Well, yes.... but more effort should have been made to encourage the local newspapers to report also the amateur radio side of the issue. As written, both newspaper articles are negative and do nothi
Several years ago I wrote a series of emails about the use of Kellems grips. These grips are used not only for initial pulling of cables but also for permanent installations. I'm still enthusiastic a
It always astonishes me that hams as a class are so focused on saving a few bucks. Usually, there is exactly *one* way to do something right and that way may not be the least expensive way but it wil
Anyone contemplating the use of Kellems grips should get the Hubbell Kellems catalog. There are hundreds of kinds of grips. For hanging coax, we want to use the "Service Drop Support Grip" class. Th
John, I just found my Force12 C3SS manual. Problem is, it is a lot more manual than I remembered! I count some 35 total pages with pictures. There are step-by-step assembly instructions with sketches
I've already received several other requests for the manual. Let's wait a while a see what else develops. Oops, I forgot about postage! That's a lot of paper! The cost will need to be adjusted for po
I think you guys are missing the point about this handy tool. The pointy end is about the *only* tool that can open a metal paint can without damaging the lip seal on the lid. Fortunately, this tool
"Dark" cutting oil usually means it is "sulfurized." Sulfurized cutting oil is good for machining steel and should work better even if hand drilling. "Light" cutting oil is not sulfurized and is not
Stainless steel material inherently galls; it is a characteristic of the soft material. Most stainless steels have a softer surface than steel screws that rust; most stainless steels don't rust but a
Stainless steel turnbuckles not secured with jam nuts are not heavily loaded, at least not loaded like a structural fastener. Grease may be adequate in that case to reduce galling. Hard disk drives d
Common 300-series stainless steels have lower tensile strength than common alloy steels. Stainless steel fasteners are more prone to shearing off when torqued if you are not aware of this. Note that
Indeed, yes! Here is what I replied but forgot to send to the reflector: Unless the U-bolt is fully supported, I doubt you can approach full tensile strength of the U-bolt itself; I don't know the in
Lest I be misunderstood, let me clarify that I would prefer to put a good anti-galling grease on all-stainless fasteners rather than use a Grade 5 nut on the stainless steel U-bolt. My main reason is
Don't assume all of North America manages power lines the same way. My tract home was built 35 years ago and had underground electrical utility service from the start. Since, every new home here has
"NO good reason to have 3-phase power...?" I believe my 72,000 BTUs of air conditioning would be more efficient if the Freon compressors were operated on 3-phase power. If 3-phase power were installe
... I suppose I'm "the guy from Anaheim." have no household appliances that operate on 3-phase power. If I lived in Europe, I surely would! My friend in The Netherlands operates even his garage door
Jim, I own and moderate several Yahoo Groups and am a member of numerous other mail lists. The problem that users with Gmail accounts do not receive their own posts to mail lists is well known and un
I am not a fan of web mail in any form and of Gmail in particular because it causes me to explain this problem to so many members of Yahoo Groups I manage. If, indeed, there is a way to defeat this "
I did not propose to use Thunderbird with Gmail. I'd dump Gmail and use a POP email server with Thunderbird as a local client. I would like to know if there is a way to set an option on Gmail to have
I have a Davis Instruments Vantage Pro 2 solar powered wireless system. It works flawlessly, even in the presence of kilowatt RF. It uses 2.4 GHz frequency-hopping and Davis claims 1500 foot range. I