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1. Re: [TowerTalk] PL-259 Electrical Joint Compound (score: 7)
Author: <john@kk9a.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 20:47:18 -0500
I suspect that your connectors had some water ingress, I have never noticed any hint of corrosions on my sealed outdoor PL-259/SO-259 connectors. They are shinny and bright except for the exteriors w
/archives//html/Towertalk/2023-12/msg00006.html (8,682 bytes)

2. Re: [TowerTalk] Words. (score: 7)
Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 16:51:01 -0700
On 5/29/23 3:25 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 5/29/2023 1:20 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: Frankly, I don't think there's any need - the author of the Wikipedia article clearly was European (probably British)
/archives//html/Towertalk/2023-05/msg00055.html (9,445 bytes)

3. Re: [TowerTalk] Steel mast paint preparation (score: 7)
Author: <john@kk9a.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:58:00 -0400
Is the tubing painted black or is it pickled and oiled? A mast can get pretty scrapped up when installing it and painting the inside can be challenging. You could look for another galvanizer, all of
/archives//html/Towertalk/2023-04/msg00048.html (7,671 bytes)

4. Re: [TowerTalk] Steel mast paint preparation (score: 7)
Author: Gary K9GS <k9gs@gjschwartz.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:15:38 -0400
Hi Steve, I would talk to the RustOleum support people. I have contacted them in the past and they are very good with recommending the right products and how to best apply them. 73, Gary K9GS I have
/archives//html/Towertalk/2023-04/msg00044.html (8,018 bytes)

5. [TowerTalk] Steel mast paint preparation (score: 7)
Author: Steve Walter <stevewalter90@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:09:23 -0400
I have a new 1026 DOM tube that is not galvanized. The local galvanizer cant handle a 20' 2" tube so Im going to paint it. The tube is clean but it's painted black with white spec lettering on it. Im
/archives//html/Towertalk/2023-04/msg00043.html (7,524 bytes)

6. Re: [TowerTalk] AFCI RFI? (score: 7)
Author: Gary Schafer <garyschafer@largeriver.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:09:43 -0500
I went thru about 3 sets of Eaton breakers. The problem was not rf but with surge current when I would turn the radio on, they would trip. I finally took them out and put in regular breakers. Know th
/archives//html/Towertalk/2023-03/msg00020.html (10,746 bytes)

7. Re: [TowerTalk] AFCI RFI? (score: 7)
Author: David Gilbert <ab7echo@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:50:02 -0700
Yes, I believe that the issue is more one of susceptibility to RFI rather than the breakers being the cause of RFI.  And yes, EATON certainly did have a problem, to the point they were replacing brea
/archives//html/Towertalk/2023-03/msg00019.html (9,320 bytes)

8. Re: [TowerTalk] Coax Life Expectancy (score: 7)
Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:52:13 -0800
From an SK estate I was given a NOS 100ft never unspooled roll of what by markings was on the order of 50 years old. I swept it for loss and it was good as new RG8 specs to 30MHz. Then it started mis
/archives//html/Towertalk/2023-02/msg00077.html (12,037 bytes)

9. Re: [TowerTalk] Old coax questions.... OK? or NOT OK? (score: 13)
Author: John Simmons <jasimmons@pinewooddata.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2022 10:26:46 -0500
Please do not use this coax for any transmission line or high voltage purpose. It has been damaged by moisture! I spent 27 years as a two-way tech, with hundreds of visits to tower sites. Weatherproo
/archives//html/Towertalk/2022-10/msg00056.html (10,290 bytes)

10. Re: [TowerTalk] Old coax questions.... OK? or NOT OK? (score: 13)
Author: <john@kk9a.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2022 10:51:14 -0400
Well you probably got your money's worth out of that coax. Without removing the coax it is probably hard to tell how much loss it has now. Of course changing coax is usually a pain unless the driven
/archives//html/Towertalk/2022-10/msg00055.html (8,716 bytes)

