I've always thought it would be interesting to use a short piece of the nycoil bracketed to the tower just below the top of the tower and pass the antenna coax through the nycoil to reduce the stress
...fiber line from house to ham shack/antenna controller. Source suggestions welcome, dave wa3gin _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tower
Sorry, I forgot to mention the distance was 1500ft. That is a lot PVC glue ;-) _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list T
Thanks all...I have the information I need to proceed. 73, dave wa3gin _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk
Dual mode fiber...no loss for command and control of remoted station gear. What are you planning to put in that tubing? 1,500 ft of almost anything less than Heliax or hard line is going to burn most
Sounds like a way to get lobbist embedded in the FCC. There is no lack of talent in the FCC as far as I can tell and I have spent a good portion of my time there over the past 30yrs. The executives c
That is more like Dick. You are correct the FCC is mostly lawyers and that makes sense since the function is mostly regulatory. But there are plenty of engineers sprinkled amongst the lawyers to help
Hi folks, Rebuilding the old Tailtwister. Ballbearing look good but the grease is hard and useless, not protecting the bearing much. I used 3&1 oil to clean the bearings and races but wonder if I sho
thanks... I'm leaning towards oil as well...I've open up several rotors over the years... bearing all rusted with grease packed inbetween. The grease just doesn't protect them at all as best I can te
Yes, We have this type mast on all three of our Mobile Command Vehicles; one with locking mast sections and two with non-locking, all about 60ft. The locking mast model is a pain. If you don't unders
New seals are no longer leather...last longer ;-) I have a mast, 80 foot, pneumatic driven, not used in 30 years. My understanding is that the seals are leather, and deteriorate quickly. I have never
The 52ft version is rated at 10sqft max at 35mph. http://www.willburt.com/supportResourceListView.asp?ID=257 73, dave wa3gin _______________________________________________ __________________________
2" I need to know the actual ID of a TB-3 thrust bearing - in other words, the actual max size mast it will accomodate. I've looked over many sites but have not been able to find anything more detail
Geez, I didn't think this was an 'English' only list serve...is it USA only as well? Better hit the delete key now...this was bound to happen! English speaking correspondents might want to go to the
Hi Folks, Any thoughts as to whether four wires in a horizontal plane rather than four wires in a cage configuration would make any measurable difference as it relates to the 'broad-band' effect typi
...it will all end on 12/21/2012 ;-) _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.conte
Hi Folks, I remove the TB-3 Allen screw out, insert a grease fitting and squeeze a fresh ounce or two of lithium grease into the race every five years. I live in a dusty climate during the summer. Fo