Go to yahoo.com and type in 'solar power systems'. The fifth or sixth hit was solar power for field day. Plus there looked to be a number of other possibly good hits about sp and electronic equipment
I did a 500 mile bicycle tour of southern England some years back. We were on the C and below roads (very narrow, high hedgerows) most of the time--it was great....we went through a thousand small v
(Dale don's K7LXC Off-Topic flame preventer suit here) I have State Farm, too. My A3 (since replaced by a C3 at 70' and lowered to 40') was hit by lightning (got the tip segment with the 3/8" burned
Is it OK to fit a 90 degree connector? What sort of George (and others), (I have been waiting and waiting for someone to ask that question) This is from the April 1988 Bullsheet, newsletter of the Te
Check this out: http://lists.contesting.com/_towertalk/200201/msg00214.html 73, dale, kg5u ________________________________________________________________________ Where do you get ICE bandpass filte
Try this: Go to http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapbrowse-tbl/ Scroll down and enter precise map coordinates...or close ... then zoom to better define your location and move it to the center of the
I read the manual online, http://www.bencher.com/pdfs/00464IZV.pdf, and it seemed clear to me.... "Because of higher than normal 20 M radiation resistance, the feedpoint impedance on that band is in
I'm not sure what vapor wrap is, Steve, but I put a layer or two of tape on a joint, then paint it with liquid tape. I'm sure it will be a pain to remove (it's not over a connector), but it sure see
I had high, sporadic noise in the subdivision on everything from 80 through 10. I put the mobile HF radio in the car and drove around the area until I found where it peaked. I had a portable sw radi
Also found in: The 2001 ARRL Handbook, page 30.26 17th Edition, The ARRL Antenna Book, page 22-13, fig. 28 73, dale, kg5u List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylo
What IS the straight skinny on this topic, Steve? I've been using my 25-year-old Vibram-soled hiking boots (yes! They still fit). They don't allow my feet to feel the rung when standing for short or
try http://www.sandlabs.com/answers.htm (verified as good before transmission of this note.) 73, dale, kg5u AN Wireless Self Supporting Towers are now available! Windloading tables, foundation diagra
While I don't have a crankup tower, I belong to a club which had a W-51. After a time, it was too much trouble to lower the tower after any on-the-air ops at the club station. One night, a thundersto
I have a Ham II and it says .75 ohms...manual dated 1/74 (Yes, Tom/K5RC, it's still up there and still working!) 73, dale, kg5u List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems,
Electrical Contact Cleaner will I was wondering about the effects on the varnish, too. I know there are electric motor repair shops around Houston (and other cities, I'm sure--just drier than Houston
Are the antennas phased? Or are they antennas for two different freqs? They look the same heighth. There's no mention of coverage preferences in the text; just 'omnidirectional'. I'm thinking serious
Our emergency preparedness officer at work sent this to everyone at work today. I thought it might be worth sharing. If it's inappropriate for the reflector, I apologize. I have a tower and I am conc
Well of course it worked only "OK." way too high for a stateside event. 73, dale, kg5u List Sponsor: Are you thinking about installing a tower this summer? Call us for information on our fabulous Tr
My Radio Shack catalog lists their 272-1119 as the type 1819 (28.0v, 40ma.), $1.19. 73, dale, kg5u List Sponsor: ChampionRadio.com - Trylon self-supporting towers, safety equipment, rigging gear, LO