As I stated, there are valid points of view on both sides of this discussion. Some folks simply want to get on the air and chat, and if a piece of wire draped over the couch works they're happy. Othe
I'll echo those comments 100%. Lately I've been trying to monitor arrival angles by feeding the signals from two different horizontally polarized antennas on my tower into the two identical receivers
That's a good observation. Although both antennas (an Optibeam OB2-40 and an OB16-3) have all their elements isolated from the boom, I do have the shields of all my coax runs grounded to both the top
That's a good observation. Although both antennas (an Optibeam OB2-40 and an OB16-3) have all their elements isolated from the boom, I do have the shields of all my coax runs grounded to both the top
That's a good obsrvation. Although both antennas (an Optibeam OB2-40 and an OB16-3) have all their elements isolated from the boom, I do have the shields of all my coax runs grounded to both the top
Personally, I think it is highly unlikely that significant corrosion would travel down the path of a thin wire. It certainly isn't a moisture issue, since moisture readily penetrates concrete anyway.
Personally, I think it is highly unlikely that significant corrosion would travel down the path of a thin wire. It certainly isn't a moisture issue, since moisture readily penetrates concrete anyway.
While I agree that being in good physical shape helps reduce (but doesn't prevent) mistakes from being tired, it doesn't do anything to minimize mistakes from being distracted or being affected by fo
Doug, I didn't intentionally change what you said, but I'm having a difficult time understanding the distinction since if someone can't physically climb a tower at all none of this discussion applies
I totally agree. I just don't think it makes sense to run any kind of antenna wire through a pulley. In order for anything braided to be flexible, its strands have to rub across each other to make a
From Wikipedia: ** "The American Welding Society (AWS) D 1.4 sets out the practices for welding rebar in the U.S. Without special consideration the only rebar that is ready to weld is /W grade/ (Low-
Guess you skipped your high school civics and economics classes. Sorry to have to tell you this, but virtually all of those regulations and codes you mention in your tirade were not the direct result
I totally agree. Don't seal holes, especially if the housing is plastic. Virtually any commonly used plastic is non-hermetic to individual water molecules, and internal condensation over time (change
I used to be an engineer, and later an operations manager, for one of the largest manufacturers of semiconductors in the world. Most of our components were plastic encapsulated with materials far mor
With all of the bad press they've gotten here on TowerTalk and also on eHam for the last three years running at least, I'm amazed they haven't cleaned up their act. Needlessly irritating your custome
TLW, the free software included with every recent edition of the ARRL Antenna Book, will quickly and easily do exactly what you want. 73, Dave AB7E _______________________________________________ ___
I agree ... one turn through a core is insufficient on 160m. Using clamp-ons can be useful in other semi-similar situations, though. A couple of years ago afriend of mine, K9RX, was having significan
Well, as Jim pointed out (and as I should have) the operating frequency was much higher (12 to 15 times higher), and we used three clamp-ons instead of one. To a first order approximation (I didn't l
That's a very bad idea. Water causes motor oil to eventually break down into acidic compounds, which is one of the reasons you periodically change it in your vehicles. Check out what happens to the o
Spar varnish won't hold up indefinitely to intense sun either, at least not here in Arizona. In my opinion, a good quality exterior grade latex paint would be a better choice. The surface will slowly