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201. Re: [TowerTalk] Vol 255, Issue 9 Topic #8 (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2024 12:27:37 -0800
Garry, Here's the stuff I use. https://amateurradiosupplies.com/products/coaxseal-coax-seal Used to pick it up at HRO. I put a layer of Scotch #88 first, then the Coax Seal, then another layer of #88
/archives//html/Towertalk/2024-03/msg00038.html (28,713 bytes)

202. Re: [TowerTalk] COAX SEAL (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2024 13:23:25 -0800
Jim, I've been using the Coax Seal stuff for 20 years or more, with excellent performance. 73, Steve N6SJ I disagree respectfully. The 'Tommy Tape" or "Rescue Tape" is fine but does not hold up to UV
/archives//html/Towertalk/2024-03/msg00043.html (8,700 bytes)

203. Re: [TowerTalk] COAX SEAL (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 11:04:25 -0700
That's why I always keep tension on the roll as I wrap, to stretch the tape and get it into all the little ridges around the connector. 73, Steve N6SJ That's why the strong recommendation that the fi
/archives//html/Towertalk/2024-03/msg00065.html (10,514 bytes)

204. Re: [TowerTalk] All Day Everyday Unattended FT8 (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:48:54 -0700
Doesn't "unattended" transmission violate FCC rules? 73, Steve N6SJ Gentlemen, Please excuse the detraction from tower / antenna related affairs typically noted on this most valuable reflector, but a
/archives//html/Towertalk/2024-04/msg00021.html (9,735 bytes)

205. Re: [TowerTalk] Topband: HEBA antenna (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 10:38:58 -0700
Nothing! That's a great antenna! 73, Steve N6SJ --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Richard (Rick) Karlquist Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2024 8:57 AM To
/archives//html/Towertalk/2024-04/msg00077.html (9,684 bytes)

206. Re: [TowerTalk] Outside box for coax runs (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 13:06:00 -0700
Mike, I used a Home Depot NEMA electrical box. It's 12" square and 6" deep. Mounted it on the wall of the garage. The 3" conduits from the tower come up from the ground on the outside wall of the gar
/archives//html/Towertalk/2024-05/msg00044.html (8,595 bytes)

207. Re: [TowerTalk] Mast material question (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 15:52:28 -0700
Mark, Dave Leeson's book "Physical Design of Yagi Antennas" has a good overview of specifying masts for your array in Chapter 7. 73, Steve N6SJ That that does not really describe much other than it i
/archives//html/Towertalk/2024-05/msg00099.html (8,582 bytes)

208. Re: [TowerTalk] Source for #6 Copperweld (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:29:38 -0700
I've had my copperweld 80M dipole up between two Douglas fir trees for around 30 years. I did find that you need to be very careful not to kink it as you're working with it, or the steel inside crack
/archives//html/Towertalk/2024-08/msg00058.html (9,512 bytes)

209. Re: [TowerTalk] Need tower help (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:42:27 -0800
Gary, Not sure if he is still in business, but I have used Dave Field of Field Tower Service in the past. Sacramento area. GL es 73, Steve N6SJ --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces
/archives//html/Towertalk/2024-11/msg00069.html (9,414 bytes)

210. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower collapses as its built. (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 11:08:48 -0800
Looks like the cable was not attached to the tower properly. I think I could see the strap around the upper section break. 73, Steve The video short linked below from HamRadioClubLuzerneCoPA happened
/archives//html/Towertalk/2024-11/msg00085.html (8,683 bytes)

211. Re: [TowerTalk] Heat tape for relays (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2025 12:53:54 -0800
If the enclosure is large enough, can you fit in an incandescent lamp? I have one in my water well pump house to protect the pipes on cold nights. 73, Steve N6SJ I have a lot of relays in this statio
/archives//html/Towertalk/2025-03/msg00004.html (8,000 bytes)

212. Re: [TowerTalk] need referral to crane operators (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:07:49 -0700
Is the tower nested? Find a local forklift with 4WD. That's how they brought in my UST HDX-859 with the flatbed towing the 4WD forklift behind it. 73, Steve N6SJ If you can get a small truck there yo
/archives//html/Towertalk/2025-03/msg00071.html (9,282 bytes)

213. Re: [TowerTalk] STEPPir ANTENNAs (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2025 21:26:46 -0700
I wonder how it made it through the recent tornadoes... Can't imagine excavating a big hole, forming up the concrete, and back-filling it! My foundation was poured into undisturbed soil. Like the woo
/archives//html/Towertalk/2025-04/msg00017.html (9,391 bytes)

214. Re: [TowerTalk] Sealing Coax Connections (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Jones" <n6sj@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:29:19 -0700
Interesting...I use the exact opposite procedure. I first wrap the connector with Scotch 88, with a little fold at the end for easy unwrapping. Then cover everything with the self-fusing Coax Seal. I
/archives//html/Towertalk/2025-04/msg00091.html (10,863 bytes)

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