Hi Matt. Do you have any pictures of your setup? 73, de Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes,
Nice work, Matt. I enjoyed those pics. Looks like you have set out to do your station right. 73, de Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist f
I get the impression that he's not climbing any longer. The time line I was able to gather, the ranch with the pictures in question was bought sometime in the early '90s, maybe '93 or so and it was s
Also watch for the mold twisting and not being square on top of the rod. As it twists to the side the rubber gasket won't seal completely and too much of the molten weld material will be lost. Once y
Ordinarily I would think that grounding one end would be the correct thing to do. As I've not done what you're doing on a tower, I would consider bonding it to the tower ground at the bottom where it
I've long said that there are hams that can break an anvil with a rubber mallet and they post reviews on eham! 73, de Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible world
Which was also said to have been the reason the foam broke off the external tank mortally wounding shuttle Columbia on its last flight. Part of me is convinced that rather than backtrack on regulatio
In my experience, crimping with a connector designed to be crimped and with the proper tool is a complete connection. Doing so will not anneal and thus weaken the center conductor. Anymore I avoid so
A windmill farm went online northwest of me in southern Nebraska late last year. They are situated well off the state highway that runs through the farm with the closest being about a quarter mile of
At the closest wind farm that came online about a year ago the "temporary" monitoring masts are still in place. While they are painted they do not have any lighting. As I understand it, since the win
My information was second or third hand. I'm not a pilot (never sat in one of those seats) nor do I know a duster pilot that could verify it. One thing I do know about the farm is that a state highwa
I ordered one-shots last year from Tessco and ordered the Harger variety. The powder and the weld material are in separate compartments in the vial (caps on each end). The molds are larger and thicke
Cushcraft has been owned by MFJ for a number of years now and their advertising is the same over the top near hyperbole that MFJ has employed for years. To its credit ARRL banned the publication of g
This thread is timely as I have been thinking of extending my present Rohn 25G tower from 50' to 70' and redoing the guy anchors and possibly reguying with Phillystran, although I am still debating t
side toward the remaining guys. With the guys attached it tends to corkscrew down. I'm sure there are variations of the above. 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all poss
Hi All. Yesterday I pulled my Explorer 14 out of the barn where it has been since late 1993 and cleaned off the acquired patina. I'm thinking that it would be a good idea to at least open and inspect
No, you're quoting the law as passed by congress and signed by the president. The regulations are yet to be written and the bureaucrats will expand, explain, clarify, and obfuscate the law as they se
What is his objective, DX, or local? The answer will dictate the antenna choices. 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true
I am no longer doing tower work for Amateur Radio stations. I am currently contracted full-time to a commercial radio company. 73, Tim 73, Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of
We have a Parmak fencer powered from the AC mains. It is located in a shed about 100 yards from my station. There is all sorts of electric fence running around this place. About half is permanent and