Mike: My first suggestion would be go to your friendly neighborhood machine shop. They usually have it available. And if you have a 'real' metal fabricating company (e.g. bridge girders, etc.) availa
Wired for Sound: by Steve Lampen Coax: RG Means Radio Guide Visit the Reference Room Archive to read more from this author and others. We?re taking a side trip from cables such as twisted pairs, to a
Greetings to all: Well... since Eric (KI0MI) brought me and my new Bencher SkyHawk into his discussion of the Force 12 C4 (which was just installed at the Univ. of MO (Rolla, W0EEE) club station), I
Pat: Had the very same problem about 18-20 years ago. Wound up writing two letters: FCC Field Office in KC MO Missouri Public Service Commission I wrote the the level of line noise from the nearby po
Lemme tell you from experience... you DON'T WANNA DO IT YOURSELF! But it does make good sense to be present when it's being dug. Having dug several bases for towers of the years, I decided that my 'f
Oh, I dunno about that... I got to see the world (well, at least my 13 acres) four times... in RAPID SUCCESSION... because of some rocks.. 73 - Tom Hammond N0SS -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.
Hi guys: I just joined this reflector, so I hope this subject is appropriate for posting here. If it is, then fine. If it is NOT, then please send any replies DIRECTLY to me, rather than posting them
Greetings: Can anyone spare a copy of the docs for the U.S. Tower Remote Control for their HDX-572MDPL? I can no longer locate mine... think it disappeared in the 'Great Move' to a new QTH in '94. Wo
Natan: Thanks for the hint. Will check that out... I know that it certainly WAS centered when things started...! In fact, it turned at the same speeds for the first couple years. How much eccentricit
Guaranteed that it WILL. Years ago, I did just that very same thing... and used the 2M antenna (a 10L yagi) for about 4 years, but with only mediocre performance. Then, for some reason, I decided to
Go the tower mfr. and get ALL of their engineering and installation data. Find out from your City what THEY require with regard to the installation. And find out what steps (procedures) THEY are goi
If you follow this suggestion, which isn't all that bad, consider 'filling' the hole with NYLON CORD. Put about 1" of cord halfway thru the hole (actually, put HALF of the cord thru the hole), and th
Hi guys: I've been reading all the grief some folks have been having with trying to get antenna manufacturers to respond to their problems in a timely manner... well, HEAR THIS... Thursday, April 15t
Greetings: Thanks to Jim Miller, K4SQR, I was made aware of the fact that Bencher apparently had a problem with the "Black Box" balun which they originally supplied with their SkyHawk triband yagi. T
In this month's (May) issue of QST, on page 53, they show using coax for parallel conductor line and they show the shields tied together at both ends but only the TX END of the shields grounded to TX
Mike: The impedance should be about 150 ohms (balanced). And if I recall what I was taught years ago, there's really no significant penalty to be paid by just connecting the two lines together... esp
For what it's worth, they've got a web presence at: http://www.enterit.net/Dale3437 but it's only a single page and has NO links and little info. I did, however, get the following phone number from t