Special 2-part epoxies are made for hard plastics such as PVC. Devcon is the brand I have, it's called "Plastic Welder". It allows for adjustment after application, unlike PVC cement, and doesn't req
$16 if a switcher will do the job: http://www.mpja.com/productview.asp?product=14178+PS -- Jimmy Weierich, K2LV, ex KG2AU <kg2au@stny.rr.com> Vestal, NY USA FN12xa
I built mine from 1/4 inch brass tubing. Cut the corners at 45 degrees and soldered together. Used smaller styrene rod from the same source to connect the sections. Readily available in 3 foot length
These pads are widely used in the metalworking industry and are made in a variety of grits by 3M (Scotch-Brite) and other manufacturers. They are available from industrial supply houses such as McMas
Rocks work great. Wrap two or three pieces of antenna wire around one and twist together. Tie your rope to the wire. They come in an infinite number of weights and shapes to fit your needs. They weat
I think it's mainly done to minimize bandwidth usage, i.e., so that ten different people don't post the same response. They rely on the recipient to summarize and post the responses as you did. You c
Studies have shown that this is, indeed, a lower energy use configuration! But it's not a question of reduced drag, as in the bicycle racer situation, but something else entirely. Each goose flies in
Tom, I rarely see transmission line transformer baluns, a la W2FMI, mentioned on this reflector. Is there a reason for this other than their relative construction complexity? How, in your opinion, do
Tom, I recently had a natural gas line replaced that had to be run under two sidewalks for a distance of about twenty feet. The gas company dug a hole on each side and "bored" a hole underneath. They
Isn't this backwards? I thought that your protocol basically used what F12 has used for years for published gain figures. (Grin!) snip -- Jimmy Weierich, KG2AU <kg2au@stny.rr.com> Vestal, NY USA FN12
Here's a towertalk post I made in January, 1998 after some research subsequent to a thread similar to this one: Jimmy, KG2AU <kg2au@stny.rr.com> -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.
Several different places in the Rohn catalog state: "Be sure to tighten all leg bolts until they partially flatten the sleeves, causing the sleeves to actually grip the legs inside." You can look it
This manual is also available online as an Adobe PDF file. Go to http://astimage.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/ and search for MIL-HDBK-419A in the "Document ID" field. Beware, it is a 9.8 MB file. It too
Go to http://astimage.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/. This page should be headed "Tell Us What You Want!". Enter MIL-HDBK-419A in the "Document ID field. I suggest that you copy and paste to eliminate typ
"Another Look at Reflections" is on the ARRL Website at http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/reflections.html. It is a 1.1 MB PDF file. Jimmy Jimmy, KG2AU <kg2au@stny.rr.com> -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contes