Excellent and valid point Frank. Thanks for reminding us. I had forgotten this one! 73 bob de w9ge _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting
Jim: Well written and on the mark. Thanks for sharing. 73 bob de w9ge _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather St
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So, do we pool our money and buy that hilltop? Wow, what nice terrain for dx to the hard part of the world from east coast. Textbook, and proven by activity. Thanks for the trip down memory lane Bill
Just use 450 ohm window line and a DX engineering 1 to 1 tuner balun, then coax from balun to the radio. If you want it to be a multi-bander put a tuner in the line and it will work several bands. (t
I do not disagree with the rebar fully imbedded in concrete approach. I do have a question about it tho.....for bridges, overpasses, buildings etc it makes good sense. But for a tower job that likely
Tic Ring rotators are available from Jay at Array Solutions. Mine has been on the tower for just under 2 years, and has been trouble free. I like the fact that it is a "point and shoot" device. 73 bo
Try http://w9iix.com/ 73 bob de w9ge _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Tol
I laughed when I saw transmitter/receiver pairs on the video. Just a code practice oscillator would have done the trick. I copied Q5. Not sure if I was hearing the sidetone or the rx. Doesn't matter,
Take a look at http://www.zerofive-antennas.com/ I have not done business with them so no comments or recommendations here. I prefer to build my own verticals. 73 bob de w9ge ________________________
I have an 8 element 17 meter Sterba hanging in the barn. I built it but never got it in the air...too ungainly for the trees I have to hang it from. Ed: Would you consider selling the Bell South book
Amazing that any 15 meter antenna can outperform both 10 and 20 meter antennas from the year before. Wonder what it would have done against a 15 meter antenna from last year? That is a new low in a/b
4000 pound crete on the eastern shore of MD is $85/yd delivered. Regular gas here is now $1.97 per gallon. You are welcome here as long as you go back home hihihi 73 bob de w9ge _____________________
UF-B works fine, but if you want stranded buy outdoor rated extension cords and use them on the tower and splice to UF going from tower to shack entrance. UF can be direct buried. 73 bob dwe w9ge ___
I got lucky with my one and only. She has never said anything about antennas/towers/shacks/noises. In fact, first time she stood amidst the many 200 ft guyed towers at W3LPL, I asked her what she th
Looks like Rohn BX. How high is it and what is the spread at the base? Those figures will allow us to tell EXACTLY what it is. they have often held up far more than designed for. Rohn specs have alwa
I simply cannot resist. The simple solution is to replace the coax with a length of open wire line (window ladder line for anyone under 40 years old). Bring the open line off the tower at an angle an
Perhaps they don't know how to adjust their altimeters. Me, I'm at 62 feet, highest point in county is 75 feet and I am surrounded by salt water, its just not close enough to get the advantage being
No reason you could not do so. Get your PE to spec it, sign off on it and then get it permitted. Try to find someone who has a drilling rig that will dig the "heights" hole most places....It'll cost
I have tried to find the answer to the following question in the Rohn literature, to no avail. Perhaps one of the towertalk "experts" can provide practical advice. How deep does one need to screw in