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61. [TowerTalk] Winch (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 13:32:30 -0600
Must the winch on a crank-up tower be capable of supporting the full weight of the tower, or is there some mechanical advantage due to the way the cables and pulleys are arranged? TNX and 73, Barrie,
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-05/msg00254.html (6,312 bytes)

62. Re: [TowerTalk] Wireless ISP on Ham tower (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 13:33:17 -0600
I have several ISP antennas at this QTH. I run 432 (QRO), 2M (QRP), 6M (QRO) and HF (QRO) with no problems in over three years. I will be running 4 X 45 and 120 watts on 1296 soon and I'll be a bit w
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-05/msg00481.html (8,375 bytes)

63. [TowerTalk] HG-70 (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:59:22 -0600
While there appears to be a number of HG-70HD users here, I'd like to ask a couple of questions. First, I've never had my HG-70 cranked up all the way because it's difficult for me to see how I would
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-06/msg00491.html (7,322 bytes)

64. Re: [TowerTalk] Radials (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:56:43 -0700
This chat about radials reminds me of a long, well maintained road, well up in the mountains, I walked up several years ago. At the end of the road, and at the top of the mountain, I came upon an ins
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-03/msg00629.html (8,587 bytes)

65. Re: [TowerTalk] Link Antenna Tuner (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:00:06 -0600
well vs. the fixed link with a variable capacitor in series for tuning? Any thoughts on this? Chuck: The information I have is from "shade-tree-mechanic" experience. I'm not an electronics expert! Us
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-06/msg00435.html (9,274 bytes)

66. [TowerTalk] Balanced Antenna Tuner Photos (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:06:59 -0600
Relative to the discussion on balanced antenna tuners, swinging-links, and the request for photos of my HB unit, I now have several photos I could share. Looking at the list info, I see no informatio
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-06/msg00715.html (6,779 bytes)

67. [TowerTalk] Sheet copper ground (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:13:09 -0600
I'd like to improve my grounding system, which, due to clay and rocks, is mostly nonexistant. I have a friend who owns a sheet-metal shop. While visiting him recently I saw a pile of copper sheets th
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-06/msg00736.html (7,420 bytes)

68. Re: [TowerTalk] Sheet copper ground (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:41:02 -0600
mostly nonexistant. I'm QRV 6M, 432 and 1296 EME. However, in the winter, I chat a bit on 160 and 75M. I plan to shunt-feed a 85' tower, with four 7 el yagis on a 30' x 30' h-frame, for 75 and 160M,
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-06/msg00811.html (8,907 bytes)

69. Re: [TowerTalk] 6 Meter Antenna Suggestion (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:15:55 -0600
M2 6M antennas are likely at the top of the heap. 73, Barrie, W7ALW _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@co
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00618.html (8,159 bytes)

70. Re: [TowerTalk] re how tall is that tower (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 13:47:02 -0600
The US was well on it's way to adopting the metric-system until Ladybird Johnson started her "Do not litre" campaign. 73, Barrie, W7ALW _______________________________________________ _______________
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-08/msg00109.html (8,700 bytes)

71. [TowerTalk] 1 5/8 Hardline (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:13:13 -0600
I've had a reel of approximately 200' of hardline lying out back for several years. Desire is overcoming lazyness, so I'd like to use it. The problem, if it's a problem, is that I'm not sure of the m
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-08/msg00378.html (6,917 bytes)

72. Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Re: Swinging Link Antenna Tuner Not Working (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:49:41 -0600
Well, so must I be, since I use both the swinging-link and the series cap. Actually, on certain portions of the 75M band, with my HB unit, I find it easier to tune-up by slightly decoupling the link
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-08/msg00590.html (7,836 bytes)

73. Re: [TowerTalk] Swinging Link Antenna Tuner Not Working (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:28:30 -0600
Chuck: I suggested that you visit the Cebik website some time ago. Have you done that? I cannot imagine that everything you need isn't there. He has a tutorial and schematics on balanced antenna tune
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-08/msg00611.html (8,766 bytes)

74. [TowerTalk] Yaesy elevation rotator (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:20:36 -0700
I'm about to install a G-5500 elevation rotor, which I have used in the past, with good luck except for the small analog meter-readout. The meter is (with my eyes) difficult to read accurately, and i
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-11/msg00175.html (6,850 bytes)

75. Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Stripper Cost savings-Response by DAVIS RF Co. (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:53:00 -0700
-- Original Message -- From: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net> To: "Steve Davis -Davis RF Co." <sdavis@davisrf.com> Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 2:40 PM Sub
/archives//html/Towertalk/2008-09/msg00542.html (12,173 bytes)

76. [TowerTalk] 43' verticals (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:54:27 -0700
I'm seeking advice regarding the 43' verticals I see advertised, both from MFJ and DX egineering. While regional babbling on 75 and 160M is not my primary purpose year-round, I do like to chat with f
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-02/msg00419.html (7,520 bytes)

77. [TowerTalk] 43' Vertical (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:56:31 -0700
Thanks to all that took the time to answer my questions relative to the 43' vertical. I think I've been talked out of the venture. But wait, there's more! I've been toying with this idea for several
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-02/msg00456.html (7,657 bytes)

78. [TowerTalk] RG-6 (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:10:42 -0700
I recently purchased 200' of RG-6 from Lowes for a receiving antenna. The braid is real strange stuff. Looks, act and feels like steel. I can't get ordinary, resin-core solder to attach at all. The s
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-02/msg00388.html (8,849 bytes)

79. Re: [TowerTalk] RG-6 (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:18:39 -0700
Well, I wish to thank all you fellows for your help with the "bum" RG-6. This cable is being used for a K9AY loop. I used a screw-on PL-259 at the antenna junction box, which, after being slathered w
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-02/msg00399.html (9,969 bytes)

80. [TowerTalk] Hex Beam (score: 1)
Author: "Barrie Smith" <barrie@centric.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:35:23 -0600
Having seen some signs of life on 10 and 15M recently, and it being Spring and all, my thoughts have turned to an antenna for the above bands. Looking around at the various options, I came upon the H
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-03/msg00454.html (7,771 bytes)


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