I agree with not twisting if you donot care about radiating, I never did it for that purpose. I was told that my coax would radiate. Great I said. Made sure my coax was up in the air as a third leg o
Right on! Awhile back it was the hams that did the inovations in the electronics arena. Take packette, basic idea from Vancouver, BC then to Texas. Cell phone already mentioned. Sound card digital, I
What is your soil like? Why not take a water hose with a pipe on it, wash drill a 15ft or so deep hole, wider than your mast, put you mast in the hole, and mount your antenna? It just might work. Chr
With somepeople using the crane to help put up the tower, why pour the oncrete pad? I have seen some large blocks of concrete put in the gound with a crane to hold various traffic control lights. Now
With the SARCASM do I detect something like, "This might be an idea that will catch aon and it will ruin my business?" Note sarcasm. It was just an idea that I have talked over with some others. If t
Or a building inspector. How does one know if all has been followed? There are many horror stories out there I take umbrage with the use of 'impute', possibly 'assume' as he stated the response was '
Better still become a member of the council, then you can tell the city lawyer. :+}} I think that hams are going to have to take a very proactive part in city planning etc, or else just be eased out.
I just had a new electrical in box etc. They used a copper plate about 18in deep in the ground. The ground rods for the electrical system are no longer used. The only reason I received was, " its cod
I thought that ICE was what the people in northern Canadan territories sell to the people in the sounthern US for their cool drinks :+)} Chris opr VE7HCB
Having only wire antennas, I am not sure what you mean by "trap end platic pieces". But if they are like caps could you use the caps put on the end of conduit to keep things out. Or even the caps to
From what I have read, his system is the only way to go for anyone serious about towers and DX. But one must have much more of the paper that the government prints than I have. Great site, grest equi
Using the pipe instead of a rod not in the NEC code? In this area for electrical ground from the electric service is a flat plate, no rod. The rod is no longer acceptable. Chris opr VE7HCB
I remember an article on tunners from awhile back. The authour started out by saying that the tunner needed to be flexible when trying new antennas. He used 2 inductors and 2 capacitors. Wired them u
The Oakum that I had to use, was used to fill holes and chinks in wooden row boats. Every spring before putting the dried out boat into the water. Chink with oakum, then fill the boat with water, fin
The Oakum that I had to use, was used to fill holes and chinks in wooden row boats. Every spring before putting the dried out boat into the water. Chink with oakum, then fill the boat with water, fin
I think Joe said what I wanted to say but better. See his comments below. Mine are as follows: From my understanding of law (which is little and that is the way the lawyers want it), that is the law