Unfortunately, the K-Com and Z-Block filters will also block or severely attenuate the DSL signal, which occupies roughly the same band as AM broadcast stations. Many's the installation where I had t
Clearly, the next evolutionary level will be a StepIR on a 36' motorized telescoping boom. 73, Jerry W5KP fixed http://www.mscomputer.com additional 5 percent off
The "standard" Rohn guy bracket at the midpoint of my R45 does nestle down against the z-braces so it cannot slip, but the device that the guy wire attaches to resembles a single giant chain link, an
I went through this with a pencil last year when I put up my 80' 45G. Don't have the exact numbers handy, but after you add in the extra cost for the Philly, and then subtract a BUNCH of relatively e
P.S., the "usual" guying material is NOT aircraft cable. It's EHS steel, which is a whole different animal. 73, Jerry W5KP http://www.mscomputer.com additional 5 percent off any weather station price
Yep, Bill is right. As long as you use back-to-back grips with heavy duty thimbles (so they won't collapse under tension and put a sharp bend in the grip), I see no reason why longer guys can't be ma
At the risk of offending some, I haven't seen anybody post the obvious solution of retiring this thing and putting up one of the bigger Yaesu or other similar units. Over the past few years I've read
Hmmm.. You may have to contact an Asian contractor for this stuff. Back in my USN days, I believe it was referred to as a "binjo ditch". Never considered it might serve as a coax conduit too. :-) 73,
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Most CAT5 and telephone wire will be #26 solid conductor, so use caution where voltage drops are a concern on longer runs. Ma Bell doesn't hesitate to use #26 for several mile runs; however, the curr
Nice quiet little pellet rifle or BB gun (for BB's I recommend the good 'ole Red Ryder model). If you go with the pellet rifle stick with the low power "pump-up" models like the little Benjamin or Sh
Wait, we could be on to something here. Pigeons are meat and water, so they must have some inherent inductance, and their little feet have some capacitance when attached to the elements. Now if you c
You can find Scotch 33 or 88T at any electrical supply house or distributor. You won't usually find it at the hardware store. 88T is what we use at Ma Bell for outside work, not a bad testament to it
In my case, using all P-stran (except for the EHS lower end tails) meant I did NOT have to make up a bunch of big fat egg insulator connections using EHS. Count the HD strain insulators, the extra gr
I've been using one for nearly a year on a 33' boom 10 element Force 12. It has not hiccupped even once, yet (knock, knock) and it's been through some pretty nasty winds. I particularly like it's con
Now that you mention Rohn, where were they? Maybe AN scared them off, or they don't give a big rat's behind about ham radio any more, or both. If I hadn't put up my R45 last summer, I'd be ordering a
Could be, Jim, if you are at the top moving around. There might be a provision for adding horizontal bars at the top for working comfort, don't know, didn't ask about details because I just put up a
Wonder if it could be partly because 60% of today's public school 8th graders can only read and do math at the 5th grade level when they enter high school. Following the K7LXC prime directive is pret