I used to operate/maintain some very large HF RLPs that use delrin insulators. Freq range 3-30 MHz and power is over 5KW. Many of these antennas have been in use for over 20 years. I know cause I ins
Had a pretty good lightening storm here this evening and decided to disconnect my coax cables after I heard that familiar ticking sound that told me there was static charge buildup on the coax. And a
Anyone familiar with the Yaesu G-450XL rotator and might know what is the best place on the box to connect to my single point ground? The manual doesn't seem to mention grounding it or the cable. Tha
Thanks to everyone who has responded to my query about grounding my control cable/rotator control unit. But at the risk of sounding unappreciative of all the good advice I've gotten here on Towertalk
Carl, You may be surprised to know that there have been numerous replies suggesting different methods without pushing one product or another. There's a big difference between hams sharing know-how an
When I lived in Florida I saw lots of those "look-a-like" developments. I always said one had better not come home drunk late at night. You might find it difficult to know which house is yours... A f
Having recently done this. I used two methods to keep the bolts in place. First I put rebar in place just to wire tire the bolts to correctly. But as everyone knows concrete is very heavy and moves t
I find the critique blown way out of proportion as seems to be a common occurrence with many threads on this reflector. But some people just have more time on their hands and don't mind spending lots
It always burns me up to see how the FCC has encouraged so much "competition" in the communications industry. I still have only one choice for a telephone company, and one choice for broadband intern
I didn't see the request to "cease and desist" when I posted OK! And you have no childredn on here so keep your attitude to yourself! NOEL Noel & Todd......................... What part of cease and
Where I live there are many barns made exactly this way. Pressure treated 4X4s 4' deep and a 3 bag mix seems to be the standard. Some of these barns are huge and many have been up for many many years
I've been getting those too. And my antivirus program caught a trojan from someone's email. So someone's got a bug and passing it around. Noel --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.
Hello TT'ers, I know this isn't exactly tower related but I'm guessing some of you here may have already gone through this and my have some helpful advice to my question. I'm trying to connect a seco
Steve, I've had just about enough of you as I am willing to take. So before I give you some thoughts of my own. I'll take my posts elsewhere. And to all who have provided suggestions and advice on my