I believe what you're looking for is www.topozone.com Gives your cords in one of 3 ways and altitude. I believe that it's USA only though. 73 - Don, K4BEV List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless h
<< Does anyone know what this is, or if it should even be opened? >> Maybe I'm just paranoid but, I delete any file with an attachment that I didn't request. There are just too many "nuts" out there!
Your local "electrical supply house" should have NoAlox.... Pro electricans still use it almost every day. Be aware though... These places have tools on display for electrical types that are VERY har
<< Can you install climbing spikes in the poles? >> A lot of sporting goods stores (es WalMart in these parts) carry screw in steps used for climbing trees while deer hunting. They work great, and yo
<< Gin poles are big things that you rent. >> Where would you rent one? They are pretty expensive pieces of equipment for one time use. Thanks in advance, Don - K4BEV List Sponsor: Are you thinking a
<< I recommend that no one get it on themselves, it doesn't seem to hurt you as you use it, but in a few years your hand/s will be a mess. >> I had used this kind of stuff for years (PCB transformer
Hi Gary, Try winding the coil on the inside of the PVC pipe, capping one end, and then filling the pipe with expanding foam. Once the foam dries you cut off the excess and cap the open end of the pip
I'm not a concrete guy, but I figure 27 cubic feet of concrete per yard. A 3x3x4 hole is 36 cubic feet. 6 holes = 216 cubic feet or 8 yards of concrete. How do you get by with a 1/2 yard of concrete
WARNING! Read the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for any paint, thinner, or other chemical you are going to use and BELIEVE IT! I've learned this lesson the hard way and hope that this may spare a
Approximate Power Handling Capability (1:1 SWR, 40 deg C AMBIENT [104 F]): @ 7 MHz RG-58 Style 700 W RG-59 Style 1100 W RG-8X Style 840 W A bit light for HP use. Don, K4BEV -- FAQ on WWW: http://www
I have a US Tower TX-455 crank-up / fold over that I installed single handedly. (I do contests in the unassisted catagory and didn't want to take a chance.) The ground here is very good to dig into -
Why not let them drain into the stone bed under the tower base? Plugging the end of the tubes (tubes are hollow rods) allows water to collect in the tubes. The water may come from a leak or from con
I've had really good luck with Parachute Cord. It takes knots well and is easy to pull through the branches. The dark green stuff is pretty hard to see in the trees. It also comes in black. 73, Don -
My Ham IV clicks and clacks too. Always has. I believe that it's just the nature of the beast. Mine used to hum too - over the air if I was transmitting while turning the antenna - Not Cool. I finall
Hit Ctrl-A (select all) on your keyboard and the text turns white. Don - K4BEV _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless W
Are the birds crashing into the towers, or being fried by the Mega Watt signals? Or maybe the big RF screws their nav systems up enough that they crash. Birds love my tower. Early every spring the TH
The Leatherman (and others) multi-purpose tool solves this problem. Don't go anywhere without one. The one I'm currently carrying has vise-grip type pliers. This is a wonderful tool. One of these and
I'm due for a new winch for a US 55' crank-up. Is this type of winch suitable for this application? The price is sure right, but anything that seems too good to be true usually isn't. Although a hand
Having never seen an Isoloop up close this may be a dumb question - but: Could the weld be cut with a Dremel tool or, better yet, a plasma cutter and then rewelded when the antenna got to its new ho
In a message dated 11/4/04 9:47:47 PM Central Standard Time, jbastin@sssnet.com writes: I cut the existing rotor cable about a foot from the rotator and from the control box. I purchased a couple of