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21. Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:16:00 -0800; https://loosnaples.com/swaging-accessories/locoloc-go-no-go-gauges https://www.e-rigging.com/go-no-go-swage-gauge Cable clamps on Phillystran need to be torqued to spec a few times over a period of d; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00135.html (13,016 bytes)
22. Re: [TowerTalk] Antennas for SO2R station (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 13:46:46 -0800; On 3/1/21 12:31 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote: I have never seen anyone put two SteppIRs on the same mast but the 7 ft separation is more than adequate for operating on two bands simultaneously. One of my; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00007.html (9,049 bytes)
23. Re: [TowerTalk] Evaluating coaxial cable not from a dealer (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2021 16:56:49 -0800; Occasionally someone will post here or on other amateur radio forums coaxial cable for sale. Often unused, left over from a project, on a reel, pickup only, as-is where-is, cash. If one were to purs; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00035.html (8,794 bytes)
24. Re: [TowerTalk] NEC 5.0 ??? (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 18:09:06 -0800; On 3/10/21 5:24 PM, Artek Manuals wrote: Has anyone purchased and is using the NEC 5.0 yet? I'm interested to hear what you think of the GUI and model assembly and building process. Talking to the fo; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00082.html (7,788 bytes)
25. Re: [TowerTalk] NEC 5.0 ??? (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:50:12 -0800; "Jerry Burke, the primary author of the antenna-modeling software NEC, died on February 14. He had been suffering from cancer. NEC (numerical electromagnetics code) evolved out of a program called B; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00102.html (9,949 bytes)
26. Re: [TowerTalk] NEC 5.0 ??? (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:10:43 -0800; "Jerry Burke, the primary author of the antenna-modeling software NEC, died on February 14. He had been suffering from cancer. NEC (numerical electromagnetics code) evolved out of a program called B; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00103.html (8,840 bytes)
27. Re: [TowerTalk] NEC 5.0 ??? (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:39:13 -0800; The person I spoke to at LLL said the $110 includes an Individual ( non commercial use) license , a copy of the "Windows Executable" and the manual to go with it You can still get 4.2 if you want it; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00108.html (11,503 bytes)
28. Re: [TowerTalk] NEC 5.0 ??? (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:04:22 -0800; Hi Jim, As far as I know, for Cubical Quads, MiniNEC (Mmana) gets more accurate results than NEC2/4. I haven't tested myself but it's what I remember to read somewhere else. Do you know how NEC5 perf; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00116.html (11,473 bytes)
29. Re: [TowerTalk] THHN (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:21:20 -0800; On 3/13/21 9:46 AM, Tom Osborne Sr. wrote: Problem with copperweld is rust. When you scratch the copper away it makes a rusty mess. I had terrible problems with copperweld twin lead rusting where it; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00132.html (8,409 bytes)
30. Re: [TowerTalk] Wind noise (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 10:00:32 -0700; On 3/14/21 9:45 AM, Al Kozakiewicz wrote: I have a short tower bracketed to the house adjacent to my shack. See QRZ page. C3, 6M3 and 2M7. I have a low frequency noise when the wind blows and I suspe; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00139.html (8,092 bytes)
31. Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical question (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:25:28 -0700; It's probably more that the soil dielectric properties far from the antenna have a significant effect on vertical polarized propagation, while for horizontal polarization, the soil is basically a mir; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00154.html (8,773 bytes)
32. Re: [TowerTalk] Wind Noise (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:52:22 -0700; I dont think isolating the tower from the house is possible. Yes, I can slip some rubber or other material between the bracket and the house, but I probably over-engineered the anchors. They consist; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00169.html (10,123 bytes)
33. Re: [TowerTalk] Wind Noise (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:16:06 -0700; 73, Mike W4EF..... If you look at car antennas that use the technique or tall chimneys - The pitch on a 1" diameter thing would be "feet". Again, looking at chimneys, I think something like 1/4" rope; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00182.html (10,201 bytes)
34. Re: [TowerTalk] Wind Noise (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:57:44 -0700; 73, Mike W4EF................... I live in an area that has ice storms, I'd have lost that antenna many times if it had rope on the outside, especially if it includes wind. Good point.. I wonder wha; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00187.html (8,966 bytes)
35. Re: [TowerTalk] Wind Noise (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:06:46 -0700; I have lost so many antennas and towers to radial ice loading coupled with moderate winds, that I would never, ever do this here in New Brunswick Canada. You need to do what they did at the big HF s; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00199.html (9,299 bytes)
36. Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical question (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:17:16 -0700; On 3/16/21 1:39 PM, Kirk Kleinschmidt via TowerTalk wrote: Don't forget, Mike: Your VE9 call sign adds 10-20 dB to any antenna! :) I once lived in North Dakota, experiencing the same boost in perfor; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00200.html (8,842 bytes)
37. Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical question (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:53:32 -0700; On 3/16/2021 12:15 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 3/16/2021 7:14 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote: Most of the time through an A/B switch the verticals were close enough that I would really be guessing which one; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00203.html (10,798 bytes)
38. Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical question (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:59:46 -0700; On 3/16/2021 12:15 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 3/16/2021 7:14 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote: Most of the time through an A/B switch the verticals were close enough that I would really be guessing which one; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00204.html (11,445 bytes)
39. Re: [TowerTalk] HFT (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:12:19 -0700; This is a little off topic so feel free to use your delete key. In the last month I've spotted 3 big HF yagi installations mounted on non-ham towers on non-ham properties. One had 3 big yagis; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00223.html (8,889 bytes)
40. Re: [TowerTalk] Polyamide (Stauff) Insulator Clamps (score: 1): Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 06:54:05 -0700; John KK9A There are so many black colored plastics of so many different bulk resistivities and/or RF properties, you'd have to measure one to find out. It is true that some black plastic uses carbon; /archives//html/Towertalk/2021-03/msg00244.html (11,234 bytes)

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