I was told that the "standard" color code taught in the military was: Black, Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Gray, White. However, as has been pointed out, I use the two heavy wires
When I used that brand of rotator, I always kept a spare to switch it out. Of course, I didn't buy brand new ones either. There may be a stuck brake. Do you hear the noise of the brake release? Maybe
Start capacitor is a good idea. Thats about the only component that fails. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing
I assume you mean the meter reading (direction) changes when the brake lever is depressed. Does it do this when it is not connected to the control line? Sounds like a short between the brake line and
There is nothing I know of that can be done to that antenna that would help except to have a lower one to listen on when it is raining. Perhaps you could build a receiving antenna for the low bands l
That would change the frequency. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://list
Typically 80% of the height. Look at the Rohn diagrams: http://www.rohnnet.com/guyed-towers Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
I have used quads and Yagis. The quads were always lower, but on a separate tower. I used bare wire for the quad loops (4 el, tri-band). The quad sometimes had some rain noise, but always lower than
Through a satellite? Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting
I remember the Army putting a voltage on a rhombic to melt ice on the wire. Maybe a heat strip of some sort on or in the boom? Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _____________
How does a tower with no antennas on it have any twist? I guess very tall towers and wind on long guy wires perhaps, but I would think those forces would be minuscule on a ham tower... Chuck W5PR ___
This came up on the first page of a Google search: Resistances between the pins of the rotator socket should be as follows: Pin 1 to pin 2: 0 to 500 ohms Pin 1 to pin 3: 500 ohms Pin 2 to pin 3: 500
But you will need to model it to get the new lengths. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@conte
Sorry, I should have read your email more closely. If there is no change in any of the tubing OD, it should be the same dimensions. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ ________
Maybe Im dense, but I dont see how this does anything (much). If the back of both antennas has a larger wind area than the front, the torque on the mast is going to twist the mast in the same directi
DXE has a new 6 position switch. I bought one. I forget the name of it right now. Call them. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
I bought one of those, but so far I havent been able to get the band data switching to work with my Flex. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ __________________________________
Disconnecting the coax, control lines AND ground connection can help protect your equipment from voltages induced from nearby strikes. Chuck W5PR _______________________________________________ _____
I had everything disconnected but the ground and a clock on top of an amp. Lightning surge came through the power lines, through the clock and in to the amp on its way to ground. Now I disconnect the