3 to 4 feet wouldn't be unusual. The flex keeps it from snapping off. I have been at the 80 foot mark on a wood pole working, a fun ride!! -- Peter J. Larsen http://members.home.net/ve6yc List Spons
Dang Jerry, these sound like words of experience. I got a set of vascular clamps for the slivers as tweezers just don't cut it :-( BTW "pole steps" have been outlawed here in Calgary. Have you ever
Hello All: I have a stack of: Hygain 1 elem 40 dipole M2 6M7 Hygain TH6-DXX I have been using a Yaesu 800 to rotate it. So of course the gears are now broken in the rotator. I am thinking of putting
Well, you asked for it: I have a ground mat at my place. I use 8 foot ground rods connected with #4 bare copper. From the base of my tower the ground cables fan out like the spokes on a wheel. I pref
A better site to go to is: http://www.dogpile.com It searches about 12 other search engines and returns the results to you. One stop shopping. -- Peter J. Larsen VE6YC DO21wc -- FAQ on WWW: http://w
The propellant is propane instead of fluorocarbons. Can you flammable? I knew you could. -- Peter J. Larsen VE6YC DO21wc -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: tower
Hi All: The local DX club has a chance to get a 150 foot Advance Industries "Allweld" self supporting tower for free. It is still standing, but will be coming down in the next week. It has a 57 inch
Thanks to Don, VE6JY, I think I need to clarify my last post. The riggers that are taking down the 150' tower said that it was an "Allweld" but I might have mistaken this a a type of tower. The tower
The short answer... No. So now the explanation. As copper and aluminum are two dissimilar metals, if you have an electrolyte you will have made a battery. Aluminum Ox. and water create a real good e
The reason they don't come apart is quite simple. The glue actually melts the pvc chemically and fuses the two parts together. I usually chip off the outside part (elbow or nipple) and then sand dow
Hi All: As every one is having fun with the C-3 vs T-6 debate, here is a question to add to the pot. I have a TH-6 at 72 feet. I am thinking of replacing it with a C-19XR. How would these two antenna
Although my TH-6 is in good shape having been rebuilt only 2 years ago, I agree. That is why I am starting to look now rather than when I am in need. -- 73 es have fun Peter VE6YC DO21wc "Where Are
I can't afford to have two towers like I have, so can't do the "ping" test. I think that in the end it would even out to the point where you are only as loud as you think you are. Long Live QRP!! --
I can't comment on this, but I found that my TH-6 was down from my GB-33. My TH-6 was at 35 feet, and my GB-33 was at 64 feet. (GB-33 was from Grant Beams in Ontario. I think it was a Wilson system
Hi All: I too had a Voyager. I used it at my home for about 2 years. I took it on a IOTA DXpedition to Cameron Island, CH8MNP. When I go home I lent it out the the local DX club. While it was out the
Hi Steve: The problem here might be that we are on two different sides of the border. Here as a standard practice, the messenger never carries any current in the circuit. For our terminology the neut
If you build an antenna to last for 25 years, return customers are few and far between. Long Live the TH-6DXX!! -- Peter J. Larsen VE6YC Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level,
Hi Steve: I am going to disagree with you here. The first and only DXCC on 160 in VE6 was awarded to a gent who only used a HF2V with the 160 meter coil. Nuff said. (BTW it wasn't me) -- Peter J. La
Hi All: I mailed this note to Steve. He suggested that TT would be a great place to get some input. So here goes. A couple of clean up notes first. The 40 meter beam is the CC 402CD. It is alone on t
I just got my copy, what a lot of info to digest!! I read it in less than 24 hours, and have now reread it. It may answer all of your questions, but it may give you more. One small aside here, when I