First of all Bill. I have no interest whatsoever in covering the entire band. I don't do CW and I don't do maritime nets. I do ragchewing and casual DXing within 25khz of 14.200. I could care less ab
I totally agree. IMHO, my 20M KLM Big Stick at 85 feet was the finest antenna I ever owned, right out of the box. With it, and a legal limit amp, there was not a pile up I couldn't bust. It just got
I agree with you but I am in the process of optimizing a 205BA, which, as you know, has a 34 foot boom. I can get better numbers by making it a 4 element than leaving it as a 5 element, and boy, can
Yup, IF and when I get the extra sections of Rohn 65 it will have provisions for guying when hurricanes approach. I am still looking for 30 more feet of Rohn 65. _____________________________________
I would think that the difference would be similar for single monobanders on each band vs. Steppir's. Let's face it, the Steppir is a compromise antenna. _____________________________________________
Nobody's gonna call their kid ugly, especially at $2100 a copy. It will be interesting to talk to David KY1V. _______________________________________________ _________________________________________
$8500 + delivery, wow!!! such a deal. Bob W6TR -- Original Message -- From: "Richard Crouch" <rcrouch@apr.com> To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Cc: <n6rc@earthlink.net> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 4:2
Since radials laying on the ground are not length sensitive, and elevated radial ARE length sensitive, I would say that you should just lay them on the ground and let the snow do whatever it wants. E
I am also looking for some Rohn 65, in fact, if I can't find another 30 feet, I will sell the 3-10foot sections that I have, which are in excellent shape. How much are you offering? I am in central F
The tower made with Rohn 25 will be in the 63-65 foot range. Before cutting all those radials to 60 feet, you should read Al Christman's (K3LC) article on optimum radial lengths that was published in
Gravity is what comes into play when your tower doesn't have positive pull down, which is very dangerous, especially when attempting to let the tower down at night when you can't watch the tension in
Just pull the new cables in while pulling the old cables out. You're lucky, using pre made cable sets. Try it when making up your own cables. _______________________________________________ _________
Alodining usually has a gold color to it. Most aluminum chassis made by manufacturers have this process done to it to prevent oxidation down the road. It is very cheap to do and it makes a homebrew p
Maybe you had the wrong bit in the riveter? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://list
I am interested in finding a UPC Unique Tuner. Also need to find the schematic to make one myself a possibility. As I understand it, the Unique Tuner is an L tuner with the possibility of adding more
I would be interested in knowing your reasons for removing the upper Steppir and replacing it with the C31XR. Nowadays it is not prudent to bad mouth the Steppir antennas as they seem to have the cor
Kind of away from the Tower Talk scheme but good info if you need how to type special characters like: ± ? ? º ½ ? etc. Bob W6TR http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc.html
My sentiments exactly. When I moved to the Tampa area I told the realtor that I wasn't interested in any property with CC&R's or any antenna restrictions. He told me that this restriction would elimi
1 db when you're already 40 over 9 makes no difference. If you're only S1 then 1 db is valuable. It's the ratio that matters. Bob W6TR -- Original Message -- From: "David Gilbert" <xdavid@cis-broadba
You're making it more complex than you need to. Rohn 45 tower sections slip into each other and the nuts and bolts keep them together. Go to McMaster & Carr and buy some SS grade 3 and be done with i