Can someone quantify the value in db in either angle of radiation, forward gain or other significant factors when a tri-band beam at 100ft is retro-fitted from guy wires which are not broken up with
Gary, Just installed my HDBX 48 in Virginia Northern Neck sand...made it easy for the back hoe man...6'X6'X6'...fills up nicely with 7 cu ft of 3000psi concrete. Ensure you follow the rebar layout. I
My guess is sales of towers were dropping as the cost of concrete went up...at todays cost the concrete and digging the hole cost more than the tower! Then ad the cost of a climbing belt and gin pole
YUP, I don't disagree with any of your comments but you have a pretty narrow mined view, prolly because you're so into the business of HAM RADIO. Lots of hams these days are retired and on fixed inco
YUP, It might sink all the way to China! Please, an extra cubic yard of concrete isn't going to make any difference other than cost him another $85 buck. The toe for his application is useless. All o
Sorry Gene, I'm not impressed... or swayed by 1.64, etc. You have you fun with your books and calculations and you spend all the money you want on soil engineers, tests, etc. I'll get the tower up wo
SOrry Mel, BUt we talking about an extra cubic yard of concrete...not taking chances in my view or most folks with any common or practical sense! 73s, dave wa3gin
yup, I cringe a lot when I read some of the comments on this reflector...mostly for folks that want to over engineer everything from screw threads to black tap. As you say, the toe in this applicatio
They are alive and well...sent my BB3 in for renovations after 20,000 miles on the back of the pick-up truck. We accept VISA, MC, or DISCOVER, or, a check. Why don't we wait and see if the antenna ne
HAS THE TOPIC MANDATE ON THIS REFELCTOR CHANGED FROM ANTENNA TO ANTI-VIRUS? -- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts -- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --
HAHA, There are reflectors for anti-virus buffs as well as URLS...if you don't know about anti-virus you shouldn't be on the Internet at all...it's sort of like getting a drivers license and not know
Is it gas prices or greedy hams trying to get $$$$ for junk. Maybe folks are tired of all the rude dealer staff and tail gaters that would just as soon punch you in nose as lower their inflated price
sure... but on the other hand if the USA falls into chaos...what future has Canada or the rest of the world got for that matter! If it was up to me I would have closed the boarders to the USA and mad
Elmers...now that is a concept. Imagine how many hams would be in the USA today if each of us made the committment to find and Elmer one new ham a year or one every 5 years, etc. Myself I've Elmered
-- Here is a message for you from http://web2mail.com The easy way to read and send POP email on the web -- Fellas, Let Technology solve this problem. Why bother with all the ill feelings, RFI, polit
ALSO GET A FIREWALL "www.zonealarm.com" its free. It will block attachments like .pif and .scr. So, they never make it to your email folders. This is a good way to protect your systems from virus lad
Tom, If you are concerned about off topic subjects you can go to "www.symantec.com" and learn all about virus and anti-virus. The answers to your questions are there with all the detail anyone could