You mean I have been chanting 'Ohmmmmmmmmm' all this time for nothing?!?!?! David Robbins K1TTT e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net web: http://www.k1ttt.net AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1tt
John I have a brochure for the TH6DXX antenna , at the bottom it list the shipping weight as 57# 73 Rick KC5AJX --Original Message Follows-- From: John Silberman <blkcat28@atlantic.net> To: n3drk <n3
Hello All I recently acquired some 1/2" CATV, I was told it was stuff that they had replaced and that it was at least 15 years old. I can't find any markings on the stuff I have but I did find a smal
My question is if you go to the added expense of using Phillystran, why would use scrimp and use cable clamps instead of the big grips????? 73 Rick KC5AJX I received the following reply from Glenn Ma
Bill Try this link for another option similar to the K8UR 4sq. http://www.yccc.org/Articles/Spitfire/spitfire.htm 73 Rick KC5AJX There is a thread similar to this going on the "top band" reflector. I
I'll second Phil's comment! I took his advice a couple of weeks ago when I put mine up. I varied slightly from him. They make six pin trailer plugs as well. So I used a six pin and a 4 pin just so th
According to the Comet website the GP-9 can be mounted on masts from 1 1/4 to 2 1/2 inches Howdy, TowerTalkians -- Can anyone tell me what the maximum mast size is for a Comet GP-9? Can it go on a 2"
Mike Forget the cable ties, a cheaper solution is to go to Home Depot, Lowe's etc and buy a roll of 14/2 house wire. Get the stuff for outdoors and it will be UV resistant. When you get it home unrol
Hello Sylvan just connect them thimble to thimble it will work just fine. You will have to pry open the thimble on the EHS a little to get it in the thimble for the phyllistran. 73 Rick KC5AJX --Orig
Hello Mike When I bought my Philly guys and grips from Texas Towers Gerald showed me how to install them, (Texas Towers is only about an hour drive from my QTH). You start by laying the Philly in one
Hello Tom What I did on my TH-6DXX's was split the difference between high phone and low phone. I have a acceptable >2:1 swr over the whole phone band on 10 15 &20. I don't know what it did to the ga
Well Stan I have to disagree with you on this one. First the grips are not made by Rohn so the info is just their suggestions. When I bought the big grips for my tower they came with black ty-wraps a
A web search turned up this site: http://www.antennex.com/antenna/bb3.htm 73 Rick KC5AJX _________________________________________________________________ Join the world?s largest e-mail service wit
Well I managed to break the U bolts on my TX-2 rotor. Where is the best place to get some replacements? MFJ??? I am beginning to hate SS hardware I seem to be able to break them fairly often:-( 73 Ri
Bravo Stu this is what I have been trying to get across but everyone keeps lumping CC&R's and city anti-antenna ordinances in to the same group. They are not the same with CC&R's you agree to the re
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Hello Kris I agree not all hams can put up a tower and a HF beam, but there are alternatives. If there are tall trees in the back yard then stealth wire antennas can b
It is also reprinted in the 18th edition of the ARRL Antenna Handbook on pg 6-11. Another way to plant radials is to use a shovel to cut a slit in the ground and lay the radial in the slit. It doesn
Hello All I have been looking at what options I have for low band receiving antennas. I have been studying ON4UN's book Low-Band Dxing particularly the chapter on Beverages. In the chart on pg 7-9 th
Even if QRZ ed has you county wrong you can still move around on the map till you find your qth then if you click on your exact spot it will give you the coordinates. Another source is www.mapquest.c
This site might give you the info you want. I haven't tried it but it looks promising :-) http://www.indo.com/distance/ 73 Rick KC5AJX To: <towertalk@contesting.com> To: <towertalk@contesting.com> __