Hi Forrest, Any cross street? Or Lat Long Coordinates? We could get it up on a google maps image... Once you have lat long, perhaps you could find details in the FCC tower data base. BTW, I just disc
Thanks Jim, SM2EKM for the reception report of KGO, 810 in Sweden. I am sure they will be happy to hear that. I previously mentioned the KGO vertical tower array installation, here are some additiona
Hello Geoff, It's called an Austin Ring transformer, used to isolate the AC mais that power the tower lighting circuits from the Antenna RF current. Done by providing a good AC coupling path, and not
Folks: I found a few tools on the net to investigate patterns of AM antennas to see if I could see correlations with Rick's observations below. Nothing conclusive yet, but I learned a LOT using The R
Does anyone know of any electronically readable versions of the complete HAM RADIO magazine that is available to buy? Lots of good tower, and antenna articles there... Tnx, Pat, AA6EG aa6eg@hotmail.c
Doesn't the FCC Data Base/Server have the capability to identify owners of "registered" antenna structures, based on a search of Lat Long, or by address? You might be able to find the owner/use of th
Seems the classic Lineman's belt, used for decades in various forms in tower climbing, pole climbing and tree climbing, has been superseded by the modern design full body harness, with continuous, at
(snip) We do know from our Electricity 101 class, that electrical induction is a proven phenomena and if a large enough voltage is applied near a conductor, a current WILL be induced. ** .....25 Yea
Interesting demo about the quick Oxidation of Aluminum. Years ago, My ET professor said you can solder copper to aluminum by taking the aluminum, coating it with oil, such as motor oil, then on the
One method of terminating Rhombics documented in a number of older references, that may eliminate the termination resistor, is to fabricate a long, tapered, unterminated, stainless steel or nichrome
Folks: While working on my modest backyard tower today, I had the pleasure of having a wonderful emergency room Nurse, of exceptional experience, helping as ground crew. Among other things, we talked
Question: To get an idea of how difficult it is for a major manufacturer of Antennas to defend a patented design, if they chose to do so, I am curious how much it costs a manufacturer to muster a leg
All the Best, 73, Pat Barthelow aa6eg@hotmail.com http://www.jamesburgdish.org Subscribe: http://bambi.net/jamesburg.html Jamesburg Earth Station Moon Bounce Team It was beautifully done, most of the
A major manufacturer of wooden poles is McFarland. http://www.ldm.com/ Their site has a Pole request form, that you specify everything, including delivery means, and they deliver a quote. See: http:/
If you want to "test for hidden wasps" before climbing a tower, Take a look at Today's CNN website videos. Look for a video by Jerry Cook, in Afghanistan, that demonstrates in a very scary way how th
Hi John, Thanks for your contribution about your experience of antenna tubing failures on wooden pole supported antennas. I recall now that you mentioned it, that I often felt fairly strong vibration
Carl Said: Several published tests show a good PL-259 coming to almost a perfect 50 Ohms at 222 MHz but exhibiting a bit under 2:1 at 432. While that VSWR wont bother a FM wanker or scanner its not g
Folks: Here is a photo on the Net, Labeled as a TH-5 Looks pretty darn close to the Unknown: http://www.ve1dx.net/Images/XX_TK5-MK2_1.jpg All the Best, 73, Pat Barthelow aa6eg@hotmail.com http://www.
Sad News, sorry to hear of it. Here is a local paper's story : see: http://www.roswell-record.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=17238&SectionID=49&SubSectionID=112&S=1 All the Best, 73, Pat Barthelow a
From: w3ea@hotmail.com To: joecooldxer@msn.com; n6kj.kelly@gmail.com; towertalk@contesting.com; n4zr@contesting.com SNIP.. On another note I can't find it, but it was a article with graphs on fatal t