Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:32:49 -0500
Hi Chuck. It looks to be an early EZ-Way. From your pictures I can see a couple of features that the company used on their towers that leads me to believe this. 1. is the clapper. It's purpose is to
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:01:50 -0400
As others have said, the 'digest version' works well. Or... you can set up individual mail boxes in whatever email browser you're using, so that the emails from this and every other mailing list that
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 15:36:14 -0400
I was just going to make that suggestion, Bob... http://www.cytorq.com/ 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com _______________________________________________ ___________________________________________
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 22:11:02 -0400
Hi Mickey. I agree with what you've said, but frankly these are words (standardized certification and training) that aren't brought to the forefront, often enough. They don't seem to be the focus. Mu
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:52:36 -0400
Hi Steve. Gem Remotes makes remote control for remotely controlling and optionally 'auto-stopping' boat hoist motors by utilizing turn counting limit switches. See http://www.gemremotes.com/products_
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:08:00 -0400
Hi Eric. I've used something very similar to that for the past 28 years in the fire service. http://www.duosafety.com/roof.html We simply call it a roof ladder or hook ladder. When we're ventilating
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:02:22 -0400
Agreed. In Mozilla Thunderbird it's REPLY TO LIST. In any event, you may have to add the tab. 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com _______________________________________________ _____________________
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:03:17 -0400
Hi Bryan. Agreed. There is little on the web and certain anecdotal information, while nice - isn't absolute. Omega makes time pieces. While they produce the only watch flight-qualified by NASA for ma
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:07:23 -0400
Back in the 70's when I first got my ticket, Bob Kastle - K4TQW had a vertical fashioned from tower that utilized three six ounce Coke bottles for leg insulators. They were each filled with cement. W
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:28:56 -0400
Hi Steve. See if there's something on this page that will work for you: http://www.w4abc.com/drive.html 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com _______________________________________________ ___________
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:01:22 -0400
I'm thinking that an a little ingenuity in the form of a few crisp new one hundred dollar bills could easily overcome any paperwork obstacles once off of their property. Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.c
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:47:00 -0400
Hi Dick. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of hauling varying or longer lengths of rope than the typical winch or hoist spool can handle would be that of a capstan winch. I did a quick
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:15:47 -0400
Hi Bill. I don't have a Hy-Gain rotor on the ground and opened up right now, Bill, but it would appear that there are a couple of terminals that could be used as the common tie point for two or more
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:29:18 -0400
Hi Dick. For the frugal gormet... http://www.w4abc.com/drive.html 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com I have seen the adapter using an Electric Drill, but I would like something more substantial that
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:53:50 -0400
While Cubical Quads are great performers, they're three-dimensional and require more care and feeding than that of the typical Yagi. Also - because they are so tall, stacking of VHF and UHF antennas
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:39:55 -0700
Hi Tom. A similar question came up just a couple of weeks ago concerning T2X wiring. While I had my Ham IV rotator down recently to service it, I didn't pay much attention to the wire colors except t
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:02:47 -0700
You nor I care about the colors of the cable conductors running between the control and the rotator so I didn't waste your time including them, Tom. As I described in my email to you, the internal ro
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2012 18:09:55 -0500
Hi Roger. It's very nice to see you back on the list. We've all missed your erudite observations and guiding hands. Work hard -- now! As I'm sure you're aware, early-on is when you make your biggest
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:29:33 -0500
Hi Jon. I think you've hit on the simplest solution, yet. I've dropped *all* of my cable to the ground for years. I never thought to take the first 20+ feet and attach it to the bottom section of the