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61. Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna eating tree (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 15:41:12 -0400 (EDT)
There was an article in QST a few years back about this. And screw eyes, if attended often enough that they're not overgrown, are much healthier than rope over a crotch. It looks like September 1989,
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-09/msg00092.html (8,748 bytes)

62. Re: [TowerTalk] Interesting URL (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:03:20 -0400 (EDT)
That's interesting. That's the first map I've seen that gets the location correct, instead of at the other end of the block. However, this one is very low-resolution compared to Google Earth, where y
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-10/msg00134.html (11,730 bytes)

63. Re: [TowerTalk] Aluminum mast pipe (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:41:23 -0400 (EDT)
There was a fellow in Texas who had an ENORMOUS EME array- the azimuth rotator was the chassis of an old truck with an electric motor instaed of the original, that drove around in a circle. I've forg
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-10/msg00160.html (8,761 bytes)

64. Re: [TowerTalk] Locking a Turnbuckle...?? (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 17:22:53 -0500 (EST)
The best way to secure turnbuckles, however, is to simply loop ar cable or a heavy gauge wire through the turnbuckle frame, and back again through the eyelets at each end, in a figure 8 pattern, and
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-12/msg00044.html (8,056 bytes)

65. [TowerTalk] Not an accident, but...- Re: Tower ACCIDENT (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:19:06 -0400 (EDT)
Take a look at this, and see how you feel about the safety of this process: http://picasaweb.google.com/rawilson/Sigma180SInstallationAtN6TV And perhaps more importantly, how the risk could have been
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-06/msg00813.html (9,790 bytes)

66. [TowerTalk] Water entry in Rohn tripods (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 12:34:21 -0400 (EDT)
My antenna farm is mostly on the peaked roof of my 2-story house, and I use Rohn tripods next to the gutters for several antennas. I installed another one in the past few days, so my 80M wire can do
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00143.html (7,495 bytes)

67. Re: [TowerTalk] UV Resistant Ty-Wraps? (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:26:23 -0400 (EDT)
I gave up on tywraps for exterior use after seeing them fall apart a lot. Instead, I mostly use short lengths of #14 solid copper insulated wire, which come from a roll that I found in a recycling bi
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00659.html (7,353 bytes)

68. Re: [TowerTalk] Masts with steps (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:27:44 -0400 (EDT)
I have no problem climbing a couple of feet up a mast on a "real" tower, but my Glen Martin 17' rooftop tower worries me when I have to get all the way up. I'm afraid the whole top of the tower is go
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00871.html (9,907 bytes)

69. Re: [TowerTalk] antenna/mast height above tower (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:03:19 -0400 (EDT)
Thanks, I've now seen that number a couple of places, also a figure of 32.4 pounds per square foot at 90 MPH for wind force. Since Glen Martin rates my tower at 12 square feet of antenna at 87MPH, I
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00892.html (8,316 bytes)

70. Re: [TowerTalk] Feedline Coil or Loop?? (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:15:14 -0400 (EDT)
Wow, nails to hold cables down! UV won't affect them, for sure! 73, doug _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTa
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00914.html (7,722 bytes)

71. Re: [TowerTalk] Stainless Clamps Needed (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:44:10 -0400 (EDT)
Note that Summit Racing only has SS muffler clamps in 2" though 3". I wouldn't mind finding SS muffler clamps in different sizes myself. 73, doug You can purchase ss u-bolts at Home Depot and make yo
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00926.html (7,914 bytes)

72. Re: [TowerTalk] Stainless Clamps Needed (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:00:32 -0400 (EDT)
Hm, the last antenna I got from M2 had plated steel clamps. I've got DX engineering clamps on order now. One of the things I didn't like about them was that the saddle is a loose piece, but decided I
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00954.html (8,235 bytes)

73. Re: [TowerTalk] Quiet antenna rotators? (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:45:35 -0400 (EDT)
My now ex- wife complained about the sound of the rotator being carried through the structure of the house from the HAM-IV in my rooftop tower. I felt it indicated that the antenna and tower were str
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg01152.html (9,021 bytes)

74. Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing a Glen Martin RT1832 roof tower (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:59:40 -0400 (EDT)
I have a RT-1832 on my roof, and felt uncomfortable about climbing it, so I bought an extension ladder (first a 20' and now a 24') which I lash alongside the tower for climbing. This DOES feel comfor
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-08/msg00709.html (8,046 bytes)

75. [TowerTalk] Unguyed, with house bracket? (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:49:20 -0500 (EST)
So, if someone wanted to emulate a house for a house bracket attached unguyed tower, using an I-beam or pipe, what size I-beam or pipe would be necessary? I'm thinking about 2 cubic yards of concrete
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-11/msg00304.html (6,938 bytes)

76. Re: [TowerTalk] Unguyed, with house bracket? (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:45:45 -0500 (EST)
Are you thinking of having a post next to the tower that you'd bolt to? Vertical post set in concrete. Attached top and bottom. Post or beam being vertical? Or at an angle? Don't forget that the hous
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-11/msg00312.html (8,226 bytes)

77. Re: [TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 59, Issue 40 (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:12:17 -0500 (EST)
Read the Rohn Book of specs. Where do I get one? 73, doug _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.c
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-11/msg00334.html (7,190 bytes)

78. Re: [TowerTalk] Drilling tubing (180 deg) (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:11:14 -0500 (EST)
And here's another: http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=3121 Here are some places to find various new ones, and they appear to be all different. Not $10, but the one from Harbor Freight mig
/archives//html/Towertalk/2007-12/msg00424.html (9,059 bytes)

79. Re: [TowerTalk] Portable Mast Guy Rings? (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:46:05 -0500 (EST)
I use two hole saws to make guy rings of aluminum. It's a lot easier to do in a drill press. Drill the pilot hole, layout and drill the guy holes, screw the aluminum blank to a wood backing piece usi
/archives//html/Towertalk/2008-01/msg00199.html (8,293 bytes)

80. [TowerTalk] Cold galvanizing vs painting (score: 1)
Author: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@panix.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:49:55 -0500 (EST)
Hi, I've got some steel pipe that I'm using for a tower project which needs to be protected from the weather. What are the pros and cons of cold galvanizing vs painting? I can't do anything now, sinc
/archives//html/Towertalk/2008-01/msg00202.html (6,835 bytes)

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