26 GMT
- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Bzzzzzzt! Got ahead of myself. It's the July issue, not August. Sorry. 73, Bill W7TI -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.htm
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00970.html (7,338 bytes)
- 32. [TowerTalk] Breakthrough Ground Rod Technique (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 02:27:09 GMT
- Is it April 1st already??? 73, Bill W7TI wrt@eskimo.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@con
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00575.html (7,875 bytes)
- 33. [TowerTalk] Knots for hams (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 17:06:32 GMT
- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> An old sailor once told me "If you can't tie a good knot, then tie lots of them". :-) 73, Bill W7TI -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tow
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00602.html (7,838 bytes)
- 34. [TowerTalk] Web download speeds (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 01:30:31 GMT
- On Mon, 28 Apr 1997 22:16:23 -0700, "John D. Peters" <k1er@gte.net> wrote: <snip> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> And maybe cheaper too. In the Seattle area, Eskimo North pro
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00894.html (8,253 bytes)
- 35. [TowerTalk] Installing Coax Connectors (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 03:07:05 GMT
- On the subject of soldering PL-259s, over the years I've tried many different soldering irons, but the best one I've found is the good 'ol Weller 250 watt soldering GUN (not iron). The tip is exactly
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-03/msg00483.html (8,528 bytes)
- 36. [TowerTalk] Eutectic Limericks (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 12:26:57 GMT
- There once was a ham from Conectic Whose solder was soft and eutectic It started to flow And as we all know That's when it quickly turned hectic! Please email the TH-11DX ASAP. I'll need it for the P
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-03/msg00539.html (7,136 bytes)
- 37. [TowerTalk] Bill Orr on PL-259's (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 05:16:06 GMT
- <snip> -- 60-40 solder is ok in a pinch, but 63-37 is better because it's eutectic (the e-word again). Eutectic solder has the same melting and freezing temperature, while non-eutectic melts at one t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-03/msg00636.html (7,680 bytes)
- 38. <no subject> (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 11:54:39 GMT
- -- Mark and space are reversed... -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems:
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00020.html (6,884 bytes)
- 39. Rotator Article (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 21:46:33 GMT
- <snip> -- On a related issue: The T2X is not supposed to fit in HDBX48, but it = does. The trick is you have to unbolt the mounting plate and re-install it = upside down. This gives an extra one inch
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00267.html (7,190 bytes)
- 40. T2X and HDBX (score: 1)
- Author: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 00:41:43 GMT
- On Wed, 15 Jan 97 14:42:15 CDT, "Reid Bannon" <bannonr@ccgate.dl.nec.com> wrote: =20 with=20 -- Yep, that's what I did to mine. Putting the plate in upside down gives = about one inch more clearance,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-01/msg00334.html (7,284 bytes)
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