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61. [TowerTalk] BX series base stubs--enlarged (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 01:13:20 -0400 (EDT); Notes added after I read my own post: If you slant the top of your concrete for water drainage (a good idea to keep water from puddling around your metal stubs and encouraging rust-- crowning from th; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00153.html (13,197 bytes)
62. [TowerTalk] Re: [Tower base maintenance (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 01:17:51 -0400 (EDT); Check the place where your tower base enters the concrete. I found that in one year this Florida rain had rusted the bottom inch of the metal sticking out of the concrete base. I scraped off the rust; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00154.html (7,779 bytes)
63. [TowerTalk] Drive rod on old HyGain HDR-300 (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 01:22:59 -0400 (EDT); Prior to the use of stainless on the drive shaft coming out of the HDR-300 rotor, the old model would rust the mast attachment flanges to the drive shaft. Removal is a bear. We used heat and more hea; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00155.html (9,958 bytes)
64. [TowerTalk] Tower base maintenance (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 11:43:34 -0400 (EDT); More: I used roofing tar --not thinned-- to coat the base bolts I recently put into concrete, but had to be absent during previous pours, so missed out. The HammerRite is exactly as stated below, har; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00171.html (9,367 bytes)
65. [TowerTalk] Antenna Tuner (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 11:51:20 -0400 (EDT); XMatch is best tuner currently sold assembled. Nye is next and a good buy used. All the rest are pretenders, sorry to say. de K4VUD -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissi; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00172.html (7,874 bytes)
66. [TowerTalk] Slump and Tiller things- "Tiller" Description (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 22:43:59 -0400 (EDT); My tiller has slumped. Chas. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00189.html (7,135 bytes)
67. [TowerTalk] protecting rotor terminal strips (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 08:07:56 -0400 (EDT); I have used Scotch electric sealer (comes in liquid brush on form). Works ok; very hard to get off later. used nothing, screws rusted within one year. used sillycone windshield sealer; preserves gud,; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00201.html (8,241 bytes)
68. [TowerTalk] Insurance (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 08:13:00 -0400 (EDT); I have State Farm and they paid when my HyTower was pulled down by an angry tree altho it is 70 feet from my house and not attached except by coax. I have fully discussed my towers with the agent and; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00202.html (8,404 bytes)
69. [TowerTalk] Buried Coax (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 11:09:27 -0400 (EDT); Press Jones and others are the guys to ask about which coax will bury, as u can see from Press's postings on the subject. I concentrate on the "container." Bury your coax inside four inch dia. "field; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00299.html (9,156 bytes)
70. [TowerTalk] Tower and Array (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 23:58:47 -0400 (EDT); The use of a snorkle crane or bucket truck is the best way to handle antennas on towers. I always use one where I can get one tall enuf. Work goes so fast and so safe, that once u use one, u will nev; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00337.html (8,087 bytes)
71. [TowerTalk] Tower and Array (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 00:01:04 -0400 (EDT); I have had all kinds of bugs take up residence inside the tubes of my antennas. But never the ones that have small punctured hole in the end caps, but with the end caps present, nevertheless. K4VUD -; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00338.html (7,550 bytes)
72. [TowerTalk] Penetrox vs WD40/graphite (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:29:51 -0400 (EDT); I have used the Pentrox kinda of stuff--sold by Mosley -- on all my antennas since 1965, All of these alumn. beams have worked as specified and upon disassembly, came apart with no extra effort. Can'; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00452.html (7,975 bytes)
73. [TowerTalk] Soldering on tower (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 18:31:48 -0400 (EDT); Current version of Radio Shack gas tourch is worse than owning nothing. At least with nothing, you can still have hope. de K4VUD -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00453.html (7,905 bytes)
74. [TowerTalk] Re: Long mast, intermediate bearing (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 08:16:14 -0400 (EDT); If u install a thrust bearing at the top plate point, u need only be sure that is tight on the mast and do not need a second servicing rotor plate. de K4VUD -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/t; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00494.html (8,770 bytes)
75. [TowerTalk] Towers falling (score: 1): Author: Charles H. Harpole" <harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 08:29:42 -0400 (EDT); Why did n't K0CS have a piece of guy wire running from the thimble on the "down running" guy wire, through the turnbuckle, and on THROUGH THE EYE OF THE ANCHOR ???? Why go to the overkill of having a; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00495.html (11,214 bytes)
76. [TowerTalk] Oxidized R7-what to do? (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 09:47:59 -0400 (EDT); On all alumn. antennas, DO use the pentrox or similar produce at the joints-- that is put the stuff on the part of the tubing that goes inside the other tubing-- at the joints. U can coat the rest of; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00514.html (9,752 bytes)
77. [TowerTalk] Oxidized R7-what to do? (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 11:02:52 -0400 (EDT); The brand Scotch Coat if not covered after it dries, will crack under sunlight and weathering. It is no good as a top coating. In FORTY (can I believe it?) years of coating antenna fittings, I can sa; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00558.html (9,822 bytes)
78. [TowerTalk] Best Antenna Wire ? (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 09:35:09 -0400 (EDT); Best antenna wire is copper-clad steel, number 12. A bear to work with because it is springy. When fastening to trees (they get angry, remember?), use some kind of spring, bungee cord, or other shock; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00590.html (8,434 bytes)
79. [TowerTalk] Best Antenna Wire ? (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 10:01:07 -0400 (EDT); The problem with plastic coated wire (less so for house wire and all solid wires, but still....) is that water gets under the coating, especially at the ends, and starts rust. This is especially true; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00592.html (8,667 bytes)
80. [TowerTalk] Garage Door RFI - Solution needed (score: 1): Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole); Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 19:33:50 -0400 (EDT); I just turn the door opener to "vacation" or off during high power xmitting sessions. A trouble to do so, but it is so good to "work 'em" on the first call!! Doubt rf can be excised otherwise. K4VUD; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00644.html (7,702 bytes)

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