- 141. RE: [TowerTalk] Station Ground (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:25:58 -0000
- Please excuse the following rant but PL-259's and coax light my fire. Of several hundred (thousands) of PL-259's (on RG-8 or similar) I have seen very, very few that are securely or otherwise attache
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-01/msg00582.html (10,681 bytes)
- 142. RE: [TowerTalk] Station Ground (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 04:05:46 -0000
- --Original Message-- From: K8RI on Tower Talk [HYPERLINK mailto:k8ri-tower@charter.net mailto:k8ri-tower@charter.net] Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 1:33 AM To: Paul Playford; 'Tom Rauch'; 'bob finge
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-01/msg00591.html (10,806 bytes)
- 143. RE: [TowerTalk] Re: Cutting braid/soldering iron (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:58:29 -0000
- I am envious of your American Beauty, wish I had one. de Paul, W8AEF I have a very old American Beauty iron I use only for PL259's.It has a wood handle and cloth covered ac cord. I suspect it I -- In
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-01/msg00720.html (10,160 bytes)
- 144. RE: [TowerTalk] Re: Cutting braid (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:58:29 -0000
- I use a 150 watt Weller gun equipped with a 12 guage solid copper wire for a tip (no rough edges) to tin the braid and center contuctor. Then I use my 250 watt Weller gun to solder the connector to t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-01/msg00721.html (11,585 bytes)
- 145. RE: [BULK] - RE: [TowerTalk] Re: Cutting braid (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 04:38:51 -0000
- As I am typing this I am listening on 2m to one of my "will not tin the braid first, rather cause TVI" hams complaining about the high SWR on his HF antenna. Some people just never learn. it? If you
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-01/msg00749.html (10,315 bytes)
- 146. RE: [TowerTalk] T2X Starting Capacitor (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 04:38:51 -0000
- Yeah. Hygain/MFJ. Inexpensive and you get the right ones. de Paul, W8AEF Do any of you have a good source or two for the 130-156MFD, 125 VAC starting capacitor used on the T2X rotor? TIA. 73, Bernard
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-01/msg00750.html (8,232 bytes)
- 147. RE: [TowerTalk] UST HDX5106/TRX100HD raising fixture question (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:33:17 -0000
- I have an old Tristao 71 foot crank up with the tower raising fixture that I have used dozens of times. UST bought out Tristao and is using Lou's designs with improvements. Don't think so. I am under
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-01/msg00828.html (8,584 bytes)
- 148. RE: [TowerTalk] Moving to AZ (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 18:45:34 -0000
- Deed restrictions (CC&R's) are very popular in the Phoenix area, so be careful. We are in our second house in this area and each time I included "subject to buyers approval of deed restrictions, if a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-02/msg00105.html (9,370 bytes)
- 149. RE: [TowerTalk] HAM IV (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 03:49:44 -0000
- Not sure how you have the mains wired to the control box, but I had the same problem with mine wired for 110 vac and the chassis of the control box was wired to the safety ground in the house wiring.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-02/msg00219.html (8,775 bytes)
- 150. RE: [TowerTalk] Soldering and checking PL-259 (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:49:04 -0000
- I use the procedure in the handbook with the exception of I use my 150 watt Weller soldering gun to tin the braid before trimming. Then I use a tubing cutter to cut the braid. I think it is W8JI that
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-02/msg00310.html (10,475 bytes)
- 151. Re: [TowerTalk] Taking Apart Aluminum (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:52:10 -0000
- WD-40 - liberally applied. de Paul, W8AEF Towertalkians..... Does anyone have a surefire wingding way of pulling apart aluminum that is telescoped together. I have a TA-33 that needs to be reduced in
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-02/msg00420.html (8,233 bytes)
- 152. Re: [TowerTalk] parasitic 4-square for 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:50:27 -0000
- per W1XT: Use 8 elevated radials for each vertical element, and the whole system has got to be isolated from ground. The drive points of the vertical elements are 1/4 wavelength apart, on a square. I
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-02/msg00487.html (11,973 bytes)
- 153. Re: [TowerTalk] parasitic 4-square for 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:17:31 -0000
- W1XT had his feed points at 6 feet above ground and the radials were horizontal. All radials should be well isolated from each other as there can be very high voltage between them. The feed points of
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-02/msg00516.html (10,123 bytes)
- 154. Re: [TowerTalk] G-800SDX (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 02:45:57 -0000
- Don't know about the rotator not turning but the indicator is driven by a rubber belt and the belt may be defective. de Paul, W8AEF My 800SDX had developed some problems. First the controller indicat
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-02/msg00635.html (7,682 bytes)
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