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1. Re: [TowerTalk] tower specs/not wind loads (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:46:47 -0600
I will confirm what Gene is saying about the BX towers who's cross members are riveted, not welded. In my youthful radio career, I put up 104 ft of HDBX tower. It was 4-way guyed at several levels. I
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-01/msg00472.html (9,461 bytes)

2. Re: [TowerTalk] tower specs/not wind loads (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:16:15 -0600
Gene, This might be a case of acute C.R.S. of my earlier radio career...! I worked on 2 different Trylons. These were both delivered as nestled, "assembled" sections, not as put-together kits. But no
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-01/msg00485.html (13,498 bytes)

3. Re: [TowerTalk] Epoxied bolts (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 16:04:33 -0600
Guys, this is a REALLY interesting and educational thread, and the technology is something I had questioned for a few years. (Here comes the "brother-in-law" story...) A few years ago he and I were t
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-02/msg00050.html (10,976 bytes)

4. Re: [TowerTalk] Locating Buried Feedline (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:52:19 -0600
Roger's reply is the answer, although I don't know about "Miss Dig"... In Minnesota, the utility companies sponsor a group who's purpose is to locate underground utilities, whether it is telephone, e
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-02/msg00097.html (9,634 bytes)

5. Re: [TowerTalk] Locating Buried Feedline (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:40:52 -0600
"Under federal legislation enacted in 2003 and federal regulations adopted in 2005, persons planning to dig may dial 811 to reach their states' Dig Safe or Underground Alert hotlines. The 811 system
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-02/msg00099.html (8,755 bytes)

6. Re: [TowerTalk] BEWARE -- the dreaded topic lurks here (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:16:08 -0600
Hey John! ! ! A BIG thanks! ! ! You have provided this information just in the nick of time! My propagation program says to beam 180 degrees from my qth for 3Y0X. It's no wonder why I can't get throu
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-02/msg00126.html (8,141 bytes)

7. Re: [TowerTalk] Jetting or Hydraulic-Ning (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:28:12 -0600
TowerTalkians... It looks like we've got a pretty strong contender to the bi-annual "How do I find true North?" thread. Who wooda thunk? :-) 73 de Bob - K0RC * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Message: 1 Da
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-03/msg00056.html (8,493 bytes)

8. Re: [TowerTalk] More on Orion mast clamps (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:35:14 -0600
Hmmm... so you mean kinda like the shear pin on my 5-hp trolling motor? I would much prefer a slip-clutch because once the shear pin goes on your antenna system, well it's pretty much a free-wheeling
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-03/msg00057.html (8,613 bytes)

9. Re: [TowerTalk] Free standing tower advice needed (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:05:41 -0600
Tony, I suggest you take a look at the Heights Towers product line at www.heightstowers.com They make some real heavy duty self supporting towers. Here's one example of a 77 foot tower with a motoriz
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-03/msg00318.html (10,107 bytes)

10. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower power (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 08:25:00 -0600
Okay guys, I've ordered four of them... Now my question is whether I should stack them in the vertical or horizontal plane for the most efficiency... ? ? ? 73 de Bob - K0RC * * * * * REPLY SEPARATOR
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00004.html (9,318 bytes)

11. [TowerTalk] Replacement lamps for Yaesu rotor controller (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 18:21:05 -0500
This is slightly off topic but I would argue that a rotor controller is an integral part of a tower installation... :-) I have three G-1000DX rotor controllers with lamps that have burnt out. I opene
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00118.html (7,714 bytes)

12. [TowerTalk] FYI: A grounding tutorial... (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:23:49 -0500
I came across this tutorial when I was researching tower grounding on the internet. It contains a lot of useful information and diagrams of typical grounding systems used in Communication Tower and P
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00493.html (6,817 bytes)

13. Re: [TowerTalk] Website Alarms the Public about ANTENNAS (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 19:19:09 -0500
Likewise, I put an address into this site located one block from our County Communication Center which has significant tower presence (and has for years) and came up with NADA. But if you want to vis
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-05/msg00352.html (10,786 bytes)

14. Re: [TowerTalk] Liberal Arts Major - feed point impedance (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 17:32:47 -0500
Lee, You are getting some good advice here. I went through a similar "learning curve" with a 160m dipole last fall. Here's a couple of things to keep in mind. 1) As already stated, the feedpoint valu
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-06/msg00021.html (10,557 bytes)

15. Re: [TowerTalk] Coax Grounding on a tower. (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:57:36 -0500
Roger, Here's a couple pictures of the bulkhead assembly I made for the top of my tower... http://tinyurl.com/rc9v2 See photo's D, E, and F. At HF there's negligible insertion loss through a couple e
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-06/msg00618.html (11,256 bytes)

16. Re: [TowerTalk] Taunting guide wires (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:22:49 -0500
And it's called Styrofoam insulation, not stylafoam... (a former boss used this and drove me nuts!)... It's regardless, not irregardles (my wife's favorite)... and finally, it's "ur 59 tx", not "plea
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-06/msg00696.html (8,465 bytes)

17. [TowerTalk] Un-nesting aluminum elements... (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:36:07 -0500
Guys with ideas... I am trying to remove a 3/4" aluminum element end from a swaged 1-1/4" element. I don't think these have been apart in 30 years. What tricks do you guys have up your sleeve to help
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-06/msg00722.html (7,736 bytes)

18. Re: [TowerTalk] Un-nesting aluminum elements... (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 21:10:13 -0500
Okay fellows, thanks for all the ideas. I need to let everyone know it was necessary to round up a wench to finally get these two pieces of aluminum apart! (And a mighty find wench she was, I must sa
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-06/msg00750.html (9,802 bytes)

19. Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna Question (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 14:23:59 -0500
This question would be more appropriate on the TowerTalk reflector... but here's my thoughts... I had a HyGain TH5DXX at 90 feet for 15 years and this antenna played well. It uses a dual driven eleme
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00009.html (8,049 bytes)

20. Re: [TowerTalk] 4 awg copper wire and Amp locks (score: 1)
Author: "Robert Chudek - K0RC" <k0rc@citlink.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:38:15 -0500
Well we might as well shut down this Tower Talk reflector for as much good as it's doing... I can't believe after weeks of discussions regarding proper ground system bonding, this post has been made.
/archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00317.html (8,451 bytes)


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