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1. Re: [TowerTalk] Attach tower to house? (score: 1)
Author: "Tower" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:11:31 -0500
I just joined the mailing list although I've been a member of the DX group for some time. I did tell some one on the rec.radio.amateur.antenna that my insurance company ( Currently Auto Owner's, my w
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00487.html (9,575 bytes)

2. Re: [TowerTalk] grounding (score: 1)
Author: "Tower" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 20:10:14 -0500
A couple of points. My whole ground system is "CadWelded(tm)". That consists of currently 32 to 33 (forgot the count) 5/8 ths inch X 8 foot copper clad ground rods and over 600 feet of bare #2. Now,
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00500.html (10,156 bytes)

3. Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing is risky business (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 19:27:28 -0500
Being one who still does his own climbing even at my age (Joyce made me quit climbing for the young guys though) I think I can say with some knowledge that when you figure the average employee works
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00515.html (14,475 bytes)

4. Re: [TowerTalk] risky business (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 17:04:40 -0500
<snip> It's called "temporary guying". I've always insisted on temporary guys when working on small towers. I used better temporary guys on my installation than most of the hams around here use for p
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00014.html (9,217 bytes)

5. Re: [TowerTalk] risky business (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 17:51:40 -0500
Let's see...War stories... The stories over the years. Learning to use climbers on those old, "should have been retired long ago" poles that were like a porcupine with the quills all pointed UP abd r
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00016.html (10,873 bytes)

6. Re: [TowerTalk] Climbing is risky business (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 01:20:17 -0500
<snip> way. There Amen to that! Being a pilot which is a rehlm as unforgiving as climbing towers I think a lot of the habits and preperation carry over. I seldom climb much over a 100 to 150 feet any
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00018.html (8,968 bytes)

7. Re: [TowerTalk] Can anyone identify this tower? (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 14:55:08 -0500
It kinda, sorta, looks and sounds like a Heights, but I don't know of any definitive test or characteristic that would prove such. Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member) N833R, World's Oldest
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00057.html (9,077 bytes)

8. Re: [TowerTalk] nice trick for raising masts to drop into a tower (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 00:16:57 -0500
This works really well, but when I installed the mast in my tower as well as the old repeater antenna I took the *cheap* route. My Gin Pole has a swing arm and pulley to gain a mechanical advantage i
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00097.html (11,964 bytes)

9. Re: [TowerTalk] rohn 25 torque arms (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:30:39 -0500
<snip> wk6f@pacbell.net pieces for Standard weren't they got tower most so it I think you will find that proper torque arm performance is degraded by guys that are not tight enough. follow or don't d
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00107.html (12,722 bytes)

10. Re: [TowerTalk] rohn 45 leg bolts (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:05:50 -0500
bolts need 8 sets of leg >bolts. Rohn specs call for 3 each, 5/16" X 2 3/8" NC bolts and 3 each, 7/16 X 2 1/4" NC >bolts per section. These bolts (NC = National Coarse thread) are to be Galvanized. T
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00112.html (10,961 bytes)

11. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Placement (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 15:56:55 -0500
I think there are a lot of "it all depends". My current tower http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/tower.htm is fairly close to the house, but doesn't seem to create a problem due to lightening str
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00141.html (10,960 bytes)

12. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Placement (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 11:56:26 -0500
Mine is 10 feet from the NW corner of the garage. The top antennas are at 130 feet. Not a problem and I run the legal limit At 130 feet and a total of 6 antennas no where on the lot is less conspicu
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00188.html (10,867 bytes)

13. [TowerTalk] BigBoy PST61 Rotor (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 21:54:53 -0500
Recently I received a note asking me what I though of the BigBoy "Rotator" (Pro.Sis.Tel PST61) which I have installed in the tower, turning all that *stuff* up on top. Unfortunately I lost the e-mail
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00211.html (7,693 bytes)

14. Re: [TowerTalk] new tower for W0RTT (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 20:40:59 -0500
I added a third guy on the 97 foot (they'd call it a 100') tower. delivery will be (not rated >for 8.8 sf of flat antenna load one foot off the top. You'd be overloading >this unless you have an SE d
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00230.html (11,852 bytes)

15. Re: [TowerTalk] Grounding Rod Lenght (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 14:52:47 -0500
Here, it's easy. The zoning and electrical code require 8' ground rods. In the case of the electrical system, depending on conditions they may require up to three 8 foot ground rods separated by 6 fe
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00252.html (9,607 bytes)

16. Re: [TowerTalk] Steppir tuning noise (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 09:52:41 -0500
I have know knowledge of how the system actually works, but I have an idea what people are hearing might be the system using a noise generator to measure SWR/Frequency or what ever it does in the aut
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00422.html (8,465 bytes)

17. Re: [TowerTalk] Steppir tuning noise (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 12:13:25 -0500
Thanks, I appreciate the information. That one little bit has increased my knowledge of the way the thing works by a tremendous amount. I had only seen photos of the element straps and reels. The nex
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00427.html (9,451 bytes)

18. Re: [TowerTalk] Rohn Tower Modifcation (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 14:33:03 -0500
The proximity to an airport here in the states is up to 5 miles. It's approximately a 20,000 to one ratio in feet from the end of the nearest runway. Beyond 5 miles the 200 foot limit for lighting ap
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00491.html (13,910 bytes)

19. Re: [TowerTalk] Quickly releasable knot (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:16:24 -0500
One way is to use a half bow, just as in when kids are first learning to tie their shoes. Wrap the rope/line around the boom, and tie it tight with the end of the "bow" either hanging out far enough
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00493.html (10,002 bytes)

20. Re: [TowerTalk] Re-galvanizing tower sections (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:03:15 -0500
I think we have some different information. I have a 45G http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/tower.htm On http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/ground.htm the left side photo on the next to the b
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-02/msg00509.html (12,836 bytes)


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