- 1. [TowerTalk] ssv 80 40 15 verticle (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Feissner" <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:52:12 -0400
- Having had some wind damage to my verticle I was having a problem due to needing the pieces swaged. I contacted M2 antennas in Ca. they were more than helpful in supplying the parts and making the lo
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-03/msg00339.html (7,010 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] 2 1/4" Galvanized U-bolts? (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Feissner" <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 09:27:18 -0400
- DX Engineering has some nice U-bolt/saddle clamps. What is not mentioned is the saddle clamp MUST be used on a flat surface or customer supplied backing plate. Why not sell the backing plate with it,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-05/msg00231.html (8,609 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Subject: Re: Tower Legs in Concrete (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Feissner" <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:59:30 -0400
- I Installed 2 Rohn towers some years back and my instructions right from Rohn stated to coat the tower legs with black roofing tar below and above where the legs come out of the cement. I gathered th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-06/msg00279.html (6,961 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] cushcraft D3W (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Feissner" <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
- Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 15:10:22 -0500
- What kind of opinion s there about mounting a D3W 5 feet under a 402cd. The 402cd is about 5 feet above the top of the tower and can't go any higher. I can mount the D3W paralell to the elements or r
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-12/msg00017.html (6,775 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] high tension power line noise... (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Feissner" <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:11:54 -0400
- I have a 500 kv line about 170 yards from my 2 towers and 80 meter verticle, here in Pa, comes from the Berwick nuke plant going to N.J. Have never had a problem since it was installed in the 80's. U
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-03/msg00190.html (8,745 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Why not to buy an M2 antenna (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Feissner <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:52:10 -0500
- I also had a bad experience with M2. Ordered replacement parts for a damaged antenna and when I went to repair it I found the 2 1/2 in swagged on the end tubing was actually 1 1/2 in, tubing. I had s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2013-12/msg00209.html (9,135 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] free 15m monobander (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Feissner <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
- Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 12:41:39 -0400
- Group I have rotor trouble and am making plans for repairs in the spring as i need time to do it all I don't move as fast as I once did. I have a HyGain 155BA-S monobander at 48 feet I need to get do
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-10/msg00055.html (7,561 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Soldering up a tower (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Feissner <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:09:17 -0400
- Having been reading about soldering irons I have a question. Just recently had to do some soldering about 25 feet up my tower, I had to run 150 feet of #12 extension cord out and part way up the towe
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2015-07/msg00317.html (7,439 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Ham 4 controller (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Feissner <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 17:56:08 -0500
- I have problems with the meter on my ham 4. The schematic in the manual and on the Hy-Gain website leaves a little to be desired. My meter circuit pc board has 5 total diodes on it. CR1 and VR1 are d
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-03/msg00042.html (7,671 bytes)
- 10. Re: [TowerTalk] Ham 4 controller (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Feissner <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 19:00:43 -0500
- Hey Joe, No, not the terminal connections. I am looking right at the meter pc board. On the top of the board on the left side of it are one diode and a resistor under it and another diode with a resi
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-03/msg00059.html (8,302 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] ham 4 controller (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Feissner <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
- Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 09:00:50 -0500
- In doing research I have found that the control box is probably from a tailtwister. The schematic of the tailtwister shows all the diodes as shown on the circuit board. Problem is they still do not i
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-03/msg00061.html (8,189 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] ham 4 controller (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Feissner <ai3q@pa.metrocast.net>
- Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 10:45:02 -0500
- FYI, in case someone else may need the info it was clarified by the folks at MFJ. Thanks to all who helped on my effort. Bill, AI3Q *Message:* The 1n4743 is only used for VR1. The other diodes can be
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-03/msg00062.html (8,518 bytes)
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