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1. Re: [TowerTalk] Burying hardline question (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:58:30 -0800; We have 75 Ohm cable TV hardline buried all over the neighborhood (by the cable company!) and it's been there for many years. We do have gophers in the area. I've never heard of anyone's service inte; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-11/msg00161.html (8,644 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Fwd: Dbi vs DBd (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:10:56 -0800; "Saying dBd = dBi + 2.15 is kind of like me defining a new temperature scale It would be interesting to find the cause of the discrepancy. 73 Steve WB2WIK/6 __________________________________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-11/msg00077.html (7,182 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Ground mounting vs roof mounting verticals (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:51:23 -0700; Not sure if anyone mentioned this (I didn't read all the responses) but installing a Butternut or other long vertical on a mast over a beam is impractical in high winds because these things need at l; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00369.html (8,809 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Ground mounting vs roof mounting verticals (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:47:59 -0700; My experience is closer to W4ZWs. My 6BTV at 28' with 24 radials is comparable to my inverted vees at 55 feet, and typically 6 dB down from my beams on 15 & 20 meters at 60'. Moving it to the ground; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00349.html (10,290 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Coax soldering (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:33:16 -0700; I use a balun for this. PL-259/SO-239 connection for the coax, loop terminals for the balanced line. Strong, weatherproof, easy.... WB2WIK/6 Hi guys - What is your preferred way to solder an open wir; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00336.html (7,883 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Ham Radio family electrocuted (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:31:32 -0700; The deceased were not hams. The man's mother is a ham, KJ4KFF. She was not involved in the antenna work, but they were reportedly doing the work for her. Bad news all around. WB2WIK/6 Really sad when; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00183.html (13,170 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Trying to ID a Tower (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:05:33 -0700; Take a photo and post it someplace it's accessible. If you do, take photos of the base, the winch and one of the lower section with a yardstick laying across it so we can see what the base leg spacin; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00403.html (8,547 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] TR-44 rotors (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:57:31 -0700; The only problem is, the TR-44 has no brake. Even a "small" tribander (usually) has elements that are 25-30 feet long which catch a lot of wind and make the beam "windmill." That can cause various ty; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00244.html (8,398 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Telrex 6M624 antenna (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:51:18 -0700; I don't have the 6M24 drawing, although I did own the antenna for years. The Hy-Gain six element beam for 50 MHz is a near carbon-copy knockoff, however. The only real difference between the Telrex a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00082.html (10,743 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Video surveillance of tower (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:32:42 -0700; Sure, I've done that (even with a fairly small lot) because the telescoping tower's around the corner from the shack window and there's no way to see it. Especially handy if you have a remotely contr; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-08/msg00266.html (7,813 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] GAP Voyager question (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 14:55:53 -0700; All the GAPs are really center-fed, and the "radials" at the base are really just end loading the bottom radiator section; there's separate top loading for the upper radiator section. Try adding more; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-08/msg00059.html (9,039 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] Looking for antenna parts vendor. (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 15:12:09 -0700; Are they the same as the ones used by M2?? WB2WIK/6 Hi Gang, A Slightly related question to this reflector as all of you have antennas on towers. ;>) Several years ago I purchased some of the little; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-08/msg00027.html (8,755 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] HyGain boom to mast Brackets (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:14:31 -0700; Why not just get new ones from Hy-Gain. The P/N for the bracket casting is WB2WIK/6 I need a set of HyGain boom to mast brackets. They are used on the TH-7 and other large HyGain antennas. They are c; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00605.html (7,867 bytes)
14. Re: [TowerTalk] A little eBay humor... (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:40:28 -0700; A wink is good as a nod to a blind horse. WB2WIK/6 But it's in "very good condition"! LOL 73 Dave n4zkf Looks like a 45 year-old Rohn #6, complete with rust. What a deal. WB2WIK/6 ___________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00603.html (7,994 bytes)
15. Re: [TowerTalk] A little eBay humor... (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:15:40 -0700; Looks like a 45 year-old Rohn #6, complete with rust. What a deal. WB2WIK/6 Starting price is humorous enough... read the description of the tower! http://cgi.ebay.com/Radio-Tower-wind-mill-wy-fi-47-; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00601.html (8,472 bytes)
16. Re: [TowerTalk] antenna tubing end caps (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:39:47 -0700; They're mostly to stop the wind from blowing through tubing and making whistling sounds. At least, they seem to work for that! -WB2WIK/6 --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [m; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00452.html (8,804 bytes)
17. Re: [TowerTalk] VHF beam spacing? (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:02:07 -0700; A spacing as small as 40" works okay. I've stacked 6m and 2m beams on a common mast for many years (since 1966 anyway) and once I reach about 1/2WL on 2m (40") I never notice any interaction as long; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-07/msg00021.html (8,236 bytes)
18. Re: [TowerTalk] Email address (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:35:23 -0700; You might try: canscan7@yahoo.com That's the e-mail address Tom was using for his 160m "DXpedition vertical" writeups recently (this year). WB2WIK/6 Does anyone have a good email address for Tom Schi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-06/msg00467.html (7,431 bytes)
19. Re: [TowerTalk] Rohn 25G Spec Question (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:43:57 -0700; This is in Rohn document #A871266R1 dated 9-24-87. Not sure if it's ever been updated after that. 30' of 25G, NO ICE, 70 mph wind, is rated 6.4 square feet. With 1/2" ice at 70 mph, 2.5 square feet.; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-06/msg00415.html (8,584 bytes)
20. Re: [TowerTalk] guy line anchor ? (score: 1): Author: "Steve Katz" <stevek@jmr.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:18:19 -0700; There's no place to do this with a tubular tower, as shown in the photograph...and there's no way to mount a rotator inside the tower, either. Unless I've looked at completely the wrong photograph, t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-06/msg00321.html (11,097 bytes)

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