Well, I received the write-up from US Tower regarding the use of synthetic oils in their motorized winch gear boxes (thanks, Shana). It is a specification sheet from Hub City, apparently the manufact
Thanks, Rick. With the help of yourself and others, I located what I need. Mobil SHC 630 is a synthetic gear oil designed for enclosed gears and remains fluid down to -40 deg F. Even better, Grainger
I used Leeson's article to strengthen the 40-2CD whose installation I documented at my web site Several people have asked me where they can get a copy of his article. I finally decided to scan it and
From the ARRL Letter, Nov 12, 1999: * KLM antennas out of business: KLM Antennas of Monroe, Washington, reportedly closed its doors as of October 31. Industry sources say that Bruce Scott will contin
Look a little deeper into the issue. The "older one" (40-2CD) is not the same as the XM240. There have been reports here on TT of the CC XM240 not being a worthy successor. I have a 40-2CD and love i
For all the trouble this is obviously causing you and the reflector members, I sure hope this ridiculous "guideline" is worth it to somebody! 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09
You can thank the "no cc" rule for that. If the list manager is going to inforce such a worthless and arbitrary rule, the least he could do would be to forward them to the reflector. 73, Dick -- Dic
Just as one more data point, I've had a GAP Voyager up for about a year now and it has been out in sustained winds of 80 mph with gusts over 100 mph. Nothing has fallen off, all components are intac
Dave, I can only respond to a few of your concerns, but I'm sure others on TowerTalk will throw in their 35 cents worth. First, take a look at http://www.qsl.net/mparc/towers.txt which is an excellen
You're welcome. A lot of folks helped me, so I'm just trying to return the favor. Absolutely NOT! Take a look at http://www.qsl.net/w6old/partyinstall.html My seven-element 24 foot six meter yagi has
And some of us even have English degrees to go along with our technical degrees. ::harrumph:: 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/cvrc/
I am the one who made the original comment regarding the "minimum 50 foot tower-to-structure" separation. This number was given to be by the folks at Polyphaser with this explanation (Bob can correct
I had the exact same problem with one of my limit switches, but Bruce at US Tower was nice enough to replace it under warranty. What had happened in my case was the tower had lain on its side over a
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Here in the High Sierras of Northern Nevada the soil conductivity is so bad the code says the local service entrance ground CANNOT be simply a ground rod. It needs to b
ooooooh, I hate it when my brain hurts! :( 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/cvrc/ -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.ht
Why? What is so evil about the cc: field? 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/cvrc/ -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalk
[...] Just as another data point, M2 specifically directs you NOT to pin the mast to their Orion 2800 rotors. If you do, it will void your warranty. Actually, I'm glad they said that because I didn'
The holes are actually quite cheap, Rich, but you still have to mount the bloody things in the ground! :^) 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www
A product manual can be purchased from HyGain for US$10. It contains not only element lengths for the various band preferences, but expected SWR curves as well. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII
Anyone have a current URL for US Tower's web site? http://www.ustowercorp.com no longer works. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/cvrc/ -- FA