- 1. [TowerTalk] Antenna Masts, hydraulic, electric or air operated (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:56:59 -0000
- Lo, Pneumatic masts are also quite popular with the military, so it might be worth checking surplus stores and similar sources. Most are designed only to take a small UHF array, a couple of lamps or
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-01/msg00210.html (9,209 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Favorite recurring threads (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 23:28:58 -0000
- Well, there's... Throwing lines over trees EHS -v- Phillystran How to kill wasps My guy grips don't fit The great waterproof tape debate - and my favourite - "I have a full-size 4-el 80m quad on a C
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-11/msg00324.html (9,528 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] N/C/BNC/TNC Connectors (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:59:29 +0100
- Hi, I seem to recall a piece of trivia in an '80s QST that explained the designation of connectors. "N" and "C" connectors (remember them?) had as their letters the initial of their designer's surnam
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-09/msg00560.html (8,740 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] TIC rings (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 11:47:47 +0100
- Is there a web site for TIC ring rotors? A search of Yahoo and Excite yielded nuffin. Thanks Al, GM4BAP -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.co
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00326.html (7,442 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] TIC ring info (thanks) (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 13:43:44 +0100
- The reflector never sleeps! Thanks to webmeister Bill W4AN and George KG2DB for the TIC ring information. TIC General don't have a WWW site. Their contact information is: TIC General, Inc. 212 N Atla
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00330.html (7,251 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] KLM 40M4 -v- M2 40M4L (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 19:09:41 +0100
- 'Lo Towertalkians, I heartily concur with the comments on the reliability of the KLM, having spent several hours during CQWW fixing the loose shorting straps. Is M2's 40M-series any better? 73 Al, GM
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00132.html (7,514 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Re: Penetrox vs WD40/graphite (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 16:18:47 +0100
- Hi Towertalkians, OK, antennas assembled without the benefit of Penetrox/OX-guard/NoAlOx exhibit white/light grey corrosion on the mating parts (and elsewhere!). This I've seen... too many times! How
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-04/msg00661.html (8,251 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Kellum Grips (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair J.S. Beaton)
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 13:36:31 -0000
- Hi Towertalkians, A possible alternative, if you're stuck for grips and stand-offs for your tower, is to u-bolt a metal plate to the rotator cage. On the plate you can mount pipe clamps, which will g
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00311.html (7,846 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Junk mail (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 12:50:47 +0000
- Hi folks, Most of you probably know this already, but... With most popular e-mail packages like Pegasus, MS Internet Mail, Eudora, etc. you can set up a rule-based filtering system. So, when you get
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-12/msg00007.html (7,223 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Remote head HF power meters (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 13:15:22 +0000
- Hi All, The discussion about the RadioShack wattmeter brought to mind a similar (but probably better) product made by Wm Nye Co. This was a unit with FWD and REF meters, PEP/HOLD/AVG measurement and
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00219.html (7,353 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] RS(T) (was Measured S-meter dB) (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 11:59:26 +0000
- As Readability and Tone can only ever be an operator's subjective assessment, is there any point in trying to make Signal an objective measurement? Some people give out RS(T) reports like medals - ha
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00383.html (8,147 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] anticlimb panels (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 12:21:39 +0000
- Instead of 'Danger - High Voltage' signs, use 'Danger - Radiation' stickers instead. These can be applied to towers and outdoor shacks, and is a much better deterrent. Folk reckon they can avoid HT s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-07/msg00420.html (7,041 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] Re: Repairing antenna wires (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 13:23:29 +0100
- GA Towertalkians, I just caught up with the discussion on fixing snapped antenna wires and/or adding length to dipoles. Some time ago I bought a big box of 'self-soldering sleeves' at a Junk Sale. Th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00294.html (7,717 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] Re: Installing Coax Connectors (score: 1)
- Author: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton)
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 13:52:58 -0000
- Hi folks, I've always hated soldering PL-259s, and try to use compression-fitting N-types and BNCs instead. However... The technique I was taught for 10.5mm PL-259s : 1. Tease the braid on the coax i
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-03/msg00550.html (8,026 bytes)
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