I've NEVER had a PL come loose on me, even the ones that weren't taped. I put them on as tight as my hands will do it without tools, and that's it. Properly installed, they shouldn't come loose with
Strong hands? Works for me, for 40 years no less. ;o) gm -- a g 0 n at a r r l dot n e t http colon slash slash mcduffie dot ws _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscompu
Sheesh...what's the matter, Paul? Are you bored and thinking of starting a new career in arson? Even if fully insulated for high voltage, think of the rf you'll put into your home electronics and ele
I've never seen that done, but it might work for short runs. One of the neatest tricks I've seen over the years was at a station in Mark's area. The wave guide had the nitrogen tank on it to raise th
Microshaft never sends that kind of message. And they wouldn't call you friend. Flush it with the rest of the brown that comes in via the spam pipe. gm -- a g 0 n at a r r l dot n e t http colon slas
Unless it is a special solenoid, NO! Most solenoids of this type have a limit to how long they can be engaged. They will overheat and burn up. gm -- a g 0 n at a r r l dot n e t http colon slash slas
Correction. The XA added 2 elements, one for 10 meter mono and one tri-band element. The four back elements of the XA are the original A model and an extra 16 foot boom and two elements were added to
A little off topic, but I'm trying to help someone who wrote asking the identity of this antenna. If you recognize this, drop me a line. Thanks. http://actcom.net/~mcduffie/trap/trap.htm Gary -- a g
You can't really compare cold galvanizing to the real thing. It's well worth getting it done right. gm -- a g 0 n at a r r l dot n e t http colon slash slash mcduffie dot ws _________________________
I'm finding more and more professional tower crews are using FRS. After all, they are $25 each for the better Motorola radios and the batteries last all day and then some. I'd go for the ones with se
You misunderstood. Figure out what you need and then DOUBLE it! N -- a g 0 n at a r r l dot n e t http colon slash slash mcduffie dot ws _______________________________________________ See: http://ww
Bill is spot-on with this. Unless you've already been on the air for several years, you have no idea what you will settle into and enjoy doing. Too many people are trying to start at the top (in all
This topic has come up before and there's always a 'fight' about it. I'll take the opportunity to express my opinion again, just as others will. Absolutely. That's what lists and newsgroups are for.
I haven't been monitoring this thread, so I don't know if this has been brought up before or not. You can buy whole house protectors at your local electrical supply for $35. It is a three wire device
They didn't "merely report the two sides of the argument". They set the tone of the issue for the reader. The article is clearly one sided in its tone. It left out many facts and didn't explain that
This is the normal situation at a broadcast facility. The important thing to do is provide a path around the house wiring, directly to your ground system. At the power entrance to the house, the util
As Phil said, I seriously doubt OSHA has any authority over private parties. If you're in the business, I could see it coming to that. However, I also had someone tell me that anyone climbing had to
That's why we insist on bonding the phone company (and power provider) grounds to ours before they come into the building. Before doing that, we had lots of trouble with lightning coming in through t
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I think that's the key. Their web page is misleading, but, in my own belief, not entirely wrong. Yes, there will be direct strikes to the tower, even the whiskers. But before the di
The model rockets actually trailed a fine wire that remained grounded as the rocket rose, allowing the conductor to go right toward the source. Gary -- ag0n at arrl dot net http colon slash slash gar