Perhaps "calcs" are more comprehensive, but the AN Wireless Web site has a table of permitted loads/areas for *their* towers all the way up to 120mph. Alan AB2OS On 03/17/04 08:41 pm Alan C. Zack put
But there are "Eastern Rite" Roman Catholics (owing allegiance to the Bishop of Rome). Although their form of worship is closer to that of the Russian Orthodox than to that of "Western Rite" Roman Ca
Just out of curiosity (since the legal advice I received assured me that the CC&Rs relating to my home do not outlaw antennas and towers): I know that attempts are being made in various States to hav
But what about the current attempts to have something similar to PRB-1 enacted at the State level? I'll try to scan our CC&Rs -- but keep in mind that this subdivision is now 30 years old (but does h
In my case there is no HOA, and I'm not sure there ever was: the CC&Rs did not establish one. Alan AB2OS On 03/25/04 12:44 pm Jim Lux put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into c
Many (most?) of the cities and townships around here (W. Michigan) exempt towers/antennas used for TV reception and towers/antennas used by FCC-licensed Amateur Radio operators from zoning/licensing
Menu option 23 "Call Key" can be switched between "Call" and "1750Hz". 73 Alan AB2OS On 04/26/04 11:59 pm Jim Brown put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace: I will
Yes, the technical standards need to be changed to allow BPL: require all power lines to be shielded. Alan AB2OS On 04/27/04 09:06 am Eric Rosenberg put fingers to keyboard and launched the following
I've seen references to a Ham Law list, but I can't find it. I found an old (many years old) message purporting to tell how to subscribe, but that address seems to be invalid. Alan AB2OS ____________
I have a wire antenna fed through an auto-tuner (Icom AH-4: 80m thru 6m) that will be mounted at or near the top of the tower (at present mounted on a pipe mast attached to the house). Obviously I ca
How about a picture? I'm having a hard time figuring this out. Alan AB2OS On 05/04/04 08:35 am FireBrick put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace: My old Wilson rota
I ordered my 3-el last week, and they said that I should have it in time for Field Day. But a fellow club member told me yesterday that when he ordered in February he was told that he should have his
Check out the user reviews of both on eham.net. Alan AB2OS On 05/12/04 09:03 am GALE STEWARD put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace: I'm looking at the Autek VA1 w
One guy I know gave up on Dell because they simply couldn't get his order right: gave him invalid order confirmation numbers, etc. and all kinds of other hassles. He ended up buying something else, b
How practical is it to use a 50' (or 60', if available) utility/telephone pole as a support for something like a 3-el. SteppIR? And how would the installed cost compare with a typical steel tower of
Everyone who responded has given me a lot to think about. I had not thought at all about the task of climbing the thing, and I can see that a coventional tower would be much simpler in that respect.
One surely needs more than just a belt (e.g., hard hat, sturdy boots), but why would a lineman's belt not suffice for the belt component of the equipment? Alan AB2OS On 05/25/04 08:32 pm Blake Bowers
On 05/26/04 07:31 am Pete Smith put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace: One surely needs more than just a belt (e.g., hard hat, sturdy boots), but why would a line
The chrome-moly tube that is sold specifically for masts is horrendously expensive, and one of the hams around here decided to use well-casing, which was far cheaper. Was that a false ecomomy? What d
What's the title of the Leeson book? Alan AB2OS On 05/26/04 10:32 pm Al, N6TA put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace: Consider reading the Dave Leeson book if you