I grew up in Nortth Central Wisconsins in the 50s and 60's. Coldest I remember was minus 54 F. Thats not wind chill, but actual temperature. Could not drive my new 71 Camero because the rubber tires
Ah yes. Affectionately known in many circles as a church key. Also known as a soda pop key. Some would replace soda pop with beer. I must have a dozen in my toll boxes. 73 bob de w9ge _______________
Must depend on where you come from. Me, I'm from the land of sky blue waters. Both are church keys, as it is/was slang term for a can and or bottle opener Wikipedia is not the last wod on such things
I cannot let this pass by. To the guy who says 30 feet is a waste of money, then all towers are a waste of money. You have a really hard time getting to 100 feet up without that first 30 feet. You go
Thank goodness. Some sanity still exists. Thanks Jim. 73 bob de w9ge _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@c
If the photo Pat posted is what you are looking for call The RF Connection. Joel has plenty of Amphenol in stock. On the web "therfc.com". But, and this may be important, it takes a PL259 which as yo
Depends on the contest and where the 1/2 acre is located. A P5 call would make it world class. A W4 call perhaps not. 90' is too high for SS where being a W4 actually helps. If you have never had the
Ah yes. I had one of those 50 foot Universals with the 11 inch top. Carried a KT34A for years and at at least two locations. The top was so squirrly that I built a tilt over fixture so that I did not
Not sure of the exact configuration but there are probably two or more air wound coils and/or two or more ceramic capacitors. It is a low pass filter. Could be solder joints, caps going short or open
And not very nice WU splices either..... at one time that would have been considered state of the art! We have come a long way. Happy Thanksgiving all! 73 bob de w9ge ________________________________
I trust you don't get any wind or ice and never both....65 feet of 45 unguyed is gonna be shifty. It sure does not meet the manufacturers spec! 73 bob de w9ge ________________________________________
I am totally amazed (and I should be on 40 working cqww now) but only one response mentioned the most bang for the buck ie the sloping land to salt water in all directions and absolutely no one has m
It is so very sad that what US citizens once took for granted and did on our own now requires legislation and the BIG Government to study, oversee, spend money on, write regulations etc etc etc. Amat
I stand corrected. The legislation is indeed TowerTalk oriented. I shot from the hip on my comment. Sorry. 73 bob de w9ge _______________________________________________ _____________________________
Amen!! . Bending and twisting Rohn 25 trying to put enough tension on the guys can ruin a good day. 73 bob de w9ge -- Bob Finger 8511 Swann Haven Road Easton MD 21601 cell 703 408-2176 e-mail to: Fin
Yes, it will make a BIG difference particularly as sunspots increase. One can never have too many antennas at various heights. 35 feet might even be a bit too high when ten comes alive again. Now sta
If it is in good condition and on the ground it could be a good deal. Its use depends on what the section types are. There are very stout 100 foot SSV's and there are 100 foot SSV's that I would not
Get hold of a copy of ON4UN's Low Band book. It is available from ARRL. Johns book is considered the bible for low band antennas. That book will tell you that a 12 inch tower will be resonant on 3500