The fake owl has to be moved to different positions once and a while to optimize performance...also, those owl's that have heads that spin work better than those that don't. Kuhns, Arthur, SSG, 146CF
Yes, it would allow Internet remote control of the antenna for those of us that live in the city but have our stations in the country where this is no BPL, etc. Great Idea, dave wa3gin Viginia's Firs
Hi Folks, A friend has one of these antennas. He knows that they are a compromise but he has one place for a wire and this one fits the bill. It's strung between two trees at 55ft above ground. The c
The commercial Tri-Ex 100ft crank-up "CT-100" sold for about >$25,000 twenty years ago. Came on a tandem axel trailer with equipment boxes and pre-cut guy cables. Could be installed by two men. Spec
Fellas, Email is not always the best way to have a discussion of this type. E-mail is a very informal tool and leaves (IMHO) too much to be read between the lines. How about an alternative approach.
The other option is to install the station at the hill top with battery/solar cells/PC and 802.11G link the audio/command and control back to the house. This has been done at numerous locations aroun
Some day you should go measure the voltage at the rotor and compare it to the voltage at the control box. The results might lead you to upgrade the guage of wire you're using. Publish the results for
The Triex tower line has an electric safety switch that prevents extending the tower past the recommended height. It also has a postivie pull-down cable which can be configured to act as a back-up fa
IC...well, money well spent indeed. I guess this is another lesson in penny wise pound foolish choices. 73, dave wa3gin Joe wrote: All those features are available currently through US Towers. Just c
Yes, The tower sections on the TRIEX have RED markings to indicate when the tower is extended to full height. I've used the marked cable concept on other crank-up towers. It works better then the ele
I hear that Joe. Like building codes, which set the minimum acceptable construction standards, I think these safety features should "not" be optional. The lack of them causes to many incidents which
Boys, This discussion occurred, on this reflector, a few years ago. At that time a commercial manufacturer of the static dissipation devices responded to similar questions, etc. Check the archives or
Hi Tom, It all depends on how one defines "works"! One could ask the same question of tooth paste, chlorinated water, bacterial hand washing soap, vitamins, cancer treatments, and most other products
Jim, It's the magic of radio...I think there is little objectivity when it comes to such studies...it's really in the eyes of the beholder or is it the lightning strike victim? My practical experienc
I've got one here that is over 20yrs old. I mounted the rotor to the concrete base and ran 11/2" black steel pipe up the tower. This keeps the twist moment from the beams from migrating to the tower.
HI-Q Mobile antennas are rated for 1KW. A comprehensive list of mobile antennas can be found on the Night Hawks Web page at "www.thenighthawks.net", a pure mobile net that operates in the evenings on
clarify please... Noise from point source such as a tower or building and percepitation static created when dropplets of rain or snow flakes that are charged come in contact with the elements of a ba
Perhaps its something called gradient. The closer to the clouds the more dense the charged particles (more noise)???? Guy Olinger, K2AV wrote: -- Original Message -- From: "david jordan" <wa3gin@erol
Interesting...here is some real world experience that might prove useful for this discussion. I was talking to a ham last night about this thread and he is also an avid gas model airplane flyer. He s
Ditto, I've just recently finished renovating a CT-100 TRI-EX tower (commercial grade 100ft crank-up). Karl provided me the blue prints and a complete re-cabling package for the tower with hint and t