11. [TowerTalk] Old coax questions.... OK? or NOT OK? (score: 7)
Author: kq2m@kq2m.com
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:57:16 -0500
Hi, I used Davis Buryflex (RG213) on my 15 M yagis (they were put up in 1999) and I was replacing some connectors today when I noticed something disturbing. On the PL259's on 3 of my 4 yagis;, there
/archives//html/Towertalk/2022-10/msg00053.html (8,604 bytes)

12. [TowerTalk] Lightning Protection Ameritron RCS-10 (score: 7)
Author: Steve Walter <stevewalter90@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 20:11:58 -0400
"The farther the tower is spaced from the MGB/ building entrance, the more inductance the coax line(s) will have, and the less current will be on the line(s). We do not recommend adding loops to inc
/archives//html/Towertalk/2022-08/msg00101.html (6,882 bytes)

13. Re: [TowerTalk] 1 or 2 dB (score: 7)
Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 10:50:50 -0500
My test worked, so I'll try again... To everyone that has commented: Thank you very much! This discussion is fabulous! I concede the point that statistically, there is likely to be score improvements
/archives//html/Towertalk/2022-05/msg00141.html (14,715 bytes)

14. Re: [TowerTalk] 1 or 2 dB (score: 7)
Author: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 10:43:09 -0500
My test worked, so I'll try again... To everyone that has commented: Thank you very much! This discussion is fabulous! I concede the point that statistically, there is likely to be score improvements
/archives//html/Towertalk/2022-05/msg00140.html (14,899 bytes)

15. Re: [TowerTalk] Eudora (score: 7)
Author: "K4IDC@comcast.net" <robink4idc@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:44:45 -0500
I used to use Eudora...really liked it. I wasn't aware it's still in use; might have to reconsider it. I lost sight of it once I started using Gmail. I also used Mail Washer Pro to filter email prior
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-09/msg00177.html (10,360 bytes)

16. Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Amazon recommends "Zareba ITY-Z Standard..." and more (score: 13)
Author: Gene Smar via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 16:30:16 -0400
My apologies - This should have been pointed at TopBand.  Mea maxima culpa. 73 de Gene Smar  AD3F 73 de Gene Smar  AD3F We have recommendations <https://www.amazon.com/gp/f.html?C=2TYANM4MKLZFE&K=73F
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-08/msg00001.html (34,345 bytes)

17. [TowerTalk] Fwd: Amazon recommends "Zareba ITY-Z Standard..." and more (score: 13)
Author: Gene Smar via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 15:56:54 -0400
FYI.  Looks like these materials might be useful for Beverages, etc. 73 de Gene Smar  AD3F We have recommendations <https://www.amazon.com/gp/f.html?C=2TYANM4MKLZFE&K=73FN9LKHJ25R&M=urn:rtn:msg:20210
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-08/msg00000.html (33,616 bytes)

18. Re: [TowerTalk] Joining two perpendicular wires (score: 7)
Author: David Gilbert <ab7echo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:30:51 -0700
It's the tin in solder that weathers from moisture.  The water leaches out the tin and leaves a soft, porous matrix that has very little strength.  The white powder you often see is the lead oxidizin
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-07/msg00065.html (11,321 bytes)

19. Re: [TowerTalk] TOWER LIGHTS (score: 7)
Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2021 06:49:45 -0700
Don't rule out uneducated, and reactionary imbeciles, either... We had a 199.9' tower put in the community.  Met all requirements.  Local short term political attention whores (neighbors getting "ele
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-06/msg00028.html (12,773 bytes)

20. Re: [TowerTalk] TOWER LIGHTS (score: 13)
Author: "Jeff DePolo" <jd0@broadsci.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2021 06:16:35 -0400
It is unclear from your email if you are talking about daytime lighting/marking or nighttime lighting. Here in the US, high-intensity is a white strobe, used only during the day, and only on tall to
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-06/msg00024.html (9,879 bytes)


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