is the should and Not me. Zero is a pretty extreme case! Zero failures is a good goal for nuclear bomb detonators, but not my stuff! I balance cost with life, performance, and ease of installation.
Hi all I've been using a mast made out of a piece of aluminum for about 10 years here. It has a three element 20 meter mono-bander and 2 el 15 meter mono-bander on it now. I've had everything from qu
On Mon, 12 Oct 1998 10:32:58 -0400, "w8ji.tom" <w8ji.tom@MCIONE.com> wrote: ... SNIP ... Amen... What was mounted where on that composite mast? 73, Guy. Guy L. Olinger k2av@qsl.net Apex, NC, USA -- F
Yes, that would be refreshing...on both sides of the Leets v. Munimula controversy! Drake Dimitry's assertions about Munimula masts lack the "precision" that is demanded by the Leets worshipers who i
Hi Ken, I don't know what I said that was highly inflammatory. I haven't had a glass of sour milk with two scoops of dirt today. Seems like us mechanically challenged folks could use some real number
Won't ask about masts any more. Looking for 1/2-inch wall 2"OD titanium now. Tower might come down but not the mast. Now a serious question posed to antenna reflector from which I received suggestion
<< I've been using schedule 40 galvanized water pipe (1.93" OD) for 20 years and have never had a failure. I've had over 10 ft. out the top of the tower (with a thrust bearing, of course) with a 2 me
Some observations on this subject... 1) Some participants come to the discussion wanting to support a specific set of antennas and some come to the discussion wanting to erect a mast "for all time".
chrome Yikes! Well, every time you speed you don't get a speeding ticket either. With Nueces county a 95 MPH windspeed zone and being within 100 miles of hurricane oceanline, you've got yourself quit
K1VR: You, my man, have been lucky. I once had to cut (with a hacksaw) a bent Schedule 40 at the Harvard Wireless Club's station (W1AF) when I was a graduate student and still fearless. It had a CL-3