- 1. [TowerTalk] Guy Wire Insulators: Where to find? (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 14:07:59 -0500
- I've looked in various archives and on-line vendor catalogs, but I cannot find information on the insulators necessary to "break up" guy wire. What types are generally used and where does one get the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00012.html (7,822 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Leaning Tower (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 13:43:16 -0500
- Also - the wind speed at 40-50 feet up might have been considerably higher than what you "felt" on the ground. Besides, I doubt you were outside for the whole storm - a decent gust may have come alon
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00096.html (9,212 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Inspecting tower sections (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 13:53:13 -0500
- As usual, nice list, Mark. I purchased (new) 10 sections of Rohn45 twelve years ago and they had a lot of zinc "flashing" on the rungs. I filed much of it off (it breaks off easily), but still cut my
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00098.html (8,689 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Grid Dip Meters (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 09:22:54 -0500
- I see a lot of GD meters available on eBay from time to time. Heathkit, Kenwood, Lodestar. Any recommendations? Mike n2mg@contesting.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Sub
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00138.html (7,161 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] DMSO in WD-40 (NOT) (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:00:06 -0500
- Yes, yes, yes. The can says it "stops squeaks" but doesn't say for how long! A locksmith once told me that WD-40 was about as bad a "lubricant" as there could be for sticky keylocks. Everybody uses i
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00151.html (9,424 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Grid Dip Meters (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 12:02:36 -0500
- Somewhat a consensus: I agree, and this is what I'll do! (Although the dippers are all over ebay and sell ~$40) 73, Mike N2MG -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00152.html (7,255 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Bad science (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 13:54:01 -0500
- A lot of this kind of sentiment is fueled by the predisposition many have to believing in conspiracy theories. Because so many now-debunked myths (e.g. the Pearl Harbor sneak attack or that radiation
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00158.html (7,331 bytes)
- 8. Fw: [TowerTalk] DMSO in WD-40 (NOT) (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:29:15 -0500
- The can in front of me (>three years old) does NOT say "lubricate" anywhere. I guess they've changed their tune. Maybe they've changed their formula. Or not. Mike N2MG that springs -- FAQ on WWW: htt
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00168.html (9,309 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Grid Dippers' (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:40:58 -0500
- Hmm, maybe the "do all" boxes aren't so great for EVERYTHING. (What's new?) What's the problem with the MFJ-259 as a dipper? Anyone use the AEA CIA-HF as a dipper? Any better than the MFJ? Mike N2MG
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00190.html (7,454 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Rohn Quality (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 09:04:02 -0500
- A lot of the posts seemed based on purchases/deliveries ~1 year ago. Has anyone accepted delivery more recently? Maybe Rohn figured it out. Or not... Mike N2MG -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.co
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-12/msg00192.html (7,609 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] Rohn 45 Self Supporting Tower (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 17:03:54 -0400
- Gee, I wonder if the 80 meter antenna resonated a bit lower after each good gust! for Mike N2MG -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Admini
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-05/msg00066.html (7,179 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] Anonymous (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 10:02:40 -0400
- Snipped from a somewhat "anonymous" (what better form of protection?) subscriber: The world does not revolve around one person who appears to enjoy unrestricted protection.... Remind you of anyone? M
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-05/msg00348.html (6,827 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] ICE Website is here at last (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 10:43:34 -0500
- -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-towertalk@contesting.com Se
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00021.html (6,738 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] Why can we build a clothes washer... (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 16:33:20 -0400
- Surely, the difference in production quantities (between, say a T2X and a washer) is the main cause for the apparent price/performance disparity. IMO of course. Mike N2MG -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.co
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00547.html (7,778 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] Re: Finding the height of trees (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 11:56:17 -0400
- If a tree grows in a forest, and no one is there to measure it, does it have any height? Of course, it is desired to use the tree as an antenna support structure. I need a life... Mike N2MG when its
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00569.html (8,751 bytes)
- 16. [TowerTalk] Towers and Concrete with soggy soil (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:40:03 -0400
- I've got some land I'm hoping to clear (somewhat) this summer so I can erect two (I hope) guyed towers. The land has a lot of scattered patches (some big, some not-so-big) of standing water (a few in
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00629.html (8,764 bytes)
- 17. [TowerTalk] Tower supplier & rotor info. (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 10:53:01 -0500
- Try these guys (I was just browsing their site - not much there but they claim to sell Rohn): Dispatch Communications Corp. Telephone USA 603-889-3500 FAX USA 603-889-3553 Postal Address P.O. Box 829
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00015.html (8,382 bytes)
- 18. [TowerTalk] Rust Inhibiting Paint for Steel Towers (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 11:36:23 -0500
- If I could get my hands on some airplane de-icer - think of the benefits! Mike N2MG -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative req
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-03/msg00203.html (8,271 bytes)
- 19. [TowerTalk] sad day for ham radio (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 10:37:40 -0500
- Yes, what ever Brian's reasons may be, the loss of his software cannot be a good thing. We keep several "legacy" PCs around (<=WIN 3.1) just so that our older products can be supported (software and
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-02/msg00006.html (9,614 bytes)
- 20. [TowerTalk] Re: (score: 1)
- Author: mgilmer@gnlp.com (Gilmer, Mike)
- Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 17:13:30 -0500
- Even the salespeople at work tend to "give away" our software upgrades - much to the dislike of management. Many man-years of work go into a good software product (before and after the sale), yet mos
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-02/msg00019.html (7,597 bytes)
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