I have always used cable clamps ... but this time around the preforms were about as cheap as the cable clamps. I have researched here there and (most) everywhere but cannot find clear cut instruction
I am in the process of putting up 140' of R45 using a RTS (Rotating Tower System) arrangement on the top 100'. I have chosen to use 1/4" guys throughout. Unfortunately the holes in the floating guy r
I have read several times here (possibly always the same person posting) that Rohn torque arms do nothing to reduce the twisting of a tower - i.e. they do not reduce the torque transmitted to the tow
Anyone familiar with and have experience with the W2DU baluns sold by UNadilla? Specifically the ones with the built in lightning arrestor? Will this short with a strike or is this not a problem? I w
I know this is slightly off topic - but only slightly... I am, was using an Autek RF1 meter to determine my swr on a new F12 240N but the lengths are considerably shorter than the manual (and everyon
thanks... I just wish there was some consistency here... your saying something completely different than what all are saying. All replies now - maybe 6 of them - all of them left the reflector exactl
Curious if anyone has had experience using the DX Engineering 4 sq active receive antenna? If so how well did it work in increasing the S/N ratio on DX? What spacing and ground system did you use? Di
73 de Bill K2EKI would beg to differ with you ... a dipole is indeed only as much as the gain plotsshow lower for the most part - this assumes however that they are BOTH at the same elevation.I have
Can whomever runs the TowerTalk group please check into formatting the incoming messages? I am a member of the Force12 group and it automatically displays a properly formatted message. TowerTalk just
hmmm.... ok.... hard to believe it is on this end as I have absolutely no problems with the Force12 group. Are you looking at the messages online or in a received email? I am talking about only the m
alright ... nevermind... it DID appear fine (online) THIS time. [on both groups] -- Original Message -- From: "StellarCAT" <RXDesign@ssvecnet.com> To: "Kelly Taylor" <ve4xt@mts.net>; "tower" <towerta
don't know... it has got me.... Force12 group works with nothing to be done - it automatically formats posts and I see these online properly formatted. But there are many posts on Towertalk (not just
I know... I have heard this from several - but there is also a post on the group where someone else is seeing the same thing (of course again blaming the sender) so I am not alone in seeing it ... ag
again... I am using the same program for BOTH f12 and Tower... f12 works fine... tower does not. so if I need to change settings why is it not needed for f12!? This implies something on the tower gro
although this still does not explain why it works with the F12 group and not the Tower group I have checked and my settings were for html. I have kept this but added the wrap ... just read the rest o
yes I was an am open minded... see my later post! Someone did direct me on how to change my settings... indeed it STILL does not answer the facts of what is happening: since it is believed to be my m
agreed... no disrespect to this guy but this is WAY too high (if the top is at 220' as the cover page shows). Had he placed it so the bottom antenna was at say 45 - 55' then it would have been a kill
adjusting the vertical tilt of an antenna does nothing to raise (or even change) the radiation angle... or at least this was the conclusion W2PV came to in his book. g. -- Interesting, Clay. I went b
huh? He can adjust the frequency but not the radiation angle. This is strictly a function of height above ground for the major lobe. Or are you saying he has a coax phasing line that is adjustable? T
Forgive me - after being off the air for ~ a decade and now getting back into it... Hopefully someone can tell me where there is a group like this dedicated to DX'ing. Since a good share of TT'ers ar