I rest my case! 73, Guy --. .-.. Guy L. Olinger k2av@qsl.net Apex, NC, USA -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: to
There is a *very large difference* between the pattern of a 2 el 40 yagi at 125 feet and at 92 feet. The (useless?) lobe at 75 degrees on the 92 foot antenna, raised to 125 feet, drops down to someth
Anyone have any experience with a 4 square that has a tower in the center of it? Your difficulties, suprises, etc? Work to spec? Thanks & 73, Guy --. .-.. Guy Olinger, K2AV Apex, NC, USA -- FAQ on WW
W3LPL is the master of this stuff. Frank has a lot of the stuff in the air. Best to get him on the phone. What I recall of my converstation with him, is that it comes shipped in large coils (8 feet i
And even if F/B were nil at K6LL on 15m, what's behind him on 15 meters in almost any of his high volume directions? Why would he care? On the other hand, F/B in W1-land while pointed at Europe might
Some other possibilities, you may have eliminated them. 1) stretch of the long bolts, detectected by comparison with new ones. 2) some small deformation of the mast clamp due to stress. 3) Mast clamp
When I first lived in New York, we had an extensive fireplace & brick wall put on one end of the family room (it was really beautiful). One thing we had the guy do was add a clock outlet in the brick
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Is it possible that on N6RK's figures, that his comparisons were invalidated for a setup using equal radials over 360 degrees, simply because he did not run them in all
On Mon, 1 Feb 1999 10:37:40 -0500 , "Gilmer, Mike" <mgilmer@gnlp.com> wrote: I keep one of my computers as a dual boot. Two C drives in primary partitions and a shared D drive in the extended partiti
Hmmm. I have a major problem with my calendar, sez 1 Feb, but clearly it's really April 1, right?? 73, Guy. Guy L. Olinger k2av@qsl.net Apex, NC, USA -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertal
Yee Haaa, You haven't lived until you're 40' up above last guy at 150, just getting ready to haul up the first guy to attach at the top, and the wind picks up... Fleeting thoughts of structural integ
Can you describe your soil, and what you are using for radials, ground system, etc? 73, Guy. On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 12:23:15 -0800, Bruce Sawyer <zf2nt@candw.ky> wrote: Guy L. Olinger k2av@qsl.net Apex,
Would like to second W8JI's commentary. In addition... Depending on one's equipment, the 2:1 or 2.5:1 may not matter. My 1000MP has an auto-tuner. I can hit a button to turn this on if I am connected
Hmmm... First sentence, I'm not associated with MFJ, Ameritron, etc. I recently purchased the Ameritron ATR-30. About 600 bux. After perusing the Palstar page, I'm pretty certain that for 500 bux mor
I've never managed to talk to someone using the keyboard. The itch to hit the paddles is just too ingrained. Don't know if I have enough schmaltz anymore to undo a 43 year-old habit (bug/keyer). When
Sorry about wierd cross post meant to go to the TR reflector. Clicked the wrong thing. Sigh... 73, Guy --. .-.. Guy L. Olinger k2av@qsl.net Apex, NC, USA -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towe
On Sat, 9 Jan 1999 17:21:07 -0800, "Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net> wrote: I believe this juicy bit of information is on the web page, in the manual, etc. RTFM (Read the friendly manual), folks... 73 &
The objections you voice are precisely the reasons behind the Force 12 C3 & C3S and antennas of similar design. Traps will always narrow bandwidth. Shorter booms will always have narrower bandwidth t
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:28:14 -0800, Jonathan Kaplan <jonk@jskent.com> wrote: Wow!! There are probably all kinds of rules about being near gas mains. Best talk to your local building inspectors & the
On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:45:01 -0800, Jonathan Kaplan <jonk@jskent.com> wrote: Even with this lesser case, I still would be sure what, if any rules, your utilities have in this regard, or perhaps local