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21. [Towertalk] rigging rope (score: 1): Author: faunt@panix.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604); Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 21:24:40 -0500 (EST); I've been looking into this a bit. I've found that braided rope designed for arborists makes me happiest. It's flexible, so knots hold well, is designed to resist abrasion and is relatively inexpensi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00660.html (8,246 bytes)
22. [Towertalk] Is there a 2 element hf beam? (score: 1): Author: faunt@panix.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604); Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 22:28:55 -0500 (EST); Bleah. The MA5B is an almost omnidirectional antenna on 20, 15 and 10. And is a dipole on 12 and 17. It's also a real pain to assemble or carry partially assembled. Mosely has a compact tribander tha; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00661.html (8,248 bytes)
23. [Towertalk] Climbing GM Roof Top Towers (score: 1): Author: faunt@panix.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604); Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 02:00:58 -0500 (EST); I got a lightweight extension ladder, and lashed it to my RT-1832 tower for climbing. That way, my weight is on the ladder, and the tower is just providing stability. I assembled the tower completely; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00820.html (7,966 bytes)
24. [Towertalk] Power ground rod driver summary, and a question (score: 1): Author: faunt@panix.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604); Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 15:18:49 -0500 (EST); Note that ground rods are allowed to be put in the ground at an angle up to 45 degrees or buried in a trench at least 2 1/2 feet deep if the rock is too close to the surface. Greenlee used to make a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00821.html (7,441 bytes)
25. Re: [TowerTalk] SteppIR 40/30 (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 16:58:37 -0500 (EST); My druthers would be for a 2 element 30/40M loaded SteppIR that would be 20M or close in size. I don't have much room, and am using a EF-140 (only by the sufferance of my neighbors) and 30M inverted; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-11/msg00097.html (7,783 bytes)
26. [TowerTalk] Trees as antenna support (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 14:25:39 -0500 (EST); Hi all, Does anyone know of good references on attaching vertical supports to trees for extending them higher for longer verticals? I use a tree in my front yard for one end of a dipole support, usin; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-11/msg00343.html (7,421 bytes)
27. Re: [TowerTalk] working alone (was "climbing safety") (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:41:10 -0500 (EST); Well, my wife is a little concerned that I work alone. To me, I'm not about to miss another CQWW just because the station's not ready. Or whatever. It's a risk I have been willing to take. Maybe I sh; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-11/msg00605.html (9,852 bytes)
28. Re: [TowerTalk] Best tuner value? (I think that was the topic) (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:17:42 -0500 (EST); I just chatted on RTTY with someone who'd done this. He used gearhead motors for driving the tuning components, with additional gearing from a BC-375 TU, for the cap I would think. And he used potent; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-11/msg00634.html (10,385 bytes)
29. Re: [TowerTalk] Coil Stock anyone? (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 00:00:25 -0500 (EST); Great pointer! Note that the ARRL again has a slide-type coil calculator, which makes manipulating dimensions of the coil VERY easy. Is this off-topic for the list, or not? 73, doug See QST July 2001; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00122.html (8,433 bytes)
30. Re: [TowerTalk] 40M Steppir? (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 14:18:56 -0500 (EST); Any rumor level information that it might cover 30M as well? 73, doug _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather St; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00075.html (7,025 bytes)
31. Re: [TowerTalk] Glen Martin roof top towers (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:16:12 -0500 (EST); I've an 18' unit on my roof, with a C3S just above the bearing and an EF140 about 6' above. It's stood up well, although I am surrounded by trees and lower buildings. I'd trust a 8' or 9' unit with a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00104.html (8,807 bytes)
32. Re: [TowerTalk] Steppir VS UV Light (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 19:27:36 -0500 (EST); I suspect that this is one of those case where actually asking the manufacturer might be useful. It'd also be useful to paint the antenna to make it less visually obtrusive. 73, doug You want to turn; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00460.html (8,667 bytes)
33. Re: [TowerTalk] Class 2 and Class 7 Poles (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:10:16 -0400 (EDT); According to -The American Elecricians' Handbook-, the standards are from ANSI, and the 10 classes are classified by the circumference at the top and at a point 6 feet from the butt. Class 2 is 25 in; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-05/msg00337.html (8,726 bytes)
34. Re: [TowerTalk] Class 2 and Class 7 Poles (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 18:50:26 -0400 (EDT); My book also has information on building a power pole out of reinforced concrete. 73, doug Here in West Central Florida one has to worry about billions of voracious termites chewing down the post ove; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-05/msg00346.html (8,664 bytes)
35. Re: [TowerTalk] Anti-climb measures (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:24:56 -0400 (EDT); The ARRL Handbook or Antenna Book shows a simple anti-climb setup of plywood panels attached to the sides of the tower, two sides with bolts, and the third with brackets, so it lifts off, and a lock; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00316.html (9,721 bytes)
36. Re: [TowerTalk] Anti-climb measures (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:39:42 -0400 (EDT); Err, yes, it would. Just treat the sections above and below the fold as separate elements, or just put the anti-climb stuff above the fold. I'd think 5' panels would be too short to be useful. Treat; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00319.html (9,910 bytes)
37. Re: [TowerTalk] Anti-climb measures (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:37:41 -0400 (EDT); Would chain link fence be adequate for anti-climb? It's pretty climbable itself. I can still do it, at age 57. 73, doug How about three six foot high by 48" chain link fence gates in a triangle aroun; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00322.html (8,941 bytes)
38. Re: [TowerTalk] Anti-climb measures (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:25:37 -0400 (EDT); At the suggestion of W9LT (now WA7LT), I wrapped the base of my tower in two passes of 3-foot-wide hardware cloth, for a total of 6 feet of height, and wired it securely to the tower legs and cross m; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00337.html (10,733 bytes)
39. [TowerTalk] Concrete base information (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 19:58:05 -0400 (EDT); Since I don't think my outbuilding will cope with the stresses of a MA-40 eave mount, and I'm reluctant to spend the money that US Tower wants for their stand-alone base (and I can't raise it their w; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00405.html (8,208 bytes)
40. Re: [TowerTalk] Fiberglass Masts (score: 1): Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:21:23 -0400 (EDT); My opinion is that the mast from www.tmastco.com, also available from some kite shops for holding up windsocks and ornaments, is the strongest. He's also got a version that seems to be the same thing; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00336.html (7,384 bytes)

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