Hi, I forgot to mention that the bolts and nuts which hold the mast clamp appear to be covered with an enamel paint. This makes them very slippery, and I believe that to be why they loosened after on
Hi, When I was a teenager, I remember reading an April Fool's article in either CQ or QST which said that some heretofore unknown German scientist had discovered that QRP operation worked better than
Hi, Many thanks for all your comments concerning the G-1000SDX rotor. The following is a list of what was said to me, and my answers if appropriate: 1. "Did I use lock washers with the nuts?" Yes, I
Hi Bob, I think all you need to do is have an inverted V cut for 80, another cut for 160, and connect them all to the same coax feedpoint. The band you are operating will determine which two legs are
Hi Bob, If I don't copy this to everyone, I'm sure there will be a lot of messages sent out telling me that I made a mistake in the year. Your fine 10 Meter Contest showing was in 1996 of course. 73,
Hi, I think some of you guys are really trying to make Frank's "annual element rotation" job harder than it needs to be. Instead of adding to his yearly work of swapping/rotating elements in some man
Hi, I have a 3 wire sloper array for 80 meters. The top leg of each side of the array has a great deal of tension on it because it is stretched out at a 45 deg angle from the tower. The coax is RG8X
Hi, At one time or another, most serious ops probably wonder if their antennas are high enough. Usually it is a big job to change their heights, but we worry anyway. I'd like to pass on some interest
Hi Bill, I have bought replacement parts for my damaged antennas from Cushcraft, HyGain, and Mosely over the last 10 years. When I call up, I do have the part number from the manual (I think they all
Hi Pat, About 16 years ago I bought a HAM IV. I was told that I was the third owner, but have no idea how old it was at the time. I mounted it inside my Rohn 25, using a thrust bearing. On top of the
Hi, I kinda thought this was a funny joke until I saw it being compared to rotating an auto's tires. Then I realized it must be for real. So, my question is, do you clean/replace the elements in the
Hi, A few weeks ago I sent a message to the reflector concerning some of my tower guy anchors being found to be on someone else's property. (They put up a corral for the show horses they board, and t
Hi Gordon, I have two towers spaced about 50 feet apart. There have been no interaction problems. However, unless you plan your guy wires just right, you will probably experience some amount of aggra
Hi, Does anyone know if there is a minimum elevation required for helicopters when flying over residential neighborhoods? The helicopters in question are privately owned and are hired out to do work
Hi, I have a question concerning guy wire anchor placement. I have two towers (one is 83 feet of Rohn 25 with a Hygain 155BA and 105BA, the other is 99 feet of Rohn 45 with Cushcraft 204-CD and 402-C
Hi Steve, Well, tell us - did N3MKZ win anything for being #1000 - like a new rotator or something :-) ? You're right, though. It is a very informative reflector and you do real well at making sure p
Hi, For what it's worth, here's what I heard from my homeowner's insurance company after a tree broke and took down my 75 foot tower in 1986: 1. It destroyed your utility trailer too? Take that claim
Hi Joe, If you use a pipe/tubing mast, there will be a specific wind speed which will cause a single tone musical note caused when the wind blows across the top of the pipe/tubing. This will likely b
Hi, In the past, there have been a lot of comments about not using water pipe as a mast. I don't want to be unnecessarily argumentative, but those comments do not agree with my experience. So, since
Hi, A few months ago I saw a thread concerning baluns, and how this book (which was going to be printed soon) was the authority on the subject. I inquired about getting it from a radio book distribut