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1. [Towertalk] Service ent gnd vs shack gnd (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 13:02:25 -0500
My shack is a 40' x 56' metal structure on a slab. The shack is on the opposite end from the service entrance. EMT runs throughout the building and back to the service panel. The power feed is all bu
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00014.html (7,355 bytes)

2. [Towertalk] Metal building grounded? (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 10:49:58 -0500
My "shack" is a 40' x 56' metal building. It's a workshop, hamshack, home office structure. My wife calls it the "Man Cave." The tower is 35' from one corner, opposite the power service entrance. I'm
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00136.html (7,273 bytes)

3. [Towertalk] Bury - Flex Information (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 22:58:02 -0500
I have noted the same thing Rick -- with just about every other type of coax I've ever tested. It does not surprise me that BuryFlex follows suit. From my experience, any coax, from any vendor, and s
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00338.html (8,776 bytes)

4. [Towertalk] grounding system (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 16:46:11 -0500
Watching and learning from this thread, I'm beginning to think I should be operating from a metal dog house with a ring of ground rods directly at the station equipment (sarcastic). I've got about 6'
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-07/msg00753.html (9,145 bytes)

5. [Towertalk] Copper vs Zinc (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:12:23 -0500
I'm building a bulkhead at the tower to terminate all feedlines at the tower ground 35' from my shack wall. Having listened to all the chatter about "copper plates" being superior conductors and diss
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-07/msg00821.html (7,570 bytes)

6. [Towertalk] Lost My Tower Tuesday (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 22:11:27 -0500
Sounds like it would hold, BUT.... It seems to me that one missing piece is the drainage. What about moisture accumulated inside the legs? Where is it going to go? I live in Minnesota. Those legs wou
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00442.html (7,880 bytes)

7. [Towertalk] Distance to tower (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 22:49:42 -0500
My antenna was destroyed last weekend. Bummer. Oh well, time to rebuild. I'm thinking about 160' of Rohn 45. A 40 - 10 meter yagi will sit at the top. Here's my problem. The ideal location is in a fi
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00270.html (7,489 bytes)

8. [Towertalk] Terrain Analysis (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 16:47:08 -0500
SNIP... Great minds think alike! I've been investigating the very same topic for the past week. I found this software by VE2DBE... http://www.cplus.org/rmw/english1.html That is used to compute the H
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00431.html (8,668 bytes)

9. [Towertalk] 8004263333 (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (ford)
Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 22:17:01 -0400
-- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts -- multipart/alternative text/html audio/x-midi application/octet-stream -- StripMime Errors -- A message with no text/plain section was received. The enti
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00460.html (6,363 bytes)

10. [Towertalk] Rohn 25G rating (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 00:53:19 -0500
I lost a Rohn 25G (68') tiltover tower a few weeks ago to a monster storm that came through unexpectedly. I need to understand the rating of the old tower for insurance purposes--I need to "replace"
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00603.html (8,221 bytes)

11. [Towertalk] Tower Comparisons (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 23:10:43 -0500
Ford's question on rating 25G: PSF Mike responded. ** I've received a number of excellent treatises on the subject. Mike's response points out several important issues--all of which are omitted in th
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00629.html (8,089 bytes)

12. [Towertalk] K7LXC (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 23:56:56 -0500
My favorite is when he draws out his phaser to solder connections from the ground. That takes talent! Have you ever seen him swap a rotator using the transporter? Well, you won't. He only does that o
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00635.html (7,925 bytes)

13. [Towertalk] Re: Tower Comparisons (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 01:20:07 -0500
Thanks for the input. I did check it out. My county's wind speed is 80 MPH. I've been here 6 years now and I've seen that in gusts at least twice. In the first event, I watched out the back door as a
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00636.html (8,713 bytes)

14. [Towertalk] Rohn tip-over base failed (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 14:35:33 -0500
A few weeks ago, my 68' tiltover tower failed in a huge wind from a microburst that came through. One guy failed and the tower was helpless against 100+MPH winds. I was disassembling the base section
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00706.html (8,334 bytes)

15. [Towertalk] Sleeve for Rohn Base (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 15:30:36 -0500
I'm trying to re-use a Rohn hinged base that is damaged but still quite solid. The holes were elongated. The 25G tubes on the base are 1.25" OD nominal. I found some Aluminum 6061-T6 to be exact, tha
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00707.html (7,202 bytes)

16. [Towertalk] Rohn tip-over base failed (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 10:42:32 -0500
As long as I didn't cut it down, it's covered. Just the weight of the tipover must have been too much for the base. I try to "hire the handicapped" whenever I can. In this case, I hired an engineerin
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00725.html (8,281 bytes)

17. [Towertalk] Water in Universal Base Stubs (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 17:31:39 -0500
I have a similar problem on a water line running to my barn before it freezes and ruins the line. Getting the water below the frost line is easy. Use a flexible plastic hose (a garden hose may work w
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00731.html (8,408 bytes)

18. [Towertalk] Remote Switches (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 22:48:27 -0500
Until recently, I was using a remote switch on my tower (it fell a couple of weeks ago). In looking at a design to replace it, I want to incorporate a remote switch. Several manufacturers seem to mak
/archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00845.html (8,267 bytes)

19. [TowerTalk] Workman UVS-300 (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 16:44:27 -0600
Fellow Towertalkians, I just bought a 2m/70cm colinear antenna from Workman. I got it at a ham fest from a guy who had about half a dozen of them in original wrappers. What a disappointment. Attempts
/archives//html/Towertalk/2001-11/msg00125.html (7,539 bytes)

20. [TowerTalk] New stuff from MFJ (score: 1)
Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson)
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 20:57:21 -0600
RF-1. impressed Not a true apples-to-apples comparison. The Autek VA-1 does R & X displays and the 9v batteries won't break the grocery budget. The VA-1 fits in your shirt pocket instead of a napsack
/archives//html/Towertalk/2001-11/msg00259.html (8,976 bytes)


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