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1. Re: [TowerTalk] Single point ground (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:43:39 -0500; Well, I dunno - my entry panel is grounded, through about 25 feet of #2 copper, but all the cables simply terminate at it, and I disconnect by pulling the plugs from the inside - never had anything m; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-11/msg00107.html (8,649 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Single point ground (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:43:25 -0500; It pains me to see hams with imperfect above-ground shack locations thinking about installing hundreds of dollars' worth of Polyphasers in pursuit of the wrong Holy Grail -- 24/7 antenna availability; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-11/msg00100.html (10,405 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Stainless Steel Mast (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:15:56 -0500; Hank, you didn't address the pipe vs tubing issue. Is pipe with a seam inherently much weaker than seamless tubing of the same material and wall thickness? 73, Pete N4ZR New Articles Daily - the Cont; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-11/msg00058.html (13,819 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Stainless Steel Mast (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:29:40 -0500; BUT, if it's pipe, it may not be seamless 73, Pete N4ZR New Articles Daily - the Contesting Compendium at http://wiki.contesting.com The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.contestst; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-11/msg00034.html (9,460 bytes)
5. [TowerTalk] Vertical on a metal roof was: Re: Ground mounting vs roof mounting verticals (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:36:14 -0400; I did roughly this for several years with a Butternut HF9V. In addition to a direct connection to the roof sheet where the antenna sat, I used a couple of 125-foot wires to couple to as many sheets o; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00388.html (10,960 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Coax soldering (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:40:18 -0400; There is - you can use a dipole center insulator such as the Budwig RF-1. 73, Pete N4ZR New Articles Daily - the Contesting Compendium at http://wiki.contesting.com The World Contest Station Database; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00380.html (15,956 bytes)
7. [TowerTalk] Weather-proofing items needed (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:54:52 -0400; I am looking for a supplier for a couple of weatherproofing items for my antenna system: From time to time I have received pieces of RF equipment with inexpensive plastic push-on caps on the SO-239s.; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00477.html (7,363 bytes)
8. [TowerTalk] TH-7 models (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:58:09 -0400; Thanks to Bob, K8IA, I now have Eznec and NEC models of the TH7. In the files, they are attributed to N6BV and (or via) W2UP. Thanks to you too, guys. -- 73, Pete N4ZR New Articles Daily - the Contes; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00422.html (6,984 bytes)
9. [TowerTalk] Models of TH-7 (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:06:54 -0400; All of 10 years ago, I wrote an article for NCJ comparing the optimum stacking distances of two TH-7s versus two C-3s. For that article, I used EZNEC models of the TH-7, one for each band, that were; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00357.html (7,661 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Gluing rope (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:34:09 -0400; Lots of good ideas - thanks, all. Sampling... use 80lb fishing line, tie to old rope, pull through, tie to new rope, pull back do end-to-end splice (either braided or twisted rope) with braided rope,; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00312.html (7,819 bytes)
11. [TowerTalk] Gluing rope (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:17:49 -0400; I want to replace the up-haul ropes that support my 80M array. To do that, I need to find a way to thread the new rope through small pulleys at the 95-foot level on my tower. If possible, I'd like to; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00309.html (7,868 bytes)
12. [TowerTalk] different Scotch linerless tapes (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:15:04 -0400; There seems to be consensus on the usefulness of a first layer of Scotch linerless tape when wrapping connectors, etc. The question is, which tape? The RFC has type 40, most references seem to be to; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00234.html (7,219 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] : Tension Gauge (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:47:39 -0400; Doesn't the Loos infer the tension by measuring the lateral bending of the cable under a given amount of load? Seems to me that the much greater stiffness of EHS means that the readings would not be; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00231.html (9,060 bytes)
14. Re: [TowerTalk] C3SS element holes (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:50:42 -0400; Far broader than my full-size C3s, anyway. 73, Pete N4ZR New Articles Daily - the Contesting Compendium at http://wiki.contesting.com The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.contests; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00136.html (10,194 bytes)
15. [TowerTalk] Stackmatch relays (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:23:25 -0400; If you want to see what I mean, take a look at http://wiki.contesting.com/index.php/N4ZR:_Station_maintenance_and_improvements for a closeup view of the aftermath of Ma Nature in action -- 73, Pete N; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00098.html (7,080 bytes)
16. Re: [TowerTalk] relays in Stackmatch (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:20:25 -0400; I wonder if they would do that for me on the one I had that was hit by lightning. Just kidding! 73, Pete N4ZR New Articles Daily - the Contesting Compendium at http://wiki.contesting.com The World Co; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00097.html (9,155 bytes)
17. Re: [TowerTalk] Yaesu G-800SDX Control Box Compatable with G-1000DXA Rotator? (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:55:36 -0400; It should not be a problem. Two wires are the motor, three others are the pot. Those are the only ones that need to be connected for the rotator to run properly. It is easy to identify them on the ro; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00070.html (8,861 bytes)
18. [TowerTalk] Tool question (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:09:20 -0400; Yesterday I was working on a grounding bar for my feedlines, involving a piece of plated angle stock with pre-made holes. Silly me, I figured that I could use a Unibit to enlarge the holes to fit bar; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00025.html (7,763 bytes)
19. Re: [TowerTalk] Philly installation (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:06:21 -0400; Sorry, Joe - 'twarn't me, 'twere Roger who wrote that. I, in fact, referenced Kurt's work also. 73, Pete N4ZR New Articles Daily - the Contesting Compendium at http://wiki.contesting.com The World Co; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00009.html (15,991 bytes)
20. Re: [TowerTalk] Philly installation (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:58:00 -0400; This assumes that elongation of the Phillystran for a given load is the same as EHS. In fact, according to K7NV <http://wiki.contesting.com/index.php/Guy_cable_data> 6700-lb Philly elongates about tw; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00000.html (7,795 bytes)

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