I am planning to put up an insulated Rohn 45 tower. Anyone have a recent source for G-10 fiberglass rod of the appropriate size ? I found several Towertalk articles on this subject, but most seem pre
"If the person gets hit by lightning and seems to be dead or paralyzed, there is a worthwhile procedure to try to revive them. Quickly bury the person in a shallow "grave" - ditch, with face sticking
Hi ! I'm looking for the "final" set of A,B,C,D dimensions for the KT-34XA, when it was still manufactured by KLM. Just want to make sure I have the most recent dimensions before I put mine back up.
For an antenna project that I am working on, I need to go directly from 2" OD to 1 1/4" OD tubing, without any intermediate tapering. I could put 5 sizes of tubing inserts to make the jump. Short of
I'm looking for the "final" set of A,B,C,D dimensions for the KT-34XA, when it was still manufactured by KLM. Just want to make sure I have the most recent dimensions before I put mine back up. I hav
Good ideas from Arne... Steve London, N2IC/5 letter Registrar _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations",
Anyone have any tips for cutting slots in aluminum tubing without having a full machine shop at your disposal ? Thanks, Steve, N2IC _______________________________________________ See: http://www.msc
Thanks to everyone for the speedy replies (most sent directly to me). The predominant view is to use either a hacksaw or dremel tool to put in 4 right-angle slots, and clean it up with a file. I was
Gang, Here's a summary of the responses that I received.... - Use a small size grinder. Not a Dremel, but the kind that you see people use on the car shows on TLC. - Hack saw, tubing in vice and rota
I having a problem with interstation interference that I believe is due to TIC ring wobbling in the saddle when it is breezy, causing rectification of the transmitted signal. Has anyone successfully
Anyone have a good leads on a reasonably priced source for about 250' of RG-11, with a velocity factor of at least .80 ? Thanks, Steve, N2IC _______________________________________________ See: http:
From Dave Hachedorian's (K6LL) posting: Those Steppir gain figures are very questionable. They are significantly higher than the gain figures for optimized yagi designs in the 20th edition of the ARR
Indeed ! If you have a few hours, it's not hard to do your own title/covenants search at your local county clerk's office. While most of their clientele are title company employees, I have found cou
Many of you have used the elevation angle statistics files included in the new ARRL Antenna Book CD-ROM. When used in conjunction with antenna and terrain modeling software, they give you a fair idea
I guess a few of you have downloaded it and max'd out the free web space bandwidth limit. Guess I get what I paid for it ! ...QRX while I find a new home for it. 73, Steve, N2IC _____________________
The software is back on-line. It can be accessed from http:/n2ic.topcities.com (click the VOACAP ArrivalAngles button) or directly from http://www.kkn.net/~n2ic/arrival_angles.zip . 73, Steve, N2IC -
That is true, but every MOV I see in the Mouser catalog is rated in RMS volts, so you can indeed choose a 130 or 150 volt MOV for your ~120 VAC power. 73, Steve, N2IC _______________________________
So, just for amusement, let's see what folks would do in my situation... I live on a very dry hilltop in SW New Mexico. There are large limestone boulders at the surface, or within a few inches of th
Thanks to everyone for their extremely helpful suggestions on dealing with my hilltop rock QTH. It looks like the most reasonable things to do are: 1) Install a number of copper strip radials from th
A nice comparison of medium-duty rotators in September QST - worth checking out. 73, Steve, N2IC _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting To