[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 84, Issue 23

Tue Dec 15 16:59:10 PST 2009

Re TH-7
Traps R traps.  Don't want 'em.  No doubt it works as you say, but I'm 68 
and this thing is planned to not be worked again by me.
Wilson
W4BOH
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>   1. Rohn 25G tower up about 45 ft (W8HW)
>   2. Log Periodic Antennas (jcowens1 at comcast.net)
>   3. Re: Rohn 25G tower up about 45 ft (Jim Hargrave)
>   4. Play, etc, in Yaesu Rotator..and (thomas.a.hall at verizon.com)
>   5. log periodics susceptible to out-of-band interference
>      (dave arruzza)
>   6. Create Rotor RC5A-2 (Bill Gaines AD8P)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:57 -0500
> From: "W8HW" <w8hw at att.net>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Rohn 25G tower up about 45 ft
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> I have a Rohn 25G tower up about 45 ft. The base is 13 bags of concrete 
> and have a bracket up about 8.5 ft. but have no guide wires because of 
> hazer. I am wondering if this tower will support the Chushcraft X7 
> antenna? You may replay direct email below.
>
> 73, Bruce, w8hw at att.net
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:43:13 +0000 (UTC)
> From: jcowens1 at comcast.net
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Log Periodic Antennas
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> It has been interesting to read the comments (pro and con) about log 
> periodic antennas. I am a little surprised that no one has made comnments 
> about the HyGain TH-11 yet. It is a bit of a hybrid LP with traped 
> directors for 10,15, 17 and 20 meters with only 3 elements containing 
> traps. I purchased this antenna and some others along with a tower that 
> was part on an estate sale. It has been up at my QTH for over 5 years now 
> and helped me finish my #1 Honor Roll standing. I had 4+el element 
> monobanders prior to this installation, and don't miss all of the work and 
> trouble putting up and maintaining triple stack monos.
>
>
>
> The SK ham who purchased this antenna new was a highly respected engineer 
> at Microsoft, and he was adivsed on this antenna by another top engineer 
> at Microsoft, Mike Mraz ( N6MZ), ?who also owned one of these.?Mike helped 
> put a number of cherished DX QSO's in your logs from VK0IR, K7C, BS7H and 
> a number of other Dxpeditions. I may not have picked this out as a new 
> antenna purchase, but am glad that I have it. It has around 17 years of 
> performance on it now and is holding up very well. I have not had to do 
> anything to it during the 5 years I have had it. I can't quote quantitave 
> comparisons with other antennas, but feel that it is all that I need to 
> chase after DX for the bands it covers.
>
>
>
> John Owens? -?? N7TK
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:24:31 -0000
> From: "Jim Hargrave" <w5ifp at gvtc.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rohn 25G tower up about 45 ft
> To: "Towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
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> Bruce,
>
> I would suggest installing guy wires to the bottom of the Hazor. Run the
> Hazor up and then tighten each guy wire. This will stabilize the tower 
> when
> the antenna is raised to the top. They can just lay loose when the antenna
> is lowered.
>
> We installed slopers to the bottom of my son-n-law's Hazor which double as
> guy wires.
>
>   * 73's Jim W5IFP *
>     w5ifp at gvtc.com
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>   >Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 21:24
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>   >Subject: [TowerTalk] Rohn 25G tower up about 45 ft
>   >
>   >
>   >I have a Rohn 25G tower up about 45 ft. The base is 13 bags of
>   >concrete and have a bracket up about 8.5 ft. but have no guide
>   >wires because of hazer. I am wondering if this tower will
>   >support the Chushcraft X7 antenna? You may replay direct email below.
>   >
>   >73, Bruce, w8hw at att.net
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:14:43 -0500
> From: thomas.a.hall at verizon.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Play, etc, in Yaesu Rotator..and
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
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> I own a Yaesu G-1000DXA rotator...Was wondering..is a little play (in the
> wind), when the brake is on, normal for these...?
> and..
> it has another problen..Only run's real slow CCW..CW, can vary the speed 
> as
> it's supposed to...Any ideas? I'm thinking about getting rid of it in the
> Spring..
>
>                        Thanks..
>                                  73'..Tom  N3ZC
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:06:26 -0800 (PST)
> From: dave arruzza <w1ctn at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] log periodics susceptible to out-of-band
> interference
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
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> To all:
> As one who has a T10 log periodic and has wrung the last amount of 
> performance out of this design I can truthfully say I have never had an 
> out of band interference problem with it. With a good receiver I don't see 
> how this could happen. But I'm an operator, not an engineer.
> ?
> BTW my rig is an FT1000MP MK5.
> ?
> For my impression of this model of log periodic please my review on Eham.
> ?
> 73
> Dave
> W1CTN
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:53:11 -0500
> From: "Bill Gaines AD8P" <ad8p at wcoil.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Create Rotor RC5A-2
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
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> I am in need of a manual for the above listed rotor. I have a fax machine 
> available or will gladly pay for a copy and your time in sending one.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Bill AD8P
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