Keith - Where did you get the fusion tape (like on the SteppIR). When I put my SteppIR together I was really impressed with the fusion tape, but can't find a good supplier that sells it in a reasonab
Tom - Interesting observation about the long-term effectiveness of the tape! 73, Bob - W3YY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk m
Allen - Over the years, I've had good luck with 2" O.D., 1/4" wall, aluminum masts. I used them with moderately sized antennas like KT-34XA's, 4-el 20-m monobanders, and shorty-40's. I like them vs s
The recent thread about magnetic north prompted me to offer this: A method for visually determining true north using the moon. Click on http://www.w3yy.com/truenorth.htm to see a description of the p
The recent thread about magnetic north prompted me to offer the following. Click here http://www.w3yy.com/truenorth.htm to see a method for using the moon to determine true north. Hope you find it us
Dick - Use of shackles is a good solution when a heavy-duty thimble won't fit or you need to connect an assembled thimble to another closed-loop. I ran into that problem when connecting my Phillystra
Got mine today! $40 - what a deal. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contest
Tom - The limitation on length is primarily just the ohmic losses in the cable, so just calculate what the loss of 300' of #14 wire is and then what length of how much longer the run can be using #12
You have the right idea. When it gets cool or cold, they become very inactive. That's the time to strike. A good wasp spray will kill a nest, if it's there. Sometimes there will be no evidence of why
Sounds like a good business opportunity for you. Why don't you manufacture and sell them for $10 each? You'll quickly capture the market from these "overpriced" guys, who obviously actually expect to
I'm sorry to hear this about Behringer as I've successfully used their mixers in my shack. I have Mackie's in my home recording studio, but the Behrigner's seemed perfect (high quality/low cost) for
Now THAT's a deal. They look nice too. Wonder where he gets them or whether he makes them himself. For $6, there's little left for a profit margin unless they're mass-produced. ______________________
Joe - With all respect to whomever did your terrain analysis... The antenna 400ft above flat terrain will have a vertical radiation pattern characterized by many peaks and nulls, with the first peak
I put the figure-8 of cable through both eyes and the barrel. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesti
Greg - I've used the Nicopress brand manual "bolt-cutter type" crimping tools with Nicopress brand sleeves and end-stops for about 30-years and have never had a failure in a single application. The N
I was so impressed with the fusion tape that came with the SteppIR that I looked into purchasing more. Apparently SteppIR will sell some. I also found that it is apparently available as "Tommy Tape",
These are all excellent recommendations for soldering braid to regular PL-259's, but why bother? As has been pointed out on this reflector, there are alternative PL-259-Type connectors that assemble
Garry - I have found two different connectors of this type. Check out part number RFC 17-O1C (double check, but I think this is the part number)at RF Connection, www.therfc.com. There is another one
Bill - The PL-259 type connectors I described are not "crimp" type and that is probably why you wound up following the wrong thread. The connectors I was describing are known as "clamp" type. If you'