Take it to an experienced welder and have it TIG welded! Since you will burn away any anodizing, I would suggest painting it and checking on those joints yearly! (sorry you are getting this message t
This is a little out of line Steve. Brian said he was going out of business yet the amateur community still continues to require his services. If he chooses to go with snail mail only, so be it! He w
I've left messages out here about being able to work on the KFI tower in a limited capacity. Today a light aircraft hit the tower or one of the guy cables bringing the 750' tower to the ground. Both
Actually, don't EVER use LMR-400 for a duplex operation. There is some interaction between the braid and the foil shield that causes noise and harmonics in a duplex operation. Actually, it always doe
I guess Dwight missed the part about editing the digests before replying. Here is another suggestion, how about editing the Subject line to speak specifically about the subject you are replying to! A
Every time I send a message to this list, I get the following e-mail back... == -- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -- <geo888@cs.com> == Would it be possible to delete this user fr
I would be more than happy to hunt this down. Please forward me the list of subscribers (or an admin logon to see the list) and i will get right on it. It has been gone over and over, Would take the
We have had some issues this year of RF getting into the GFI breakers and kicking them off (ie, that station goes down). It was happening with the distribution boxes first (every once and a while) an
Same place! McMaster-Carr (page # 3115)... http://www.mcmaster.com/ In the search box, type BLIND RIVETS and hit return. In the left column, click on "Blind Closed-End Rivets" The part number for the
I need an education here... When the FCC gives the "Electrical Height" (in degrees) of a broadcast tower as 175.7 degrees, what does that mean? In this situation, I'm specifically talking about the (
If its a KLM antenna, I would first recommend having a NEW DX Engineering boom-to-element clamp! Chances are your's is broken!... http://www.dxengineering.com/Parts.asp?ID=9&PLID=58&SecID=3&DeptID=6&
I sure wish you were in Southern CA! I'd love to come help! snip Dino...k6rix@earthlink.net _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers"
I understand the failure rate is rather high with these rotors. While speaking with a professional recently, I was told to stay clear of these. It sounds like M2 has a very good rotor! Dino...k6rix@e
Go to... http://www.mcmaster.com/ ...and type "1284" in the search box. This will take you to Page 1284. The better and stronger stainless steel sheaves are on page 1285. You should be able to naviga
After MUCH consideration and speaking with those more qualified than me, I'm getting the M2 6M7JHV... http://www.m2inc.com/products/6m/6m7jhv.html M2 has two different seven element beams. The "JHV"
First choice... http://www.dxengineering.com/Parts.asp?ID=17&PLID=119&SecID=59&DeptID=21&PartNo=DXE%2DP8A (support DX Engineering!!!) Second choice can be found at your local Home Depot... http://www
Actually, its up for AUCTION! If you wanted to put it up for "sale", you would have offered it to the group BEFORE putting it up on e-bay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=577328025
Yaesu makes a fine rotor. It sounds like you need a bigger one. I close friend uses the G-1000DXA to turn a KT34XA and the Cushcrap 2-40CD. Instead of using the buttons, he uses the preset knob and l
Chip (K7JA) e-mailed me and said I should watch Jay Leno THIS Friday Night. Now I know why! Dino...k6rix@earthlink.net _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com f