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41. Re: [TowerTalk] Speaking of the HAM Seriesofrotators...How doyoutell the difference. (score: 1)
Author: "Don Tucker" <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:43:48 -0700
My 2 Ham-M's and 2 T2X's did not have the pigtail when purchased. I made my own plate, pigtail and used 8 pin trailer connectors. Don't know what year they changed from the bakelite plate with the st
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-10/msg00359.html (22,903 bytes)

42. [TowerTalk] HyGain HG-70D Crankup Tower Questions (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 08:59:00 -0700
I acquired an older layover fixture (believe it is a HyGain) and have modified the pulley wheel from a single wheel to a double wheel. I believe the double pulley-wheel was standard on later fixtures
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-04/msg00037.html (7,328 bytes)

43. [TowerTalk] HyGain HG-70HD and Layover Fixture (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 14:39:34 -0700
Up till this year Ive had a friend down the coast who had a tow truck come up and lay the tower over for me when needed. He retired and sold the truck. So, a friend in the Phoenix area gave me an old
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-07/msg00056.html (8,579 bytes)

44. Re: [TowerTalk] HG70HD Lift Cable Replacement Knoxville TN (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:04:37 -0700
Bob, Assume you mean both cables. It is not a hard job and I'm about to do set number 3 on my HG70-HD at age 78 (Galvanized cable doesn't last long here on the OR coast). A good cable rigging company
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-07/msg00212.html (8,213 bytes)

45. [TowerTalk] Weatherproof Containers (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 11:58:31 -0700
I am looking for a source that supplies plastic or fiberglass boxes for external use. At the moment, I want to mount an Array Solutions SixPak antenna relay box at a tower base. I content with salt s
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00029.html (7,858 bytes)

46. [TowerTalk] Tower Mount Enclosures (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2014 10:03:02 -0700
As usual got a lot of usable responses and will look at those brands/sites suggested. Want to get this work done during our week of summer (comes usually around the end of August). Also picked up som
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00057.html (6,766 bytes)

47. Re: [TowerTalk] [Bulk] Re: Top Bearing Plate for 55G vs Rotor Plate (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:15:08 -0700
THAT is a good idea, the UHMW bored block. Zerk fittings and the plain old typical steel inlanders use go quickly here. Living on the OR coast next to the ocean you learn quickly that putting antenna
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00250.html (12,992 bytes)

48. [TowerTalk] Beam Interactions (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:34:23 -0700
Wow, what a great site, every day I see some new idea or learn something new. Until I moved from Portland to the OR coast, the beams I've had up have been single triband beams. In my present location
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00266.html (9,522 bytes)

49. [TowerTalk] KLM 7.2-1 Dipole Module (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:14:59 -0700
If anyone on Towertalk owns or has used one of these old KLM 40M rotatable dipoles, please contact me directly, I have some questions! Don W7WLL _______________________________________________ ______
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00304.html (9,335 bytes)

50. Re: [TowerTalk] Trailer Hitch Electrical Connectors for Rotator Cable (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:00:58 -0700
I use a good old fashioned 6 pin trailer connector set, one on the rotator tail and the other on the cable. All pins and holes well covered with CorrisionBlock. And I live on the ocean, been up since
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00346.html (9,552 bytes)

51. Re: [TowerTalk] Trailer Hitch Electrical Connectors for RotatorCable (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:11:26 -0700
For those of you with access to marine supply houses you also might consider CorrosionBlock, a product widely used for electrical connections by the fishing, crab and pleasure boat vessels here on th
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00361.html (10,908 bytes)

52. Re: [TowerTalk] short survey (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:28:06 -0700
I'm 78, 79 next April and still have my belts, but last tower climbed was a year ago and only a 40 footer. Physical body parts worked OK but noticed I sure didn't feel as mentally comfortable up ther
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00465.html (8,915 bytes)

53. Re: [TowerTalk] short survey (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:37:41 -0700
Hans, You've gotten a lot of responses and I'd bet all of us have been following them closely. So far I've gotten one clear message, all of us over 65 are learning that old age ain't for sissies. Sec
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00492.html (11,512 bytes)

54. Re: [TowerTalk] Servicing an MFJ 259B (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:38:39 -0700
I've Yaesu, Alpha, Kenwood, MFJ/Ameritron/Hy-Gain, other brand and homebrew products at my location. While I've not had any need to send an MFJ product back for repair, I've found the service/technic
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-08/msg00533.html (15,329 bytes)

55. Re: [TowerTalk] Traps and High SWR-troubleshooting problem ? (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 11:56:29 -0700
Check the screws between the inside and outside trap tubes. I had the same problem pop up after a few years on the OR coast, high SWR under higher power on 15, and high SWR on all bands, particularly
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-09/msg00024.html (12,653 bytes)

56. Re: [TowerTalk] G-2800DXA lightning damage (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 18:17:46 -0700
THAT is one impressive and information filled manual. Gives me a lot to think about, particularly with regard to bonding the grounds at the AC entrance and the telephone entry box, both having separa
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-09/msg00078.html (17,909 bytes)

57. [TowerTalk] Check out Repairing Christ The Redeemer (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2014 10:33:20 -0700
Ive seen a few videos re tower climbing and this is a little different, but the safety issues re equipment et al remain the same. Repairing Christ The Redeemer Don W7WLL _____________________________
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-09/msg00081.html (6,675 bytes)

58. [TowerTalk] 58 M Freeclimb (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 17:22:41 -0700
Happened across this and thought the group would enjoy this Russian freeclimb. http://gcaptain.com/watch-heres-what-it-looks-like-to-climb-the-58-meter-mast-of-a-tall-ship/ Don W7WLL ________________
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-09/msg00360.html (7,725 bytes)

59. [TowerTalk] TH7DX adn A3WS (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2014 17:07:09 -0700
Not sure if this is right forum but since Ive seen a lot of discussion on similar subjects Ill post it anyway!! Id like to make some changes to what I have on my HG-70HD tower. I am using a Tailtwist
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-10/msg00034.html (7,793 bytes)

60. Re: [TowerTalk] Terminate braid at top of tower...or not? (score: 1)
Author: "Don " <w7wll@arrl.net>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 10:34:26 -0700
That is a great question. I also have a tall crankup and am in a very corrosive salt air environment where is difficult (not impossible but one has to be methodical) to seal off connectors using all
/archives//html/Towertalk/2014-11/msg00010.html (10,212 bytes)


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