I hit the wrong button on this one before, but... Teflon is not necessary at HF and it is not easily damaged from heat compared to most plastics so if you run into something easily damaged it's proba
This might help: http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/ground.htm It's the method I use and works well in sand or clay. It does not work well in rocky soil. It took several bouts with a 12# sledge t
Hi Hector, First, a suggestion, Turn off the caps lock as all capitol letters make it difficult to read. As to the rotor transmission, or gear box it depends somewhat on your antenna or antenna syste
with the It's welded and very strong. At least the stuff I've purchased has been. There is nothing wrong structurally with this kind of pipe. I used it for my Gin pole to handle loads in excess of 1
Back in the 70s a friend over in Alma (W7FV ... have since lost track of him) had just left for sea. We had a storm go through and his Heights failed dumping the big 20 meter monobander right through
This brings to mind a couple of questions: What makes you assume they are ISO compliant unless they make that claim? ISO is a voluntary program. In industry it is voluntary, but so many major custome
OK, so after searching the web I found http://www.amidoncorp.com/ and they do claim to be ISO 2001 compliant. How many really know what that means? Unless ISO has changed greatly since I was involved
Kinda reminds me of some of the old sci-fi shows. Now all you need to finish the image is a pair of jumper cables hooked to the tower and a lightening bolt. <:-)) Mine took a hit one morning earlier
I think you might find bulkhead compression fittings with rubber seals in the electrical section of Lowes, Home - Depot, or any electrical distributor. They cover a wide range of sizes so there is a
Use the pipe insulation. It's closed cell while the packing material is usually open cell. The pipe insulation is also inexpensive. It comes in 3' lengths and those can be purchased in bundles. It's
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-518jamming,0,6144770,print.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines The problem is the garage door openeres which are so called "unlicensed devices" ope
It would depend on your intent. Beacons are not out of line, but I believe are must conform to certain rules. I'm building and have been for some time, an EME system on 2.4 Gig. There are others in
The instructions I have are at least 4 years old and do not mention splitting the legs (EXCEPT to finish the winding) , so I've not done that. However I would think it would make them much easier to
I think you'll find that MFJ and others also make an interface that will fit. I ordered mine through ComDac http://www.comdac.com/ as they aren't far from here and also come to our swap in June. <:-)
The starting material is in the bottom of the cartridge. http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/ground.htm might help although there is no image of the starter compound. If you look at an empty cartr
long a Frogs? They all drowned this past week. Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member) N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2) www.rogerhalstead.com Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call T
but equipment? You, or at least that's what I use the "D-rings" for. Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member) N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2) www.rogerhalstead.com Weather Stations",
I've been following this for a while and keep seeing reference to "brazed" water pipes. I've never seen a brazed joint in water pipes. Soldered, but never brazed. The temperature for brazing is much
Another good reason for checking local code<:-)) Here, IF you have a well you only need to connect to the pipe to the well just inside the entrance. That is in addition to the required entrance groun