Here we go again...the guy that won the biggest ever Tobacco suit is now into Radio Frequencies... go here to find out more: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-59164,00.html -- FAQ on WWW: http:/
Nat, A big dog house with a sign that says BEWARE OF DOG might work better than a Radiation sign...you could also slip the base of the verticals through ten foot pieces of PVC, preventing contact by
My subjective experience with precipitation static... Down on the farm the average noise level is between "S" zero and "S" one. When a rain or snow storm moves toward the my location the noise level
Hi Tom, Yes, I'm hearing white noise build-up rather than sizzle...my antennas are relatively low for 160m (50-60ft). Storms usually coming from the same direction so can't talk to that...also the st
Like the 38Khz Navy transmitter site in Annapolis that was leveled this month Rugby station is also being decommissioned. There was a fella on the list that was interested in a contact there...here i
Hi Folks, I've mounted a Butternut HF6V dead center on top of a 40ft by 25ft by 16ft high steel quonset hut. Eight foot ground rods every 8ft on both side of the building, tied to each other and to t
...based on a conversation with an insider at MFJ. Hy-Gain was about to go belly up when MFJ came in an bought up rights, existing stock, plus one employee/consultant. Hardly an accretive merger/acqu
Hi Folks, Reading N4KG's response to Steve (TH11 and Shorty 40 , Revisited) got me wondering about my own antenna plans for the farm...I have a couple of 100ft towers that I'd like to put up down sou
--6F0D817D8D1345F8B84590FA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tom, The one thing you missed is all those members of the list that still use commador 64s to dow
Hi Folks, I need a static ball for my mobile whip...(no ball bearings please, got no way to drill them). Would be happy with aluminum ball size up to 1" in diameter, something I can drill and tap so
HiFolks, I'm looking for a VHF Marine Band antenna I can use on a small power boat. thanks, dave WA3GIN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.co
Thanks to all who responded to my query...we got a nice stainless steel 1/2 wave vertical that is working FB on 156 -158Mhz. HAVE FUN, dave WA3GIN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfa
Hi Folks, Now that it's warm enough outside (103 degrees) I thought I'd spend the afternoon on the concrete driveway and fool around with matching the input to the BB3 mobile antenna. Found some scap
Hi Folks, I was in Radio Shack today getting some batteries and saw that they had their $90. remote SWR brigde for sale at the low price of $4.97. I bought the little guy and attached it in series wi
Hi Folks, Today I had a chance to experiment with the use of a TOP HAT. I made it real inexpensively. From three steel coat hangers bonded together at the hook and each tilted 30 degrees from horizon
Hi Folks, I've got a screwdriver mobile antenna that has been leaning up against the corner of my radio shack for the past few years. I'm getting ready to go mobile with my Rodeo truck. I've noticed
If anyone has this book and no longer has a need for it and is willing to sell it used please drop me an email with price including shipping. For a great source of the information you are asking W6AA
For Sale to TowerTalkers -- before they go to EBAY: TRI-EX CT-100 commercial (electric winches) 100ft portable tilt-over crank-up tower (rated at 40sq.ft. wind-load in 80mph with 1,000lb payload). Cu
Hi Folks, I have an opportunity to acquire one of the following beam ants. used... condition of all the ants. is very good so it's all about performance and longevity Mosley.......... TA-33 Hy-Gain..