Hello, Towertalk, Everybody scan your drives for virii. This is the second day in a row I've recieved Bugbear.b from either Towertalk or the CW list. Best regards. Kevin Stover rkstover@mchsi.com 200
What hidden agenda, exactly? Choosing not to discuss the cause of death on a public forum before the deceased is even laid to rest represents some sort of "hidden agenda"? NO! It represents respect f
Hi Jim, I've been using Wincap Wizard 2 for a few years. It'll do the standard SNR analysis plus give you a probability of success based on station attributes like antenna gain, take off angle, stati
Seems to me that particular ordinance would be overturned in court. The city in question seems to be taking upon itself the regulatory and enforcement power of the FCC. 73, N0RKX == At 2003-05-21, 10
Mike, The band saw is the way to go when it comes to cutting metal.The sawsalls and jigsaws are simply too fast to produce a clean accurate cut. The inexpensive table top models will do a credible jo
"And it was a REPUBLICAN CONGRESS...which Clinton worked with, that gave approval to NAFTA...that includes the Republican congress Bush worked with when he was president." This is factually incorrect
Cat5e is a really bad choice for rotor cable. The conductors are very small, 26ga or smaller depending on the quality of the cable, they are solid copper and will break if you look at them the wrong
<<Is it a good idea to run, say, 3" PVC conduit up the tower to accommodate feedlines and rotor cable and protect them from birds, squirrels, etc.?>> Everything you hang on the tower cuts into the wi
All welders produce exothermic quality welds, in the hands of someone who knows what they are doing. The welding process produces an alloy of the base metal and the weld metal. There are three main t
<<Also "to me" TIG welding is much more of an art than MIG, or stick welding and a class on welding would be a good idea.It usually takes most people quite a few hours before they can run a good hori
<<And the fourth reason is that 25G leg wall is really THIN. I don't think they're thick enough to weld too without putting a hole in the material. You can't Cadweld them either.>> I regularly welded
I assume the city is using this 19" width requirement as a deterrent to putting anything up. They couldn't just come out and ban towers per se but can and apparently do make it difficult to put anyth
If your cutting clamping slots in the ends of tubing a hacksaw kerf is plenty. If you want longitudinal slots then a milling bit in a drill press will work as long as you don't get rambunctious pushi
Can't find anything with an RJ-45 but here is what we use to surge protect our T-1 lines. http://www.polyphaser.com/kommerce_productdetail.asp?item=IS-MPT-17 -- R. Kevin Stover, NØRKX Systems/
copper balls. I'm not talking about Joe Friday.)"< Wrong metal. Those would be brass. -- R. Kevin Stover, NØRKX Systems/Networking Iowa Quality Beef LLC 3337 L. Ave. Tama, IA 52339 e-mail: ks
This is more than likely wireless or Wi-Fi access in the 2-2.4Ghz range, where it should be. It's been tried a few times around central Iowa with varying levels of success. This is the technology tha
I absolutely refuse to get worked up over BPL. I work in the Computer/Networking industry and know from a purely technical standpoint BPL is doomed technology. It simply won't work like the BPL indus
Hello Towertalk. I'm planning on roof mounting a 5BTV vertical in the next week. I'll be mounting it on an Radio Shack 3 ft. tripod and plan on 4 radials per band. The manual tells me that I should u
<<"Yes, it is an excellent appliance operator's antenna, although a bit pricey. Also detrimental to have support if one is not adept at solving problems associated with a complex feed system.">> What