Does anyone have any information on collins coaxial baluns? Thank You Daniel L Bowles KC5GGR == To: <towertalk@contesting.com> referenced in a previous posting to the list? I tried the link to the fi
Hi Steve - I think I can answer your comment above. Last Thursday I got my new 3 element SteppIR up, actually for the second time and I was using my 3rd control box. The other two boxes failed, howev
It runs on Windows Media Player for me. Jim - K5LAD "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -- Sam Levenson == My Web Page - http://www.hayseed.net/~
I sent Pedro some info since I have a TA-33jr with MPK dipole............... also had a TA-36 with 40 meter traps, too. I told him the key was to measure the boom length. The TA-33 had a 14 foot boom
Well, at least the shipping is FREE. Jim - K5LAD == "We've been through a lot together............ and most of it's your fault." http://www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad/ == __________________________________
Note to all: Last month several people on the group were asking about the ham from Tulsa who built the Hazer-like devices for towers (see notes below) and displayed at many hamfests including Hamcom.
After repaired my HAMII rotator the other night, I wrote up some details, partly to jog my own memory later and partly to share with others, on doing the repairs. I put it on my web page Saturday nig
Hi Clint -- Nice that you were able to get that rotator repair info in a pdf file. Perhaps the author of that one would also put it on a web site to make it easily available to others. If he needs th
Hi Ken -- The only crankup I remember Rohn selling was in the 60s or 70s when Rohn bought out the Spaulding company. They had a #6 crankup which they sold in 37' (2 section), 54' (3 section), and 71'
Well Ken -- I dug around and found an old Rohn dealer's catalog stamped July 1, 1971 from back when I owned a ham store. Sure enough they did have a crankup like you describe called SD and HD series.
Yep, those rivets are aluminum. I had a friend who wanted to "refresh" his HDX-48 tower's coating and took it to a galvanizing place. When they dipped the sections into the hot metal vat, the aluminu
Hi Tom -- Wasn't the TB-3 designation from Swan? I agree that Swan bought the Hornet line but I remembered the Hornet line with model numbers like TB-500, TB-750, and TB-1000. I had a TB-750 for seve
Hi Jose -- You can go to my website (URL give below) and find what you need in the Downloadable Files section. You can also go directly to that entry at: http://www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad/download/Mosl
Some time ago I added a page to my website which described all the steps I used to rebuild a Ham II rotator, complete with lots of pictures. It turned out to be a very popular site and I got a lot of
And to cap off an already nearly perfect antenna, the fiberglass elements are so slick that the birds can't seem to get a toe-hold to allow them to roost. They have found the aluminum boom, however.
Hi Tony -- Along this same line, check my website to see how I'm running a similar 80 meter antenna. It's at: http://www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad/Assorted%20Ham %20Stuff/80-meter%20antenna.htm There's ab
Hi Larry -- Glad you had the good success with the Ham IV rotator. Glad, too, that the article on my website was a help. On the TR-44, it might have been rebuilt in a previous life and the rebuilder
Hi Robert -- I'm at the Hamcom Hamfest in Plano, TX right now but I have what you need on my website. Go to: www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad On the menu, choose Downloadable Files You'll see a bunch of them
On SPARK!! "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -- Sam Levenson == My Web Page - http://www.hayseed.net/~jpk5lad _________________________________
Hi John -- I do have a Rohn 45 Foldover tower and have had for 30+ years. I recently scanned in the pages from an old catalog for these foldovers for another fellow. You can find it at: http://www.ha