K1TTT wrote... Or, put a good dummy load at the far end, and measure the RF power out of the exciter into the cable. Now, without changing RF level, move the power meter down to the dummy load end an
It appears that contesting.com might be blocking me for some reason. Sorry for the annoyance. 73, George T Daughters, K6GT CU in the California QSO Party (CQP) October 2-3, 2010 _____________________
Joe wrote... Force-12 recommends putting a pop-rivet in, but NOT popping it. Just put it in and hold it in place with a turn of black electrical tape. When it comes time to disassemble it, it goes re
I have two $0.02 worth to add to this. $0.02 : My father-in-law, Chet, was the manager of a water company in Lisle, Illinois and then in West Lafayette, Indiana with many years of service in each pla
Dave wrote... I am reminded of the basketball coach who had an assistant keep records of his team's performance. There was a very high correlation between points scored and fouls committed. His advic
I had to chuckle at that, thinking 'Not our Steve!' But I agree. My cables are in fine shape after 10 years or so. I do squirt them every year with wire lube stuff. Definitely! 8-) 73, George T Daug
My dear old Grampa used to say "Just dig a hole and bury it!" 73, George T Daughters, K6GT CU in the California QSO Party (CQP) October 1-2, 2011 _______________________________________________ ____
It has been written... Nor do I. But why would anyone want to? If guys are pulling the 'wrong direction' they could actually be serving not as guys, whose purpose is to stabilize the tower, but tendi
Bill wrote... My wife used to work for an electronic parts distributor, whose motto was "BUY AMERICAN!" They put a HUGE banner on the side of their building to this effect. Then somebody noticed that
Bob wrote... I took a big plastic funnel and cut a lengthwise slot (about 1/4" wide) in it, so that I could slip it over the cable. Then I hold the bottom of the funnel against the cable, I've got a
A friend has a 6-pack (with control/switch box) available, in perfect operating condition. New they are about $480. If you're interested, contact me with an offer. TNX ES 73, George T Daughters, K6GT
There's no way I can turn the handle on my crank-up fast enough to even warm the grease! 73, George T Daughters, K6GT CU in the California QSO Party (CQP) October 5-6, 2013 _________________________
Jim wrote... In the interest of physical accuracy, di/dt can't have the units of kV/us. What was meant is obviously kA/us. 73, George T Daughters, K6GT CU in the California QSO Party (CQP) October 5-
Bill wrote... I can't resist this sort of subject. There used to be a dentist named Yankum near San Jose State College. 73, George T Daughters, K6GT CU in the California QSO Party (CQP) October 5-6,
It was written... Of course there is. But it ISN'T the units of bulk resistivity. But how about "What is the resistance per unit length of copper wire to be used in winding a transformer?" Ohm*meters
Hi Hans, I last climbed mine a couple of years ago, so that was at age 74. I've developed spells of vertigo since then, my back is sometimes very sore, and my muscles are weaker. So... next time I'l
Ward wrote... There is a condition called BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) that is like this. (I have it, by the way.) It's 'Benign' unless you have an episode on a tower. It's 'Paroxysmal
Herb wrote... My son is law is from Beijing. His name is Yiding. MS word always changes his name to 'Yiddish'. Yiddish, he ain't! 73, George T Daughters, K6GT CU in the California QSO Party (CQP) Oct
Imagine how high his score could have been with 2 or 3 db more! 73, George T Daughters, K6GT CU in the California QSO Party (CQP) October 3-4, 2015 _______________________________________________ __