- 121. [TowerTalk] Antenna Matching Network (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Idelson <k1ir@designet.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:50:42 -0500
- So, last night I was telling Sue, my wife, about the local flea market I attended earlier in the day. She asked if I bought anything. I responded, "I picked up some cables and a few special capacitor
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-03/msg00581.html (7,158 bytes)
- 122. [TowerTalk] MATV-Quality FM Broadcast Yagi (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Idelson <k1ir@designet.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 09:20:38 -0400
- Hi Jim, If you want to do this the brute force way, choose Option A. For the easy way, skip immediately to Option B! Option A: I suggest you run some numbers to see if what you are trying to do is re
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-06/msg00081.html (8,791 bytes)
- 123. Re: [TowerTalk] HF Mobile Info Query (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Idelson <k1ir@designet.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 07:48:47 -0400
- Don't jump to conclusions about the source of the noise without doing some testing. It's easy to suspect spark plug wires, but after spending money and time you may well find that they are not the is
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00072.html (7,288 bytes)
- 124. Re: [TowerTalk] Coax switch (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Idelson <k1ir@designet.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 08:04:51 -0400
- Where to put the stack boxes is a question we debated for quite a while before we made our decision for K1IR. The trade-off is primarily cable loss and cost [coax and control] versus convenience and
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00189.html (9,603 bytes)
- 125. Re: [TowerTalk] Single Line Tram System - Ideas Please (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Idelson <k1ir@designet.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:59:31 -0400
- I don't get it, Lee. I've been using single-line tramming here for years. We've installed and uninstalled everything you can imagine - not too long ago, a 4-el 40m Optibeam [great antenna; deserves t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-10/msg00499.html (8,259 bytes)
- 126. Re: [TowerTalk] KLM 4-element 40 question (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Idelson <k1ir@designet.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:01:35 -0500
- Mark, With the antenna hanging at its center of balance from a line secured 6-8 feet above the antenna, you may be able to tilt/pull/twist the feedpoint close enough to the tower to work on it. GL OM
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-01/msg00176.html (7,363 bytes)
- 127. [TowerTalk] Green Heron Controller Performs Miracles (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Idelson <k1ir@designet.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:01:32 -0500
- Yes. It is true. The Green Heron Controller does perform miracles. For several years, I've been turning my big Optibeam OB4-40 4-element 40m yagi with a TIC Ring Rotor. The rotor uses a single drive
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-02/msg00299.html (8,427 bytes)
- 128. Re: [TowerTalk] New project (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Idelson <k1ir@designet.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:41:54 -0400
- My thoughts. Nothing herein is PE-approved. Guying a short tower like this one when you have a two-story house available seems like a bad idea. House bracket the tower at the top of the second story.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-06/msg00235.html (9,590 bytes)
- 129. Re: [TowerTalk] New project (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Idelson <k1ir@designet.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:13:41 -0400
- Correct. There are pros and cons to every approach. The noise issue may not be a problem in many situations. If it is, I believe it can be addressed. When the antennas are not being turned, much of t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-06/msg00237.html (8,727 bytes)
- 130. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower accident (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Idelson <k1ir@designet.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2020 00:20:29 -0400
- This tragic incident is one of two very serious amateur radio tower mishaps that occurred in the last few weeks. Those of you who have seen our research into the history of serious tower incidents ov
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2020-08/msg00190.html (10,455 bytes)
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