- 1. [TowerTalk] AB-105/FRC (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 05:34:34 -0600
- I have a chance to obtain an AB-105/FRC tower as long as I take it down and transport it away. I know the merits of AB-105 have been extolled here on Towertalk before. This one looks to be about 70-8
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-09/msg00363.html (9,269 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] where may I obtain a quality nicopress tool at a fair price? (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 07:33:44 -0600 (MDT)
- West Marine has them (1-800-538-0775, 24 hours a day); also, a local rigging shop will be able to get you one. I used a "bandit" tool quite frequently in my previous life as an Electrican's Mate -- I
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-09/msg00415.html (8,860 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] AB-105/FRC advice (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 21:24:54 -0600
- Many thanks to all who replied to my questions concerning taking down and recycling an AB-105 tower. I tried to reply individually to everyone, but I got confused as to who I did and who I didn't. No
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-09/msg00585.html (7,358 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Re: Antenna analyzers (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 07:40:10 -0600 (MDT)
- One thing that seems to help with this problem is to use a "bead balun" at the input to the Autek and MFJ units. This at least seems to prevent induced currents on the outside of the coax shield from
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00763.html (11,572 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Wireless bridges (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 16:18:36 -0700
- I've forwarded along the request of the System Administrator of Lincoln County's non-profit, community-based Internet service provider, the Kootenet. I do volunteer tech-assist work for them (primari
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00272.html (8,711 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] thimble gap too narrow (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 17:05:27 -0700
- Pete, Now that you have opened up all your thimbles, may I suggest an alternative: I use a shackle to bridge the turnbuckle and the thimble in the end of my guywires. Advantages: 1. No need to open t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00275.html (9,157 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Soliciting Yagi comments (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 10:25:35 -0700
- LB wrote (in part): I volunteer my QTH and station to serve as test lab for evaluating yagis (and towers, and accessories, etc). You all just send me a sampling of the antennas and rotators and what-
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00377.html (9,344 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Bolt torques (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 12:15:46 -0700
- Dear TowerTalkers, Thanks for all your advice concerning my bout of temporary insanity that prompted me to consider uninsulated guys on my tower. I have now returned to my senses. Insulated they will
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00231.html (9,115 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] mast weight (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 16:35:00 -0700
- Steve, What makes the second method any easier than the first? You still have to get the mast up high enough to get it into the tower, either way -- you're just closer to the ground when you do it th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00376.html (9,400 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Re: Ground Rods & Ohms (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 12:19:59 -0700
- The accepted way of measuring the adequacy of a ground system is the "Fall of potential" method used by the commerical power industry. At the hydroelectric facility where I am an operator, it is the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00485.html (9,447 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] Re: Grounding (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 17:07:24 -0700
- Tim, (and others who indicated an interest): I don't have the paper at home, but I am sure I have it at work. However, I won't be back at work until this coming Wednesday (one of the benefits of shi
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00493.html (11,995 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] Thanks! (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 22:33:45 -0700
- Thanks, Bob, for the elaboration on my attempt to explain the Fall of Potential ground measurement method. I defer all futher attempts to your expertise! Steve Zettel KJ7CH Libby, MT USA -- FAQ on WW
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00539.html (6,578 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] Installing Coax Connectors (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 11:57:42 -0700
- Do you check for shorts before or after you clean the connector on your pants? Is it really necessary to wear shorts with the pants, or is that only necessary if you don't let the connector cool comp
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-03/msg00466.html (9,388 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] Guywire hardware questions (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 13:08:46 -0700
- First, I'd like to reiterate my thanks to all the towertalk folks for the help and advice you were so forthcoming with last year as I was planning my tower project. Though I assembled most of the mat
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-03/msg00511.html (10,559 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] Feeding a grounded tower (score: 1)
- Author: zettel@libby.org (Steve Zettel)
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 06:57:35 -0700
- Dear Towertalkians, Sorry, all my limericks deal with a topic other than towers. . . maybe on a different reflector. If I go ahead and use unbroken EHS from tower to grounded guy anchors (the base of
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-03/msg00543.html (7,222 bytes)
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