Bob- I went to Mapquest and to my QTH, but did NOT find an "aerial photo" tab. Did I do something wrong? I can zoom, etc OK. I have used their service may times, but do not remember any photo service
John- the tabs on mine say "print map" and "e-mail map". However, Bob Nielsen has done an impressive job- he went to a map with the proper tabs and move the image area to my place. He got my house al
Sherman- If you look at the headers for any post through towertalk, you will find : which is a set of the various addresses you might need. Bill Bill Aycock - W4BSG Woodville, Alabama
I have seen several references to the UFER ground, which has two interesting things to be said for it. 1>- it was downplayed, STRONGLY, by the ARRL for years, despite 2. It was a standard for safety
Dick- I did not see any indication of anchor failure-- did I miss something? I saw some heavily loaded stacks on weak (pipe!) masts and some fallen tower shots, but thats all. Were the shots of only
Dave- I would think twice about mounting a 30 ft mast on a chimneyChimneys are usually not good for the lateral and bending loads of an antenna.. If this is your only option, at least put some guys o
Please-keep 'TowerTalk' a 'package' deal- if it holds up, is held up by, connects to, feeds, or protects a tower or antenna, it is germane (and, usually, interesting.) Besides, Antennex is well known
The only times I have had lightning damage were when my grounding had been damaged. Once was when the telco took "their" ground loose from "my" ground. I lost a computer that time. W8JI has pointed o
Bobby- to the main question- junk or ?, only an experienced eye can tell for sure, but using your head will help. The general rule pushed to the limit (with good reason) on TowerTalk is to do what th
Lee- You may have the answer in the text above. It looks like the answer is either: Stick with the MFJ or its big brother. make a "Chinese copy" of the MFJ and paint it to match your rig. or look on
At about 1:00 PM, 4 Sept, the top portion of the Channel 31 (ABC) tower fell during an equipment upgrade. Three men were killed. No real details are available yet. Bill Aycock - W4BSG Woodville, Alab
At 12:23 PM 9/5/2003 -0400, you wrote: The 24 foot length of 2" OD x 0.25" wall plus one cardboard shipping tube weighed in at 45 pounds for shipping. The carton is probably 4-5 pounds as it is stout
is How can the effort be "well done" if the results are "unscientific"? I am puzzled by these comments (repeated later), with no apparent basis or understanding. Which handbook, and where in the hand
DannyIf it's available, The Wireman will know, and be able to get it. He also can answer almost ANY wire question. go to http://.www.thewireman.com. His site has lots of info, and his phone number fo
GeneI expect it could be made to work, but the efficiency might be low. My major concern, however, is the safety of such a setup. Can there be any opportunity for children, pets or the XYL to touch o
Joe- I agree, so long as you are covering DC current, but our subject is AC. In your statement about creating or destroying energy, the third condition of storing energy seems to be neglected. The cr
Dale, you entirely miss the point- if a person is offering an item for sale (as he is)an honest offer has the price included. Making a prospective buyer dig around for the price is pretty bad practic
I get a "Jittering" pop-up ad on this URL. Is this a common feature of "freeyellow" or is it from some other cause? I dont mind someone avoiding paying directly for service by imposing ads like this