On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 11:21:22 -0400, Jerry Muller <k0tv@adelphia.net> wrote: _________________________________________________________ Has this scenario actually happened or are you just theorizing? -
_________________________________________________________ I think you're on to something there, Jim. I know I have invoked the Deity's name a time or two while doing tower work. :-) -- 73, Bill W7TI
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 19:52:04 -0400, Joe Giacobello <k2xx@swva.net> wrote: _________________________________________________________ There is no such thing specified in the Bill of Rights. I just down
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 19:52:04 -0400, Joe Giacobello <k2xx@swva.net> wrote: _________________________________________________________ There is no such thing specified in the Bill of Rights. I just down
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 20:42:00 -0700, "David Cook" <davec@netdave.com> wrote: _________________________________________________________ ARRL handbooks for decades have contained a section on how to mod
On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 22:09:55 -0400, "Jerry Muller" <k0tv@adelphia.net> wrote: _________________________________________________________ Congratulations. With any luck, the precedent you've set will d
On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:37:29 -0400, "W1GOR" <W1GOR@maine.rr.com> wrote: _________________________________________________________ At least we know where the Titanic is. The Ark disappeared without a
_________________________________________________________ Is it true that W6AM got nailed once for running 10 kW? I seem to remember reading that in QST as a youngster. -- Bill, W7TI
On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 06:52:09 -0400, "Cliff Bond" <WA4MWM@triad.rr.com> wrote: _________________________________________________________ Whatever you end up with, always have a backup in addition. I u
_________________________________________________________ I think it's possible to go too far with these kinds of concerns. The carabiner I use is a big one - about 4" long with a heavy spring and it
On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:07:02 -0700, Dino Darling <k6rix@arrl.net> wrote: _________________________________________________________ Fascinating. Will they shut down the TX during replacement? Their cu
_________________________________________________________ Several years ago Loctite put out an engineering bulletin explaining how bolts and nuts that are fully tightened can still work loose when th
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 17:35:33 -0400, Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> wrote: _________________________________________________________ Same thing here. Lesson learned: Always fit things together on th
_________________________________________________________ In the M2 case, I'm picturing the nuts still locked tight on the bolts, but the bolts loose because of elongation. Is that what you saw? -- 7
On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 10:40:23 -0400, Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> wrote: _________________________________________________________ Personally, I vote for no connectors in the rotator loop. Pl-259'
_________________________________________________________ My favorite tool for tightening PL-259s is the Craftsman Robo-Grip. No slip, perfect every time. -- Bill, W7TI ______________________________
On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 07:28:27 -0700, "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net> wrote: _________________________________________________________ The FCC is not vague at all. Here's a quote from Part 97: §97
On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 10:03:02 -0700, Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net> wrote: <massive snip> _________________________________________________________ If I ever need a jailhouse lawyer, I'll know where t
I've read that statement a half dozen times and it still makes no sense. The Zo determines the ratio of E/I, but for a given power level, Zo has no effect on E*I. (Assuming the theoretical lossless l