My "war story":When we lived in Casper, Wyo., the Chinooks blew regular...and a lot. Then, on my trusty Heathkit wind gauge, I have seen, regular gusts of 50-70 mph. The elements on my TH7DXX and Cus
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 22:02:50 -0500
I figure any rotator I use should be capable of turning the antenna regardless of winds. After tearing up a few of the ham series and an HDR-200, or 300 (forget which). It looked rugged, but I releas
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 02:36:17 -0500
I had a 3-turn loop/coil laying on the 45G flat top plate. It was wound like a clock spring allowing close to 600 degrees CW and nearly twice that CCW for cases just like this. How it ever made it ar