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1. Re: [TowerTalk] Mystery Tool (score: 1): Author: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@lmceng.com>; Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:26:06 -0700; I think you guys are missing the point about this handy tool. The pointy end is about the *only* tool that can open a metal paint can without damaging the lip seal on the lid. Fortunately, this tool; /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-04/msg00048.html (8,396 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Force12 C3SS Manual (score: 1): Author: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@lmceng.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:38:24 -0700; I've already received several other requests for the manual. Let's wait a while a see what else develops. Oops, I forgot about postage! That's a lot of paper! The cost will need to be adjusted for po; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00788.html (7,603 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Force12 C3SS Manual (score: 1): Author: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@lmceng.com>; Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:19:30 -0700; John, I just found my Force12 C3SS manual. Problem is, it is a lot more manual than I remembered! I count some 35 total pages with pictures. There are step-by-step assembly instructions with sketches; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00787.html (8,449 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Coax Kellems Grips (score: 1): Author: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@lmceng.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:15:53 -0700; Anyone contemplating the use of Kellems grips should get the Hubbell Kellems catalog. There are hundreds of kinds of grips. For hanging coax, we want to use the "Service Drop Support Grip" class. Th; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-03/msg00412.html (10,064 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Coax Support Sleeve (score: 1): Author: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@lmceng.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:06:58 -0700; It always astonishes me that hams as a class are so focused on saving a few bucks. Usually, there is exactly *one* way to do something right and that way may not be the least expensive way but it wil; /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-03/msg00382.html (10,181 bytes)
6. [TowerTalk] Kellems Grips (score: 1): Author: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@lmceng.com>; Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:11:08 -0700; Several years ago I wrote a series of emails about the use of Kellems grips. These grips are used not only for initial pulling of cables but also for permanent installations. I'm still enthusiastic a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-09/msg00261.html (7,307 bytes)
7. [TowerTalk] [Fwd: Re: [ham-law] Wheaton IL tower permit issued] (score: 1): Author: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@lmceng.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 23:14:56 -0800; Well, yes.... but more effort should have been made to encourage the local newspapers to report also the amateur radio side of the issue. As written, both newspaper articles are negative and do nothi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-12/msg00252.html (8,577 bytes)
8. [TowerTalk] That Bridge Pylon (score: 1): Author: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@lmceng.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:16:39 -0700; Sorry, folks--I just can't resist this additional comment: That Redding, California bridge pylon, though not at the correct elevation angle to point to celestial north, does point TRUE NORTH. There!; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00543.html (7,204 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Engineering Marvel (score: 1): Author: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@lmceng.com>; Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 13:58:00 -0700; Mark - AA6DX wrote: Not Amateur Radio, but ........ You engineering types might enjoy this website. Talk about guying! A beautiful new bridge ... hmmm .. just the design to put up in your back yard !; /archives//html/Towertalk/2004-07/msg00542.html (8,506 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] New? Cable (score: 1): Author: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@lmceng.com>; Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 08:11:45 -0800; I wondered, too! I doubt this is authentic Times Microwave LMR400. Note, too, that this is not identified as LMR400UF, so it probably has a solid center conductor. So, if you want to use it across a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-12/msg00638.html (11,290 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] tristao specs (score: 1): Author: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@lmceng.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 10:26:16 -0800; Bill, I have a Tristao 55-foot crankup tower I bought used in 1970. This tower has 23-inch wide base legs and does have a pull-down cable that winds on the same drum as the hoist cable. This tower ha; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-11/msg00361.html (8,714 bytes)
12. [TowerTalk] Force 12 C3SS (score: 1): Author: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@lmceng.com>; Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2003 08:15:42 -0700; I replied to GeneBigham's request for experience reports on the C3SS. Perhaps others would benefit from my experience also. I also have a 36KB Excel spreadsheet that graphs the SWR on my installation; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-09/msg00193.html (9,826 bytes)
13. [Towertalk] UV in So. Cal. - was "Coastal Corrosion" (score: 1): Author: lmcdavid@lmceng.com (Larry McDavid); Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 21:58:19 -0700; Let me add the following observations: The Texas coast is rampant with both bugs and antenna-eating salt spray corrosion. When I grew up there, Galveston had a fleet of Jeeps with powerful DDT spray; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-09/msg00130.html (9,627 bytes)
14. [Towertalk] Coastal Corrosion (score: 1): Author: lmcdavid@lmceng.com (Larry McDavid); Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 21:15:58 -0700; I grew up on an island--Galveston, Texas. Even galvanized steel rusts there. Aluminum antennas were good for perhaps two years, after which they typically fell apart. This makes the TV service folks; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-09/msg00094.html (8,569 bytes)
15. [TowerTalk] ++ Fwd: KYTV, Channel 3 - Springfield, MO - Televisiontower top... (score: 1): Author: lmcdavid@lmceng.com (Larry McDavid); Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 05:56:29 -0800; Ice? Not here.... However, ice that does not stick to a guy wire presents the image of a really heavy cylinder of ice accelerating as it slides down the guy wire, just before it impacts the clamping; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-12/msg00145.html (10,997 bytes)
16. [TowerTalk] Micarta Tubing (score: 1): Author: lmcdavid@lmceng.com (Larry McDavid); Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 06:07:32 -0800; UHMW is not a plastic but rather an acronym for "Ultra High Molecular Weight." This term identifies a variant of standard long-chain plastic molecules and is most often applied to polyethylene, as in; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00194.html (7,934 bytes)
17. [TowerTalk] ISO 9000 (score: 1): Author: lmcdavid@lmceng.com (Larry McDavid); Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 19:38:47 -0800; parochial interpretation of what ISO9000 strives to achieve. While the observation that ISO9000 merely forces a business to comply with its own procedures is partially correct, the fact is that it do; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-01/msg00556.html (10,460 bytes)
18. [TowerTalk] Loose Rotor Bolts (score: 1): Author: lmcdavid@lmceng.com (Larry McDavid); Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 08:59:39 -0800; I know this is an old question. But, now it is mine. Today I did a PM on my 60 foot crankup; it has been about 9 months since the last PM. To my surprise, the Tailtwister rotor bolts were all loose.; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-01/msg00012.html (7,572 bytes)
19. [TowerTalk] Antennas Reflector (score: 1): Author: lmcdavid@lmceng.com (Larry McDavid); Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 09:06:04 -0700; Would someone please tell me about the antennas reflector? I tried majordomo@qth.net but the mail bounces. Did this address or server change? -- Best wishes, Larry McDavid W6FUB Anaheim, CA (20 miles; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00259.html (6,767 bytes)
20. [TowerTalk] Better PC Timekeeper (score: 1): Author: lmcdavid@lmceng.com (Larry McDavid); Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 07:55:39 -0700; There is another software program which, I believe, offer significantly enhanced features and configuration options over those mentioned here previously. It is not free, but is available as a free tr; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00739.html (9,018 bytes)

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