It seems that almost all postings of which elevation angle is best refer to contacts with Europe. The consensus is that the higher the better for opening the band but that 50/60 feet is often better
I home brewed a super slingshot using two 8' 2x4's and a 1x2 to make a tripod configuration. I used latex tubing commonly referred to as surgical tubing for the stretch. Each side had two 1/2" tubin
Is there a dictionary somewhere for all these e-mail abbreviations? thanks k7puc _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless
Not mentioned has been the notion of not leaving a crankup in any one position for longer times. This is supposed to be somewhat harmful to the rope. Without thinking it would be easy to leave it all
I recently dug a number of holes to place 10' posts about 3 to 4 feet into the ground for attaching a deer fence. Some of the posts are leaning a bit with only the deer fence straining on them--not e
Why 50'? vs 33' or perhaps 66'? k7puc _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.cont
Shucks, it only covers 60 % of the band! k7puc _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://l
It has been my understanding that the size of the cable is determined by the size of the pulley?? k7puc _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
Interesting--I purchased two "Tri-Ex LM470" towers in 2002. These were sold by First Call Communications, Inc. in New York ran by Joel. I heard Joel tell me a lot of things that turned out not to be
See my towertalk posting dated 20 Aug 2005. I had one get away from me, but I was able to grab the handle to stop it! The Fulton k2550 winch (and probably the k1550) has a free wheeling spool out mod
For a REGULAR YAGI do the parasitic element's induced voltages cause radiation which then cause currents in the neighboring elements and so on? I am pretty sure that this is true but do these SECONDA
Both of my Fulton K2550 winches have nuts on both sides of the winch handles bolt. They are set up so that the drill motor with socket will crank in the wire rope on one side or crank out the wire ro
It appears that the m2or2800 clamp is a massive but poor design. Have you modified yours? What suggestions do you have. I have two of those rotators so any suggestion other than be prepared to re-cla
A cutaway drawing of the M2 2800 rotator shows five (5) regular type gears between the mast clamp/mast and the worm drive! I have noticed that there is a fair amount of movement of the boom caused by
With one M2 2800p/Monstir combination and a second m2 2800p to have a large antenna I am very interested in this thread. However, I wonder if these solutions are a "band aid"? As mentioned by others
But, if you haven't already, get a copy of their tower regulations and read them for yourself? Before moving to my qth I went to perhaps 25 towns/cities to determine where I wanted to move. Often the
This a question that antenna modeling programs can be of great help. I have been using EZNEC the last few days to try to determine how to improve our field day 40m antenna installation. To answer you
We are considering a 40m vertical moxon to augment our 3 element 40m wire beam for this year's field day. Here in the Pacific Northwest the beam at 65' elevation gives good gain and wide enough horiz
I strongly suggest that you research (check with m2, towertalk archives, etc.) the proper procedure for tightening the OR2800 clamps. Otherwise the clamps may not keep the mast from slipping. Even wi
The problem with the mast clamps furnished by M2 for the 2800 rotator has been discussed on Towertalk before, however not fully enough to provide solutions or explanation of the problem. The M2 liter