[Towertalk] Six Pack

Jim White k4oj@tampabay.rr.com
Wed, 19 Jun 2002 20:07:58 -0400


talk about great minds...

before I resolved the sticking in the 6 pak switchbox by upping the voltage
I had already drawn up plans for a string which led to a pendulum which
would whap it - I SWEAR!

K4OJ

(QCAO)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <aa6dx@pacbell.net>
To: "Mel Martin" <ve2dc@rac.ca>; <bob@cytanet.com.cy>
Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Six Pack


> Take a small hammer ... drill a hole through the handle at about 1/2 of
its
> length .. mount it under the relay box with a U-bolt, so it swings freely
..
> tie a big long string on it, which you then run into the shack .. relay
> sticking? .. Give the string a couple of tugs, so you don't miss that
> multiplier!
> =];^?       Just an idle thought  HI HI...   but, then sometimes we all
have
> done some stuff like that, n'est-ce-pas?
> 73 --- Mark
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mel Martin" <ve2dc@rac.ca>
> To: <bob@cytanet.com.cy>
> Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 4:51 AM
> Subject: [Towertalk] Six Pack
>
>
> > The mere fact that 6 people have had problems with intermittant relay
> > contacts has me wondering whether my new remote switch  at 150'  really
> > should be a six-pack. It's a long way to climb to tap it with a
> screwdriver
> > handle! I'm presently using a Drake... must be about 30 years old...
uses
> a
> > switch... not relays. It's now badly pitted and corroded...
> >
> > Can anyone recommend  a completely reliable unit... I have  an old
> military
> > surplus 28V DC unit (marked "property of the United States") here found
> at
> > a hamfest... looks indestructable.... anybody used something like this?
> >
>
>
>
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