- 21. Fwd: [TowerTalk] recurring threads (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (Tom Frenaye)
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 20:00:44 -0500
- I think a TowerTalk FAQ with summaries of the 50-60 "big" topics would be a useful thing to have on a web site somewhere but even when the topics come up a second or third time there are some useful
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-11/msg00328.html (10,008 bytes)
- 22. [TowerTalk] Screw Anchors (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (Tom Frenaye)
- Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 19:37:15 -0400
- Something else to consider with screw-in or concrete anchors... I had one (screw-in) pull out during a modest hurricane (about 75 mph) several years ago. Turns out that nice looking soil was fill fro
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00049.html (8,858 bytes)
- 23. [TowerTalk] BURIED OPEN WIRE LINE (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (Tom Frenaye)
- Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 17:34:00 -0400
- My favorite example of this was a visit to the TransWorld Radio shortwave site on Bonaire (PJ4). They had a 50kw broadcast station driving their 750kw final and the curtain array (14.5 Mhz) was (is s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00432.html (7,956 bytes)
- 24. [TowerTalk] ARRL resources (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (Tom Frenaye)
- Date: Sat, 27 Jun 98 19:06:46 EST
- Just in case you haven't run across them yet, there are some very useful resources on the ARRL web pages that readers of Towertalk might be interested in. For instance, for those needing legal help o
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00969.html (7,347 bytes)
- 25. [TowerTalk] Ice on guy wires (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (Tom Frenaye)
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 98 11:25:41 EST
- The March issue of the newsletter from the North East Weak Signal group (NEWS), had a letter from Dave Olean/K1WHS describing some of the ice damage in Maine from the storms in January. (he lost most
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-03/msg00274.html (8,653 bytes)
- 26. [TowerTalk] Gain Figures in QST (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (Tom Frenaye)
- Date: Sun, 1 Feb 98 01:53:15 EST
- Pete - 73 Tom -- On Fri, 30 Jan 1998 14:57:01 -0500 Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> wrote: gain -- E-mail: frenaye@pcnet.com Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box 386, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-544
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-02/msg00000.html (8,031 bytes)
- 27. [TowerTalk] Mixing ham and commercial antennas (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (Tom Frenaye)
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 98 18:09:48 EST
- I've been talking with someone about placing a commercial paging antenna (931 MHz) on one of my towers. I'm looking for specific suggestions for things to watch out for regarding their RFI potential
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00376.html (7,762 bytes)
- 28. [TowerTalk] (long) Summary:Commercial antennas (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (Tom Frenaye)
- Date: Sat, 31 Jan 98 17:40:46 EST
- Thanks to the following people for their input! AA1K K1VR KA1CLX KF4HK KH7R KL7HF N6IG NJ2L W7NI WA6MXI ZL1ANJ My original message: I've been talking with someone about placing a commercial paging an
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-01/msg00524.html (19,431 bytes)
- 29. [TowerTalk] Need Info on Manufacturer's sites (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (frenaye@pcnet.com)
- Date: Wed, 1 Oct 97 20:45:32 EST
- Another place to look for manufacturer web sites: http://www.arrl.org/ads/adlinks.html Also, the current month's QST ham-ads are in searchable format: http://www.arrl.org/ads/ham-ads.html 73 Tom -- E
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-10/msg00034.html (7,271 bytes)
- 30. [TowerTalk] Re: 9:1 baluns (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (frenaye@pcnet.com)
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 97 22:02:03 EST
- September QST has an article by Gary Breed, K9AY, called, "The K9AY Terminated Loop - A Compact, Directional Receiving Antenna" and it uses 9:1 matching transformers. 73 Tom -- E-mail: frenaye@pcnet.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-08/msg00566.html (6,935 bytes)
- 31. [TowerTalk] Another unusual tower (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (frenaye@pcnet.com)
- Date: Fri, 2 May 97 19:11:01 EST
- The towertalk group seems to always meet the challenge when a mystery tower is described, so here goes with another one... I have seven sections of galvanized tower, each about 20' long. The legs are
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-05/msg00065.html (8,228 bytes)
- 32. [TowerTalk] Powerline noise, who can I call in CA? (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (frenaye@pcnet.com)
- Date: Tue, 22 Apr 97 19:30:03 EST
- I recall that about 10 years ago a very serious case of RFI from PG&E lines in the California Sierra foothills was taken to Federal court because the FCC wouldn't enforce the existing laws. The court
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00709.html (8,281 bytes)
- 33. Powerline safety (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (frenaye@pcnet.com)
- Date: Wed, 12 Feb 97 19:24:02 EST
- An excerpt from the Amateur Radio Newsline #1017 07 FEB 1997: (it sounds useful, I haven't check it out -- Tom) POWERLINE SAFETY ON THE WWW A Georgia ham has set up a site on the world Wide Web dedic
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-02/msg00281.html (8,254 bytes)
- 34. Safe Roof Climbing (score: 1)
- Author: frenaye@pcnet.com (frenaye@pcnet.com)
- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 96 22:45:23 PDT
- Agree with Steve from practical experience. I feel safer belted in up 120' on my tower than climbing on my roof. By the way, one of the local hams slipped off a 10' ladder while painting, fell onto a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-08/msg00214.html (7,309 bytes)
- 35. [TowerTalk] plans for the tallest tower... (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Frenaye <frenaye@pcnet.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:00:43 -0500
- Interesting... http://www.physorg.com/news12124.html -- Tom -- e-mail: frenaye@pcnet.com YCCC --> http://www.yccc.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444 _______
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-03/msg00634.html (6,688 bytes)
- 36. Re: [TowerTalk] Alpha Spid RAK Rotor (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Frenaye <frenaye@pcnet.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 10:54:53 -0500
- Check the first value in Setup mode. The ratio can be set to either .50 or 1.00, you may have changed it. -- Tom -- e-mail: frenaye@pcnet.com YCCC --> http://www.yccc.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2014-01/msg00377.html (8,119 bytes)
- 37. Re: [TowerTalk] Strange happening with 10 Meter Beam (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Frenaye <frenaye@pcnet.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:58:51 -0400
- I had a 20 year old HyGain 204BA that needed new rubber pieces. I found it necessary to replace the element end caps plus the insulators on the inner end of the driven element. A couple of end caps w
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2015-10/msg00314.html (10,594 bytes)
- 38. Re: [TowerTalk] OT but relevant (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Frenaye <frenaye@pcnet.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:17:30 -0500
- A place to start: http://www.arrl.org/pacemaker -- Tom -- e-mail: frenaye@pcnet.com YCCC --> http://www.yccc.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444 ____________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-02/msg00277.html (8,855 bytes)
- 39. Re: [TowerTalk] P.E. for Tower (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Frenaye <frenaye@pcnet.com>
- Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2016 10:44:39 -0400
- Ron - The ARRL Volunteer Consulting Engineer program has two listings for Colorado. It's a place to start. http://www.arrl.org/vce-description -- Tom -- e-mail: frenaye@pcnet.com YCCC --> http://www.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-04/msg00051.html (7,663 bytes)
- 40. Re: [TowerTalk] VOA tower demolition in HD (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Frenaye <frenaye@pcnet.com>
- Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2016 22:01:57 -0400
- There was a NJ engineering firm study done 25-30 years ago on tower failures. It was mostly about commercial towers more than 200' high. They all fell within 30% of their height. I think they were mo
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-04/msg00069.html (8,776 bytes)
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