That gave me an idea: Get together with a few of your friends with your local ARC and split the freight! $150 sounds like a lot until you split it 5 or more ways! We in South Florida have the luck of
You will see the wind direction change as the storm passes over you, more change depending upon how close you are to the eye and how well organized the storm is when it passes over you. Unless you're
In high winds, wires tend to find points of physical resonance in the wind and apply large pressures against the mechanical attachments. If your cables are like mine, they're secured with tape, wire
I've ordered Klein bull pins from toolbarn.com. They have a number of sizes at inexpensive prices with reasonable shipping. I like to use a tapered pin that is too large to fit completely through the
Tweak = bent? My tower base was bent when I got it from the previous owner. I took it to a local metal fabrication shop with a drawing proper dimensions and they used a hydraulic press and heat to pu
Agreed. I live in a house that is over 50 years old that could be rebuilt, ground up, for $250k on a lot that's worth a lot more than that. My homeowner's insurance is over $8k per year. The cost of
After you get it strapped/packed for shipping and have correct dimensions and weight, post it on uship.com. Be patient and you may find and independent trucker or individual who will do it for a barg
Interesting question, though and I'd propose that the choice of lubricants may depend upon your geographic location. I live on salt water in a tropical climate. I'm not concerned about low temperatur
You can fnd the applicable Putnam County code here. http://www.municode.com/library/clientCodePage.aspx?clientID=11475 There's also the Palatka city code on the municode site. http://library.municode
Get a copy of Fred Hopengarten's book* Antenna Zoning for the Radio Amateur*and check out his site: http://www.antennazoning.com/main/page_amateur_radio_main_menu.html The case law has already been f
You're right, Roger, even today, steel tubular engine mounts on airplanes are typically treated with linseed oil on the inside after welding and a nice epoxy or powder coat is applied to the outside.
This might work if your building officials aren't engineers, are bad at math and ignore the load profile of the tower itself. Wind, however, does a great job of uncovering those types of errors, if y
RF Connection will sell Cadwelds at a reasonable price and RENT the electrical gadget used to ignite them safely without singing your eyebrows and far enough away to not breathe the smoke. They're in
Since there isn't a published instrument approach to this strip, anyone who flies there under instrument conditions and makes a descent to land is taking their life in their own hands. It is illegal
Required lights must meet FAA specs. Non-required lights don't. There is an airport in rural NC that, legally, isn't lit, but have PCL that turns on an array of high intensity bulbs inside fruit jars
Third! Great craftsmanship. Great service - this is likely your path to happiness - over this issue anyway... Mickey n4mb _______________________________________________ _____________________________
When n1ta asked the ground question, I thought "ding ding ding... We have a winner." The reality is that, somehow, your transmitted energy found a path of low impedance through your body, likely to g
Hi, Jim, It looks like RF Parts has the answer, from http://www.rfparts.com/heliax_LDF550A.html you find the 716M-76R for the male, 716F-76R for the female. http://www.rfparts.com/pdf_docs/AndrewHeli
Bats are good. Eat bugs, go away during the day, and are generally protected as endangered. Seal access to cool dark places for them to roost, and they'll go somewhere else. Mickey N4MB -- Mickey Bak
I worked at The Phone Company many years and saw lots of wet cable, from paper wrapped copper in lead to modern composite jacket fiber. There are a wide variety of things that could've damaged your c