Well, you *can* but you have to bypass the limit switch at the control box. If you do that, you can rock it is needed but also damage the gears if you truly run it's ring gear limit. Kim N5OP Once th
I use K9AY loops for 80 and 160. They are definitely not equal to Beverages, but they help a fair bit. Kim N5OP "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the music lasts
No doubt. But Ive been using one since 1986 and its still FB. Its been carrying the load of a 10 0.125 galvanized steel mast, a 40CD2, a DW3, and a KT-34A, and a couple of VHF/UHF antennas. Kim N5OP
I measured mine with a ruler (not a caliper or micrometer) and they look to be right at 3/8". Kim N5OP On 6/30/2021 1:14 PM, John Simmons wrote: I obtained a used HDBX48 with the tiltover base consis
In case you've missed it, Thomas Shelby, Inc., bought the tooling form Rhon and now makes the tower. You might be able to get what you need from them: https://www.thomasshelby.com/tbx-towers Kim N5OP
Lightning can act very non-intuitively. I've had the pleasure of working with lightning scientists at the National Severe Storms Laboratory. A few things to ponder: Prior to a lightning strike, the E
Now that Roy Lewallen is retiring from EZNEC with no one else taking the reigns. While Roy is leaving it in good shape, operating systems move forward and, someday... Is there an equivalent out there
If the top section is on the ground, install the mast there along with the rotor. Kim N5OP Right now, I have 40ft of R55, and I thought I would raise the mast and drop it into the yet to be completed
I don't mistrust contesters that tell me they're certain of this, but... I'm wondering how they *know* that the difference is 1-2 dB on the *receiving* end? If they can increase the smoke by 1-2 dB a
Test: my prior posts don't seem to be making it through... Kim N5OP _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@co
My test worked, so I'll try again... To everyone that has commented: Thank you very much! This discussion is fabulous! I concede the point that statistically, there is likely to be score improvements
My test worked, so I'll try again... To everyone that has commented: Thank you very much! This discussion is fabulous! I concede the point that statistically, there is likely to be score improvements
This is close to the right idea... Here's a gedanken experiment: have a 1 dB difference in power on even vs odd minutes over a single contest at a major station. Execute a non-parametric permutation
Ive determined that my antennas point a fair bit east of the direction indicated on my RT-21. Rather than rent a lift and readjust them, can I set a general offset bias within the RT-21? Im confused
Thanks to all that replied: I figured out the issue. For those interested, I essentially the sign and magnitude of the error between the indicated direction and the actual direction (call it 30 deg w
I have an HDBX48 and have always found the 10 boom length puzzling. Mine has 40CD2 perpendicular Tom a KT34A, each exceeding the 10 limit, but under the 18 sq Ft overall load limit. Its been through
I have a KLM KT-34A about 8 ft from and perpendicular to 40CD2. They each appear unaffected by the other, at least as far as VSWR values go. Kim N5OP "People that make music together cannot be enemie
As a research meteorologist, this topic is nearvand dear. I had a Peet Bros. station for some time and truly liked it. It has in particular a heated rain gauge. But, critters kept chewing on wires, s