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1. [TowerTalk] Beware Autek wattmeter SO-239's (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (Brian Alsop)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 01:33:21 +0000
Guys, Apparently the nut mounted SO-239's being used in the Autek Wattmeter sense unit have problems. The center conducter receptical relaxes and becomes too large for the PL-239 mating pin. I had a
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00988.html (7,247 bytes)

2. [TowerTalk] Laser pointer to plumb tower? (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 12:31:24 -0500
Guys, Anybody out there figure out a way to use an el-cheapo LASER pointer to plumb a tower? It seems that one could certainly use it and a pair of binoculars to verify something hasn't got out of pl
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00968.html (7,412 bytes)

3. [TowerTalk] Bamboo Beverage Supports (source) (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 19:45:04 -0500
Guys, I was looking at XYL's gardening supply catelog. I came across 7/8" x 8' foot long bamboo stakes priced at $39.28 per bundle of 50. These would make great supports for semi-permanent beverage a
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00278.html (7,331 bytes)

4. [TowerTalk] Ant gain figures (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 06:04:08 -0500
Guys, "Antennas are 90% mental and 10% metal" (Apologies to T. Edison for parahrasing him) Having more db than the other guy is really all that counts. Look at the 160M antennas being using. Most guy
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00961.html (6,994 bytes)

5. [TowerTalk] boomless quad spider wanted (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 18:31:26 -0500
Guys, Looking for a light duty boomless quad spider for 12m quad. Mor-gain of Ga doesn't have anymore GEM Quad shipping from VE expensive. Anybody have another source or one in junkbox? Tnx de Brian/
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00070.html (7,087 bytes)

6. [TowerTalk] Aluminium welds with propane torch. Query (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 20:58:14 -0500
Guys, I saw a product called ALUMALOY advertised on TV. It is a "welding product" for aluminium which melts at 728 degrees F and uses no flux. According to the ad it can be drilled and tapped and is
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00181.html (7,865 bytes)

7. [TowerTalk] Summary: Aluminium welds with propane torch. (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 07:54:06 -0500
Summary of responses to this:, Several people have uses similar stuff. Seems to work in their experience. It's really called brazing since the melting point of aluminium is not reached. 73 de Brian/K
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00259.html (8,102 bytes)

8. [TowerTalk] Failures due to preventative maintenance? (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 15:02:54 -0500
Guys, The "pulley replacement" issue lead me to the following general questions: Can imprudent (imprudent = different from manufacturer recommendations or ?) or frequent periodic maintenance actully
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00013.html (8,809 bytes)

9. [TowerTalk] Cable replacement on Glenn Martin Towers (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 18:32:40 -0500
Guys, Here's a question for you. My Glenn Martin 70' tower has a cable to raise the Hazer. It attaches to the top of the Hazer goes up through a pully at the top of the tower and then back to the bot
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00286.html (7,634 bytes)

10. [TowerTalk] 110 Vac up a tower (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 12:21:10 -0500
You can try this for the relays. One of the world's best kept secrets is that AC relays can work very well on DC. I routinely run junkbox 110v AC relays on about 12-14v DC. It could make your life a
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-12/msg00031.html (8,496 bytes)

11. [TowerTalk] Re: Upcoming Compliance (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 09:06:02 -0500
Guys, I'm curious about the RF safety calculator assumptions. The area of interest in in the "near field" My understanding is that calculating near field field strengths is a big task. The antenna pa
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-11/msg00485.html (9,415 bytes)

12. [TowerTalk] Rotatable 40/30 dipole? (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 08:17:26 -0500
Guys, Does anybody make a rotatable 40 and 30 meter dipole combination? It seems that these two would be a natural to combine. I'd sure like to replace my 40 meter rotatable dipole with such a beast
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00423.html (7,345 bytes)

13. [TowerTalk] Soldering Iron for PL259's (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 07:39:42 -0500
Dennis, Just a hint if you're going over to LMR type coax or any of those which have silver braid. If you have typical older age sight problems (like me) use gold plated connectors. It was impossibl
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00529.html (8,747 bytes)

14. [TowerTalk] How install UHF connectors on direct bury coax? (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 15:29:20 -0500
Guys, I've ordered some LMR400D direct bury coax. My understanding is that his stuff has a flooding compound that oozes out when the cable is cut. How does one install UHF connectors amid all the mes
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-09/msg00615.html (7,566 bytes)

15. [TowerTalk] Measured S-meter db/S-unit TS-450 (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 1997 20:42:36 -0500
Guys, If you want to know what your S-meter really reads build the attenuator in the ARRL handbook and inject a fixed signal. I did this when my quad was showing much too much F/B and gain. This tabl
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00354.html (8,813 bytes)

16. [TowerTalk] unbelievable tower page ! (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 12:07:08 -0500
What ethical issues? If tower riggers and the design engineers in this case should be held under the "ethical microscope" then perhaps consider the examining the following: 1) Airline pilots 2) Ship
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00494.html (9,183 bytes)

17. [TowerTalk] KT34XA (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 12:58:22 -0500
Gosh, Re:KT34XA maintenance I thought only quads required this amount of maintenance. Why would anybody knowingly buy such headaches? At least with a quad, when its broken, its obvious and fixes are
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00526.html (7,900 bytes)

18. [TowerTalk] Bamboo towers? (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 13:06:06 -0500
Guys, Watching the Hong Kong construction workers building and working off of bamboo scaffolding 800' in the air made me wonder. Anybody out there have a bamboo tower? I can imagine one build like a
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00527.html (7,456 bytes)

19. [TowerTalk] Connector insertion loss (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 18:21:44 -0500
have had an ongoing discussion with a fellow ham. As we have been The heck with consensus. Somebody out there have a Time Domain Reflectometer and can actually look the effect? Of course the effect w
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00826.html (9,045 bytes)

20. [TowerTalk] Beam alignment (score: 1)
Author: alsopb@vance.net (alsopb@vance.net)
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 13:39:00 -0500
Guys, You people wishing to split a gnat's eyelash with beam/rotor alignment ought to also consider the following: 1) Where is your beam pattern really with respect to the physicial antenna? I've see
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00129.html (8,947 bytes)


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