Bad assumption, the TB3s don't rust EXCEPT the set screw which holds the ball bearings. I disagree. I have one sitting about 2 feet from me that shows some (not a lot) of rust. The inner bore of the
Here is the warning at the end of my 1200' long driveway. A bit of rewording might do the trick. Clint - W5CPT <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
The plans sounded fine until you wrote "Archer rotator". Go to Norm's Rotor Repair ( http://www.rotorservice.com/ ) . He sells rebuilt rotors and some of the better upper end "TV" rotors. You will sp
I don't know about the fiberglass but I would use Phillystran HPTG1200I for the the Quad stays. A bit pricey at $0.49 @ foot and $4 per end, but you only have to buy it once. I had an antenna that wo
Comments on bottom: This is the only mention of a ham tower in my city. Are they saying; 1. I can only have a tower 70 feet high? 2. Or if I have a business tower the accessory (ham) tower can only b
I stayed out of this when the first poster offered his opinion and when the second took offense at some hidden meaning in the first post and turned it partisan, but the last has taken a tack that vee
I am setting up a VHF base to be used for a Disaster Relief effort. I have located a 4 -Bay Dipole array. I vaguely remember that the pattern of this style antenna can be adjusted by where around the
Digging around in my junk, I mean parts , I just came across an older Alpha Delta Transi-Trap. It is the one in a rectangular box about 3"X1.5"X1" with SO-239s . It is no longer listed on the AD webs
Thanks Jim (and others) BUT (you knew that was coming, didn't you) the Plastic Nut that holds the "pill" is no longer marked. The "pill" itself is marked CG1000L, which is a Littlefuse # but also, no
Interesting antenna - can you supply the dimensions, especially how high the lower leg and feed point are? Clint Talmadge - W5CPT I've got one better than you - the double L. It takes up even less sp
Dave, I don't think I have ever seen a solid copper ground rod. I have seen, and driven lots of copper coated steel ground rods. They are available at Lowe's. They are 5/8" X 8" and the item # at my
I tried it. It is springy enough that where my yard has dips it pulled out of the shallow cuts I made. That exposed them to the deer who stepped on them and broke them. Then I ran over the exposed en
Tony, You could certainly build your copper pipe ground ring. You might want to look at an idea from KO4XJ. http://www.w4nja.org/HomeBrew/KO4XJ-Vertical-Radial-Bracket-20091206.htm I have something s
There has been some discussion here on the reflector about the strength of the pipe/tube to mount a vertical. It occurs to me that I may not want a very strong pipe/tubes as a mount. Years ago I dug
The Orange was probably Fiber Optic cable and the Black could be anything - though probably Poly Pipe which is water. As said before: Call before you dig - the authorities will come out and mark all
I just received what is left of a KT-36 ?? - It is in real rough shape with the boom broken in one place and cut in another. At least two of the element to boom mounts are broken and another shows so
Thanks Joel & Tom, M2 antenna. I think I am in for an interesting project. Clint Talmadge - W5CPT _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tower
Every time this subject comes up I post this link - Another solution to attaching radials - http://www.w4nja.org/HomeBrew/KO4XJ-Vertical-Radial-Bracket-20091206.htm I use one singular bar on my verti
The wall wart for the RCS-4 is an AC (not DC) wall wart - hardly standard. The control box rectifies the voltage Positive for one, Negative for another and sends the AC up the line for the third. The
I disagree with Charles when he says that Robb, as a "5 lander" should not be concerned about a court decision in California. If for nothing else Robb should stand with all hams in the spirit of soli