Author: "Mitchell, Dennis C" <dmitchell@alionscience.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:59:57 +0000
"I've never seen a Tower fall UP." I'd only torque bolts enough to keep your nuts from falling off... K8UR Snug tight is a standard term commonly used in the design of bolted connections that are not
Author: "Mitchell, Dennis C" <dmitchell@alionscience.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:42:08 +0000
Mario, Check with Steve Maki, K8LX. Mitch Mitchell Alion Science & Technology 306 Sentinel Dr., Suite 300 Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 (240) 646-3604 Helllo, I need to install my HF LDPA on the new 6
Author: "Mitchell, Dennis C" <dmitchell@alionscience.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 16:45:43 +0000
WANTED: Blown up Ham gear! Ship to: Mitch Mitchell Alion Science & Technology 306 Sentinel Dr., Suite 300 Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 (240) 646-3604 The more mitigation at the tower the less is need
Author: "Mitchell, Dennis C" <dmitchell@alionscience.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:44:37 +0000
Re: Lightning - Damage & Detection Perhaps the best way to deal with potential lightning strikes is to Detect them as they approach... IF you had a Lightning Detector (also called Strike Finders in a
Author: "Mitchell, Dennis C" <dmitchell@alionscience.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:08:10 +0000
Eric - I agree..., the wife seems to be a problem... Mitch Mitchell K8UR I am a DX'er that also enjoys contesting. I do not have a tower but my 1.5 acre property is ringed by 96 blow and bend in the
Author: "Mitchell, Dennis C" <dmitchell@alionscience.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:58:20 +0000
Why would anyone want to "ground" a tower thru cement? If the cement is "wet", lightning will conduct thru it, blow it to bits if it's a large strike, and your tower will float away to Jupiter. If th