Does anyone know of a site similar to terraserver.com, that lets you look at satellite images of the US, but with the ability to click on adjacent maps without reentering lat/long coordinates? Tnx, B
Thanks Phil, That's pretty close, but not exactly right. Try http://mapper.acme.com/?lat=40.258368&long=- 74.922834&scale=10&theme=Image&width=3&height=2&dot=Yes Just east of the red dot is a white s
Just noticed the wall of my 4 inch PVC cable conduit has a hole in the side, possibly caused by a lawn mover. Is there some kind of patch available for this (or other suggestions)? It's a ragged edge
Tnx guys. Patched the pipe with a scrap I found in the garage. 73, Barry-- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
Hi Jim, There are special instructions for TIC Ring installations in New England. They should only be mounted at ground level. Seriously, they ARE a pain in the butt to climb around. I climb with the
Hi all, As it's the time of year for me to take my Beverages down until November, I've been looking at other, options for low band receiving antennas. Currently, I use a 600 ft Bev to EU and a 300 Be
I have a run of 9913 that I pulled off the tower today (connectors still shiny silver after removing the layers of Super 33+/Scotchkote). I want to bury it a few inches underground for a run to anoth
I've had excellent success with PL-259's. Prior to scewing on the assembly, I LIGHTLY tin the braid and center conductor. This allows the solder to flow very well. I've been using a Weller gun 100/14
Lew, You disappoint me. Contesters don't need to use a bathroom :.) (or make sure the guys on the ground have hardhats without ventilation holes on the top) Barry-- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@
Interesting pics. Seems he still ignored the prime directive. Look at those concrete guy anchors. They come right up to the surface. Unless things have changed since my Rohn catalog, the concrete is
Would like to hear any pros or cons about these relatively new arrivals on the rotor scene. Tnx, Barry, W2UP-- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
At one time, I had a Comet wattmeter rated for 2 KW, and when operting RTTY, after about 15 seconds keydown at 1 KW, the needle started dropping off. Thought my amp was losing power until I tried ano
Home Depot has both copper and galv grounds rods. The galv rods are several dollars cheaper. I installed about 1/2 of each when I did the ground field for my tower (3 rods each leg, cadwelds, etc.) I
Speaking from personal experience, the 402CD is a lousy antenna for 30m. It does work reasonably well on 12 and 17m though. Barry, W2UP To: <towertalk@contesting.com> -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet:
Like, True North, every subject comes around again sooner or later :.) The best material I've seen and used, which works on rusty bolts also, is Kroil. One can will last forever. Take a look at http:
I think 2 cents is much more than those opinions are worth. Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
My Beverages are made of 17 ga galvalnized steel wire (made for electric fences). It's strong and cheap - last spool I bought was $15 for 1/2 mile! Since a Bev is a high volatge/low current antenna,
Tom, The corrosion may be climate-related. My Beverages are up from November until April, Here in the northeast, then I spool them up for the growing season. I've used the same wire for about 10 year
Chuck, I went through this about a number of years ago. Here' we have a lot of shale about 4 feet down. I typically use a sledge hammer to get the rods in. Once, I rented a Bosch electric jack hammer
Based on personal experience, I suggest avoiding straned cooper clad steel. A number of years ago,I had a bunch of low band wires made of this stuff. As they swung in the breeze, the strands abraded