Denis, Just having a brainwave here after reading your e-mail. What would happen if you expanded the OWA concept. Instead of two closely spaced elements, perhaps three (3)? That would be a total of s
Bill, In a very short amount of time I could teach you how to put together a rotor that will turn a house made from NEW OEM parts (a 90v DC motor and 2 stage worm gear reducer) and a Green Heron cont
Hi Hector, Already have had several requests. Will start writing and e-mail it out to you plus will send it to the NCJ. Been meaning to do this for a while and better get around to it now before my n
Scott, Pardon me for being blunt. But safety must come first...Your plan is unsafe! Our reflector members just all read this week about a very experienced tower climber/Dxer becoming an SK due to poo
I have sent a few e-mails via ebay to the seller's rep to ask questions about the hardware for sale...no response. Any ideas how to reach the seller or seller's family to ask the questions? 73, Scott
Mike, Here in NW PA orchards we have a device that is on a timer...I imagine you can set its interval. It goes "KaBoom" which tends to scare birds very effectively. Not sure how it will work on Ernie
Since Array Solutions has officially discontinued distributing custom Big Bertha rotating poles to the amateur radio community (according to their website) I am officially stepping up to the plate an
I have a full sized M2 40M3 yagi at 120ft. It's been up about 5 years. The distal element taper is aggressive, ending with a 3/8 inch diameter tip on each of the six elements. Too small in hindsight!
Wow, Vic. Yes, thank goodness no-one was hurt! If it were me I would just suck it up and move on. But if you proceed with a complaint you can do it in a very diplomatic way. Think this through, write
Paul K4JA would be the guy to talk to about this. 73, Scott W3TX _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@conte
While we are on the subject... I need to get a power source for my remote station. I see three options, and would like to hear from those whom have used A or B: A: Solar + Battery system and DC to AC
Hi Doug, One solution is to consider a 60ft self supporting rotatable pole. It has no guy wires, rotates from the base, plus you have the entire mast under 60ft to have other antennas in a stack. I t
I'm looking for other owners of the M2 40M3FS yagi to discuss possible fixes for the "breaking 3/8 tip problem" with. M2 suggested replacing the 3/8 tube with 3/8 solid rod. It's an idea. Although I'
Hi everyone and happy holidays. If you have been thinking (or dreaming) about having the ultimate antenna support structure.... visit www.superbertha.com See you at Dayton 2007!!! 73, Scott W3TX ____
I think Mark makes an excellent point about the autospy (we call it necropsy in the animal world) question. That is, just because a dead bird is found under a tower does not mean the tower killed the
I'm looking for ideas on securing a feedline of an antenna that goes up a climbless antenna support structure on an elevator cart... All ideas welcome. 73, Scott W3TX www.superbertha.com ____________
Hi John, The picture was in this months NCJ. It looks pretty rugged! 73, Scott W3TX _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing l
4-Square for 160m or two 4-squares for 80m for sale. Composed of 52 sections of 35G in very good condition, four (4) pier-pin bases sections, 12 base insulators (three for each tower), and one 160m o
Hi Gia, With regard to colocating 80m and other band antennas: Several years ago I had a similar discussion with Mike Stahl at M2 and did some extensive modeling with Al Christman K3LC. The general f
Detuning can certainly reduce interactions. But there is no free lunch. Adding relays to the linear loading wires adds additional points of mechanical and electrical failure to the system. And those