The Six-Pak remote antenna switch has the ability to be re-wired for sink or source. Does the RCS8-V? If not, could one just wire up a 'sink/source' relay (or transistor) bank to take what the decod
I was wondering about the 90-degree business for the 15m and 20m beams, too. At W5RRR club station, we had a 4-el 15m beat at 90' and a 204ba at 80', both pointing the same direction. I don't ever re
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What does the manual say? If it's an old one, it probably says 50895-00. If it's a new one, it probably says #1819. I did a search for ham iv manual on yahoo.com and found one that said #1819. I did
Bill, Are you using two thrust bearings to keep the mast vertical while you raise and load it with antennas? I have had good success using a car jack to raise the mast and antenna (short 5' mast, For
Isn't the purpose of the shields to prevent the (1) little kids and (2) the lazy from climbing the tower? The determined will find a way no matter what you put up. It's like your locked gate to your
Only speaking as a ham with about 27 years of experience with LED's in homebrew equipment, I can only say I've replaced more incandescents (>10) than LED's (0) due to simple burn out in the equipmen
You might do a search on yahoo.com using 'cushcraft a103'. You are very likely to come up with a couple of hits that will lead you to a manual. 73, dale, kg5u ________________________________________
Art, I'm not sure what trap A is, but there should definitely be a coil inside; just not visible with the cover in place. There is a rivet or screw at one end of the cover which attaches the cover to
Piled high in front of me and consumed with a few Abita Golden 807's, Art. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Tower
What I did at W5RRR many years ago was drill and install a couple of bolts near the top of one panel. I put lock nuts on the ends of the bolts and hung the panel on a tower rung. It was then much ea
Forgive my bluntness...but... Maybe you should hire an engineer to consult and provide guidance on this subject with you. It's obvious that no one's reply to your query here is what you are looking f
"Most Connectors sold to Hams are JUNK" Don't you mean "Most connectors bought by hams are JUNK" ?? There's a difference. 73 Dale, kg5u _______________________________________________ _______________
A few years ago, I took down my old Cushcraft A3 and gave it a good going over. It had been tapped by lightning (I've got the old element segment with the burned hole in it) and needed fixing. I repl
We've got a brand new 204ba to assemble at FD. Anyone have or know the source for dimensions for a 204CA version of of the 204BA? 73 Dale, kg5u _______________________________________________ _______
This reflector is SO awesome. Thanks to all who replied: w6tr, n8de, w1rh and wa3gin. Of all things, I have both the 17th and 20th editions of the ARRL Antenna Book. Whodathot that would have been in
I refurbished my A3 a number of years ago. The link will take you to a compilation of notes I either developed from my own experience or notes received from others. http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u/a3refu
They are called AMP Circular Plastic Connectors. I bought some from Jameco, http://www.jameco.com They are Amp Circular Plastic Connectors: Jameco # AMP# 495103 206708-1 - plug, female, 9 pin, cable,