- 1. [TowerTalk] Drill Bit Sharpener (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (Jim Marciniak)
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 14:31:09 -0500
- Hi Ted, Black & Decker used to make a small machine, which may still be available - check your local hardware stores or a Woodworkers Warehouse. The only problem is that the sizes you can sharpen are
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-11/msg00496.html (8,683 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Mobile Antenna Mounting (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (Jim Marciniak)
- Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 21:16:19 -0400
- I have mounted my Sierra screwdriver using a stainless steel ball-mount to the side of my Explorer at the driver's side rear. The base of the antenna is "hot", with the car body the ground side of th
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-06/msg00039.html (12,217 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] RE: Antenna Grounding (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (Jim Marciniak)
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:04:43 -0500
- I'm with Chuck on this one. If you consider the fact that a strike has just traveled several thousand feet to hit your antenna, trying to "isolate" the coax is probably an exercise in futility - anot
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00009.html (10,059 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] Ground Rods (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (Jim Marciniak)
- Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 23:11:47 -0400
- You need to use ground rods at least 8 feet long to be effective. Your best bet is to look (I don't mean dig it up - just look at the material used; it's thickness and so forth) at the ground rod at
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00214.html (11,067 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Ground Rods (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (Jim Marciniak)
- Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 23:41:46 -0400
- Doesn't sound like your setup is to code; or maybe your ground is a lot more conductive than my stinky New England soil! Since that ground rod represents both the safety earth protection (the "Green
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00241.html (13,258 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Ground Rods (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (Jim Marciniak)
- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 17:44:26 -0400
- I think K7LXC is correct. I've seen bulkhead panels with copper strap which connects from the panel to the ground, where it is essentially rolled horizontally a few inches below grade, with topsoil p
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00266.html (11,599 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Ground Rods (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (Jim Marciniak)
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 09:27:16 -0400
- Nope - the book they gave away had different, read less informative, information. It did refer to the book I bought, however. 73, Jim N1RUI --Original Message-- From: Gary McDuffie, Sr. <mcduffie@sco
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00294.html (10,227 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Ground Rods (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (Jim Marciniak)
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 09:19:35 -0400
- Nope; the original booklet which was mailed as a freebie had many pages - it had a purple cover with a lightning bolt traveling from top to bottom, was the same physical size as the "GROUNDS FOR LIGH
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-04/msg00417.html (9,293 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] True North thread (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (Jim Marciniak)
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 17:55:11 -0500
- Hmmm........... Well, I can contribute this - "Declination" is used, among other things, by astronomers, who use a system like Latitude and Longitude to define positions in the sky. Instead of Latitu
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-11/msg00395.html (9,317 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] "stainless steel" corrosion (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (Jim Marciniak)
- Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 22:00:50 -0400
- I agree with Lee; I remember two things to look for when looking for SS - First, good quality stainless is always non-ferrous. If a magnet sticks to it, it ain't the good stuff. Second, look for "Med
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-10/msg00674.html (12,123 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] screwdriver antenna (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (James C. Marciniak)
- Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 20:05:38 -0700
- A screwdriver antenna is a continuously tunable motorized vertical antenna. Picture a 3" aluminum pipe, about 4 feet long - inside that pipe is a 2- 1/2 inch diameter by about 18-inch long PVC (or ot
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-09/msg00023.html (8,193 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] Power Line Proximity and another question (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (James C. Marciniak)
- Date: Sun, 09 Aug 1998 21:17:21 -0700
- Hi John and group: I got my license after I bought my house - complete with a 15-17 KV Power line running about 100 feet from my house! I can't speak for others in the same position, but here, I rare
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00204.html (9,815 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] How bend aluminum tubing (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (James C. Marciniak)
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 22:45:24 -0700
- Hi Steve, Try a HICKEY! A Hickey is a bending device electricians use to bend EMT (aluminum pipe), and they can be bought at electrical supply houses or large hardware stores for a reasonable price l
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00451.html (10,053 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] Source for Kellum Grips (score: 1)
- Author: n1rui@together.net (James C. Marciniak)
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 10:13:42 -0700
- Saad, Kellum Grips are available at most (all?) electrical supply wholesalers - the same place an Electrician would frequent. I've seen them in at least 6 states over the years. Lots of the supply qu
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-08/msg00594.html (8,123 bytes)
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