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1. [TowerTalk] Re: [CQ-Contest] Magnetic Declination (fwd) (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 01:05:10 EDT
Frank is quite right about using solar noon to find true north (or south). I used to use this trick for aligning satellite dishes in the old days. It was easier and more accurate than using a magneti
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00056.html (7,598 bytes)

2. [TowerTalk] Re: Texas Towers (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 10:18:10 EDT
I suppose, Gerald, that you're also sorry for the "slight" error you made when you "sincerely" told me the 3/8" thread, 6" take-up turnbuckles you have available are rated at 4000 lbs load. Your sup
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00122.html (8,746 bytes)

3. [TowerTalk] trap notes (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 1997 01:08:42 EDT
Speaking of traps, does anyone know the RLC constants of the traps in a TH6DXX? I'd like to model that antenna (I've had one for 29 years) using one of the NEC programs. 73 es DX, de Earl, K6SE -- FA
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00182.html (6,869 bytes)

4. [TowerTalk] Ham-4 rotor Capacity (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 1997 13:12:02 EDT
It'll handle all of them except perhaps the 5-el 20. Hy-gain's specs on the Ham-4 (which uses a wedge-type brake), are: Rotor torque: 800 inch pounds Brake torque: 5000 inch pounds Wind load capacity
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00300.html (8,313 bytes)

5. [TowerTalk] Radical alternative for pinning beams (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 1997 13:12:03 EDT
A method recommended by Hy-Gain to reduce metal fatigue (and subsequent breaking off of beam element ends) is to secure a length of rope inside of the outermost element section (about a foot longer t
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00301.html (8,887 bytes)

6. [TowerTalk] correct beam headings (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 1997 13:12:03 EDT
amateur >whose call Iforget - line up two sticks on the north star at night, and then I'm a perfectionist, but certainly not in the class of Michaelangelo. The solar noon method of finding true north
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00302.html (7,985 bytes)

7. [TowerTalk] T-Match versus Gamma Match (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 1997 13:29:02 EDT
reactance. And only the half-element on the same side as the Gamma rod need be adjusted (shortened) to produce a match to 50- or 75-ohm co-ax. The only possible "disadvantage" would be mental, i.e.,
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00303.html (7,734 bytes)

8. [TowerTalk] beam headings (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 01:37:31 EDT
Gerald's (K5GW) comments about rapid azimuth changes of the sun during solar noon are well-taken. I used to experience this phenomenon in the old "spy-in-the-sky" days when I operated a satellite tra
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00327.html (8,062 bytes)

9. [TowerTalk] 8 wire rotor connectors?? (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 10:56:25 EDT
Hi, Steve, Rotor Doctor sells what you want in a kit for $15. The kit is for converting Ham-M & Ham-2 rotors from the screw-terminal strip to a quick disconnect type. It contains a male and a female
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00491.html (8,187 bytes)

10. [TowerTalk] questions about a TH6 on a Heights tower: (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 18:33:24 EDT
On Tue, 15 Jul 1997 13:59:11 -0400 (EDT) Pat Masterson <bat@grumman.com> writes: of == I have two Heights 72-foot aluminum free-standing tilt-over towers, up here since 1976. The configuration of the
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00539.html (11,080 bytes)

11. [TowerTalk] questions about a TH6 on a Heights tower: (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 18:58:32 EDT
Correction on the configuration of my Heights towers: I incorrectly gave the configuration as 26", 26", 22", hinge, 22", 22", 18", 18", 18", 14". The correct dimensions are: 30", 30", 26", hinge, 26"
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00540.html (7,483 bytes)

12. [TowerTalk] V-beam Gain and R+/-jX (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 11:31:54 EDT
Jim: I used a 450-ohm balanced to 50-ohm unbalanced (9:1) balun provided by the USAF back in 1967 to terminate a 600-foot/leg 80' high rhombic when I was KL7FRY in the Aleutians. I situated the balun
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00623.html (7,741 bytes)

13. [TowerTalk] Re: N4KG's LIGHTNING STRIKE SURVEY (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 12:45:58 EDT
LIGHTNING STRIKE SURVEY 1 - Have you ever taken a direct hit to either antennas or towers? YES, a number of times over the years. (I've seen it!) 2 - If YES, was your damage MAJOR, MINOR, NONE ? NONE
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00624.html (9,353 bytes)

14. [TowerTalk] Re: N4KG's LIGHTNING STRIKE SURVEY (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 13:59:27 EDT
Oh -- I forgot to mention the 25,000 feet of buried radials soldered to my two "lightning rod" grounding rings. I assume they also contribute to the DC ground. Earl, K6SE -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.co
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00628.html (7,741 bytes)

15. [TowerTalk] Turnbuckles (score: 1)
Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 13:51:28 EDT
Can anybody give me a source for turnbuckles rated at 1500 lbs or better? Tnx, 73 es DX, de Earl, K6SE -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com
/archives//html/Towertalk/1997-06/msg00865.html (7,064 bytes)

16. Re: Topband: KT34 & Shunt Feeding (score: 1)
Author: Earl W Cunningham <k6se@juno.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 15:44:04 -0800
"You can strap all of the elements directly to the boom with no effect on the KT-34xa; I had the same set-up a few QTH's back." == Be prepared to retune your 160-meter shunt feed system (mainly the h
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-03/msg00618.html (6,982 bytes)


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