Fujinaka-san, The TH6 is a great antenna! You should definitely try to use it. But beware of a couple of things: 1. It's a big one for roof mounting . . . be careful of obstructions and do your best
Resending in propoer format. Fujinaka-san, The TH6 is a great antenna! You should definitely try to use it. But beware of a couple of things: 1. It's a big one for roof mounting . . . be careful of o
Hi all, The big project for the summer here is to remount three monobanders on the side of my R25 tower. Right now they are clamped to a singe leg, and they do slip, causing some surface damage to th
Nothing like learning from experience . . . I have had several major lightning events over the past five years. My home-owners policy has a deductible around $500, but it covers everything. You don't
I just wanted to comment on the CIA-HF. I have one, and my practical experience is that it provides stable readings. I think that you will be able to determine a 10KHz shift in the swr minimum. I wou
Two VHF/UHF antennas attached to a baseball cap and three handhelds on the belt with a boom mike Enthusiasm comes in many forms. As long as it's legal and not offensive, I'm all for it. Jim Idelson
Isn't TowerTalk fabulous? First you heard the Tower Hat Guy discussion . . . Then you saw the Tower Hat Guy photo . . . And, now you know can experience the truly awesome power of TowerTalk . . . Ta
Oops. The full video "YCCC does Dayton 2001" is at: http://www.yccc.org/Dayton2001_128.ram [This is a RealMedia file] Jim Idelson K1IR email k1ir@designet.com web http://www.designet.com/k1ir
Oops, sent to wrong reflector first time... Jim Idelson K1IR email k1ir@designet.com web http://www.designet.com/k1ir -- Forwarded Message -- RE: Wayne, A problem that occurs at only 200W will almost
That Mosley story is truly exasperating. The experience of buying a very small quantity of nuts and bolts from ANY manufacturer is often similar. It takes a lot of time, the prices seem out-of-whack
Re: FarmTek My experience with these guys has always been good. Their printed catalog is very helpful for brainstorming mechanical solutions. 73, Jim K1IR
There's a lot of this kind of energy floating around right now. In all likelihood, this shift in energy balance is being initiated here in the heart of YCCC territory, where we've been working on so
Hi Mike, What an opportunity to use your own technical skills. What do you need in the way of performance from that switch on 6m? Probably two things: acceptable LOSS and acceptable CROSSTALK. I'll b
I was also very surprised to see the "unusual" suggestions in this month's QST. Wow. It wasn't long ago that I was lucky enough to have two articles appear in QST. Here's my experience. As with so ma
I was also very surprised to see the "unusual" suggestions in this month's QST. Wow. It wasn't long ago that I was lucky enough to have two articles appear in QST. Here's my experience. As with so ma
Oops . . . right subject; wrong reflector. Please continue on TowerTalk. 73, Jim -- Forwarded Message -- RE: Re: [TowerTalk] 80m Dipole ssb/cw switching I've been putting this project off for a while
Hi, I'm acquiring a M2 OR2800, and don't have the manual. This is the DC version with the single control box. Since we're expecting 65 degree weather on Saturday, I'd like to install it then. Anybody
As usual, problem solved almost instantly! Thanks to another helpful YCCC member for making his manuals available. 73, Jim K1IR -- Forwarded Message -- RE: M2 OR2800-DC Manual - Anybody have one? Hi,