Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:38:04 -0500
I used a version of an inverted-L during the latest ARRL 160m contest... Worked almost 1200 QSOs, 110 multipliers (including WAS) and 276K points... It is simply a vertical #10 Stranded Insulated wir
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 19:51:25 -0400
Has anyone ever built their own homebrew TiltPlate similar to what NN4ZZ makes described here? http://nn4zz.com/tiltplate.htm Maybe REAL contesters don't use crank-up / tilt-over towers, but I do! I
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:42:52 -0400
Would a copper plumbing pipe be a good choice for connecting a tower leg to a ground rod (using hose clamps to keep it tight) ? Why / Why Not? Terry / W1TR Send TowerTalk mailing list submissions to
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:12:17 -0400
I've ordered several items from Tashjian... They always wait to charge my credit card until they actually SHIP the order. Their delivery day is sometimes a bit later than their original estimated del
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:20:37 -0400
I just ordered the cable replacement set for my LM470D from Tashjian... 1/4" cable... Lots easier than doing all the work, buying the tool... Terry / W1TR -- Message: 2 Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:06:0
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 09:29:20 -0500
To make a dust / rain cover for my thrust bearing, I used a plumber's pipe component... a 2 inch to 3 inch converter made out of rubber which has a hose clamp to keep it fastened to the 2 inch mast.
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 09:33:31 -0500
Does anyone know how the rotator plate for an LM470D stays fastened to the top section of the crank-up tower? Mine doesn't have any means of fastening, but it force fits into the tower and would prob
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 21:27:33 -0500
Has anyone had any experience TUNING a 2 element Force 12 linear loaded beam such as the EF240 or C4SXL 40 meter section? I have an MFJ antenna analyzer but all I can glean from the documentation is
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 19:40:18 -0400
Tony, I don't know about the long term maintenance on my newly installed crank-up / tilt-over towers, but the LM470D is a breeze to do antenna maintenance on... Checkout www.glagowski.org/Radio and n
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:04:47 -0400
There's and even MORE cost effective solution... available at WALMART, etc... Consider using the plastic boxes intended for storage of clothes, other items, under the bed (sort of like Tupperware). A
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:23:01 -0400
I have some of each brand, neither seems to show any signs of deteriorating after a year of New England Winter / Summer weather, exposed to sun, wind, rain, etc. The real test will be what happens af
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:52:03 -0500
I Have a Tristao 52 ft tower, very similar to the HG52SS... And I too am looking for a winch / hoist that is appropriate for this. The tower itself weighs 550 pounds and there are 3 sections, two of
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:00:50 -0400
The TUPPERWARE containers lasted about 2 years at my QTH, then they got brittle and cracked apart... but for $9 was a good try! The grey plastic electrical boxes available at Lowes / Home Depot for a
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:56:21 -0400
I have a C4SXL mounted on a TriEx LM470D so I don't have to climb, also I have a "hanging hinge plate" that keeps the antenna level as the tower tilts over, so I have tried lots of trial and error tu
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:55:27 -0400
I have a C4SXL mounted on a TriEx LM470D so I don't have to climb, also I have a "hanging hinge plate" that keeps the antenna level as the tower tilts over, so I have tried lots of trial and error tu
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:37:40 -0400
Suggest you check... Wikipedia for WGS84 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System Wikipedia for NAD83 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Datum Coordinate Converter http://home.hiwa
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:35:35 -0500
I made one of those (still have it, but in storage)... I used 4 elevated radials and had them sloped downward at 30 degrees from horizontal, and the feedpoint about 20 feet high. SWR at feedpoint was
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:57:47 -0500
I always thought the tower threshold for FAA approval and Lighting was 170 ft? Terry / W1TR Terry G. Glagowski, Ph.D. Work: Senior Systems Engineer II (ETASS / Jacobs). ESC/HBAI Aerospace Mgmt Sys Di
Author: "Terry G. Glagowski" <TGlagowski@SBCglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 09:07:19 -0400
I have a G-1000DXA here, and the documentation that comes with it... I have family business this afternoon, but will send it to whomever needs it later in the day. Terry G. Glagowski / W1TR HAM: W1TR