I'll second that! I have a neighbor who is driving to Dayton with a long van and he could bring my mast home for me ... lemme know, please ... unless there is a dealer in the Central Florida, in whi
Just stumbled across a leftover KLM KT34XA manual from when I had two of those monsters! Hate to have it gather dust when someone could use it. I'd prefer that it went to someone who will not merely
The KLM KT34XA Manual HAS A HOME ... that was quick! ;-) ~~~ ô¿ô \ ~ / .... DavidC K1YP -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting
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Guy: I was told that if you visit a shop that works on race cars that they will have chromolly tubing, which is arguably better than aluminum or galvanized steel ... I will brace myself for the wave
Norm may not have found E-mail to be an efficient means of communication for his particular business. His site is pretty clear as to what he does and what it costs. Perhaps the endless flow of spam
I am putting up a 60 foot Rohn 45G tower I am about to acquire once we get moved to Florida. We will be inland 5 - 10 miles from the Gulf Coast a little North of the Tampa-St. Pete area. I have acces
This from K4OJ was a good testimony! ".........so far so good for K4XS who has three 200 foot towers in the same area you are moving to - all using Philly..." guy But is not Phillystran more flexible
I was told that one wants to "wick away" the lightning from the tower base ... which means one places the ground rods 4-5 feet away from the base and connects them above the very base of the tower .
coax of the SWR to started That Local contester KM1H runs 75ohm CATV to all of his HF, VHF and UHF antennas without UNUNs and says the impedence bump over several hundred foot runs are unnoticable,
He claims 1.5:1 with some exceptions mostly outside of his area of interest. You said "majority" I only said "many". Guess you have different antennas than he does. He likes to use free and extremel
Mike: When I was looking back about a year ago the IIX came highly recommended. Their swinging gate system is far less expensive than a ring rotor and for most users is fully adequate, though you lo
Conpared to what non-homebrew solution? I'd love a cheaper option that does not require me to become a metalworker ... especially where my use would be in near proximity to salt water and errors in
That's with And if I choose the wrong materials? If I leave something improperly treated to resist salt corrosion? If I fail to conpensate adequately for the occasional high winds in along the Gulf?
So what do I do? I am genuinely worried about a failure given the dual threats of salt and high winds. Penny wise and pound foolish could leave me with massive liability exposure, or a dead or injur
(hot W7NI. I just happen to have scooped an unusually husky little stainless table from a yard sale this Summer ... hmmmm. could these many will I will look here and then seek out what is available
Hey John! Seems your old Ham friend may not have been a communications expert since communications theory teaches that it is what is *received* that matters, not what is transmitted. Take a conversa
come desired antenna What about the use of a device like the MFJ-1026 which allows one to use a second antenna to capture, isolate, and remove (null out) specific noise sources. Does this sort of co
I've used a Butternut and a Cushcraft, both work very nicely if properly situated. The Butternut seemed to prefer ground mounting and radials, and the R-7 seemed to prefer a little elevation above g