Don: Never climbed a really tall TV tower, but I once did a newspaper feature story on a sandblasting/painting crew that was redoing a couple hundred foot water tower in the town where I worked in th
Fellow TTers: I once stopped by a QTH in Houston to pick up a radio for a friend in Dallas and the ham that had been repairing it had a 6 element triband beam at 105 feet. He had no problem working a
Tom: I got my first 250 or so countries with a little old Mosley TA33Jr. on top of 40 ft. of Rohn 25 (with a Yaesu FL2100B occasionally pumping out 600 watts) that just peeked over the top of the hil
Fellow Tower talkers: Anyone know the approximate "service" life of RG213? I recently found 100 feet in a box in a closet in our house that my XYL (WY5H) and I apparently had forgotten about after or
Lee: you might try Tashhjian@MSN.com. Karl Tashjian 559-495-0307. He has an ad on page 180 (bottom left hand corner of the page) in the December 2001 QST about having accessories, bases, tilt over ac
Pardon the mistyping the e-mail address should be Tashjian@MSN.com. Tashhjian@MSN.com. Tom, WW5L AN Wireless Self Supporting Towers are now available! Windloading tables, foundation diagrams and char
Also check with your local telephone/utility company about salvage, end of roll wire, etc. Southwestern Bell Telephone used to have a salvage store in North Dallas (Carollton or Farmers Branch suburb
Tom, Bill: I've got a Mosley Classic 33 WARC and they recommend an 8 inch diameter coil of RG8 for that antenna, 10 inch if you use the 40m kit on the ends of the driven element. Tom, WW5L List Spons
Marc: Its Ideal Industries Sycamore IL. 800-304-3578 http://www.idealindustries.com product number (may also be the "sku" is 30-030, UPC is 8325030030) there is also a number of ND254-2 on the back o
As I recall 8 turns. Tom, WW5L List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Titan towers, coax, hardline and more. Also check out our self supporting towers up to 100
Sri: I was relying on my memory rather than the instructions. 5 turns on a 6 inch diameter at the connection of the feedpoint to the driven element is what's listed on page 7 of the Classic 33 WARC m
Ink: according to the Mosley instruction manual, the reflector has 15 turns/25 turns driven element 14 turns/23 1/2 turns, and director 14 turns and 23 turns. First number listed is closest to the bo
With several e-mails asking about coax rf chokes I decided to call Mosley today since I'm redoing my Classic 33 WARC with the 40m kit. The rep on their tech line gave me an unusal description that I
Dale: I also have a WT51 and taught my sons and XYL (WY5H-Cheryl) how to lower it in a hurry if the storm--thunderstorms do have a nasty habit of popping up suddenly in North Texas at a moment's noti
Dan: My Ham IV manual, circa 1987, shows the following between terminals when checking from the ground: per table 2 on page 20 To Check resistance between terminals Brake Solenoid .75 ohms+leads 1-2
Larry: I found some No Alox at Lowe's on a bottom shelf. Look in the electrical aisle(s) and the two Lowe's I've been in had it on a bottom shelf. I've also used the GB No Ox or Anti Ox with good suc
Jim: You might be referring to "Sting Kill" which has an ammonia smell. "Skeeter Stick" has lidocaine in it and I use it as a first choice because it seems to take the itch/pain away almost instantly
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Dan: You might want to try the smallest Phillystran, 3/16th I think. I used it on my Mosley Classic 33 WARC with the 40 meter kit (you have to use a support with the 40m kit and it forms a diamond sh
Mike: Look at the following series: from Polyphaser. I've got 2 of them on an HF and 2m/440 coax lines. IS-B50LU-C0 Tom, WW5L List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Tr