What ever happened to the old method of standing it up vertical with the reflector closest to the ground ? Is that method out of favor now ?? 73, Dick, W1KSZ _________________________________________
Sounds like a lot of work. Wouldn't be easier just to make a new one and keep the old one for testing or ?? 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ ___________________________
Interesting ... their Web Page is still up and active. Nothing mentioned on it. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTa
You guys can laugh all you want to, but my MFJ-259, which is quite old, maybe 15 years ?? Still works like a charm. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ ___________________
It seems to be about that old. I stuck a small re-chargeable battery on the back that powers it for several days. One nice thing about living out here in the Sonoran Desert, AM BC Stations are few an
I was wondering if HFTA would be of use if one had Vertical Antennas. Guess not. Thanks, you saved me a lot of useless work. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ __________
There is an "exclusion" ... any "covered" tower "adjacent" to a house is excluded. Couldn't find a definition for "adjacent" in the Bill. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _____________________________________________
Probably to keep the tape from flexing in the wrong direction. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list T
Do you have a source and price on this cable. Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contest
Requires a login to Facebook. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://li
That sure wouldn't work here in Arizona !! We have what's called "Caliche" (sp ??). Looks like hard, compressed Oyster Shell about a few million years old. 73, Dick, W1KSZ ___________________________
Plates have a 2014 date on them. I would expect expired by now. Also, don't overlook the 18% "vig" they add to the winning bid. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _______
What about contacting Rohn or one of their distributors, like Texas Towers < 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
Wouldn't Peak to Peak values be needed ? In which case the multiplier is ~2.8. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTal
FWIW, I checked Amazon and they also list LMR-400. Their return policy is much better. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
So far, I have not seen much mention of Tashjian (Tri-Ex) Towers. I think they offer an attractive alternative. 73, Dick, W1KSZ _______________________________________________ _______________________
was the greatest thing that could have happened. The company I worked for had to dispose of a lot (and I do mean a lot) of older Test Equipment. I and a couple of others were glad to help them out.
You chaps are looking under the wrong rock here. With the potential of a large increase in orders for use on the "Wall", this is just the precursor to justify the prices that will be charged to the g
The Government is kind of funny about spending your money. They really try to get the best price. Now, instead of doubling the cost to the Ham, maybe Collins should have reduced the price to the Gove
As one who spent almost 40 years working on Government Contracts (on the Management side), I can tell you that the $500 Hammer is a figment of someones vivid imagination. Cost Proposals, even for Fix