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1. [TowerTalk] W2DU Balun's? (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 17:25:08 -0500; Jim, A W2DU balun is a "type" of balun which relies on well-established principals. It's absurd to indicate that all W2DU balauns are not made well. You had a bad experience from *one* manufacturer; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-02/msg00097.html (8,989 bytes)
2. [TowerTalk] First-Call options (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 13:44:02 -0500; Yet another reason to secure the use of a third-party escrow agent when conducting high-dollar business transactions with a questionable company. Of course, the best advice for your friend is to seek; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-01/msg00144.html (10,023 bytes)
3. [TowerTalk] Mosley TA-33 JR SWR question (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:37:12 -0500; What was the orientation of the antenna for VSWR testing? Resting that antenna with the reflector on the ground and pointing the antenna straight-up is perfectly adaquate for testing purposes, althou; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-01/msg00152.html (9,784 bytes)
4. [TowerTalk] 9913 Reliability (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 07:08:32 -0500; Stay away from 9913 in Florida. I had a horrible experience with water vaporization several years ago. It is typical during a hot summer afternoon in Florida for the air in the 9913 to rise above the; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-12/msg00422.html (10,163 bytes)
5. [TowerTalk] 9913 Reliability (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 08:26:35 -0500; Tom, W8JI is right here. All air dielectric cables require pressurization. I cannot imagine any broadcast installation relying on the quality of the connector installation in order to keep moisture; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-12/msg00452.html (10,766 bytes)
6. [TowerTalk] 9913 Reliability (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:59:53 -0500; Yes, the water issue is the same concerning the point(s) of connectorization. It's what must take place after the cable becomes impregnated with water vapor through connector leakage: On RG-213 or L; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-12/msg00458.html (9,850 bytes)
7. Fw:[TowerTalk] Cable Loss Comparison (Was 9913 reliability) (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 16:31:41 -0500; I believe the impedance inconsistency is attributed to the 9913's weak spiral dielectric. The center conductor has a tendency to move from center, particularity when making bends. -Paul, W9AC AN Wir; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-12/msg00467.html (8,606 bytes)
8. [TowerTalk] Force12 (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 13:44:31 -0400; I'll certainly agree with that Tom. The quoted statement above is still correct if we modify it to indicate that "In a 2:1 environment, 88.9% of the generated power is the *minimum* power radiated b; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00107.html (9,888 bytes)
9. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 16:58:21 -0400; Or...QRO with those connectors located outside. I suppose it would work for indoor use, depending on how much braid you can captivate beneath the shell. As a teenager in the late '70s, I ran a Heath; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00446.html (10,163 bytes)
10. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:42:08 -0400; Due to my usual lack of patience, I presently purchase silver/Teflon PL-259 connectors, not for any potential performance benefit, but that I can generally make a cleaner, and much faster solder conn; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00467.html (13,514 bytes)
11. [TowerTalk] Underwater coax (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 21:14:17 -0400; Same here. In Florida, here's a typical 9913 failure: the coax begins to heat to a very high temperature in the afternoon sun. Then, as is customary during a summer afternoon, a cool rain develops o; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00480.html (8,662 bytes)
12. [TowerTalk] What about hams with small lots??? (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 19:59:35 -0400; The Challenger only goes down to 80-meters. The GAP Voyager is the 160 through 20-meter model. I owned one from 1993 through 2000. It is an absolutely horrible antenna on 160 and 20...but offers rea; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-09/msg00036.html (9,997 bytes)
13. [TowerTalk] Re: [AMPS] True Or Not True #2 (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 18:55:58 -0400; gives first http://www.medfak.uu.se/fysiologi/Lectures/WebFech.html Adding to the contributions of Weber and Fechner, we should also include the works of Stevens, and most notably, the monumental ps; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-09/msg00252.html (9,021 bytes)
14. [TowerTalk] Antenna database (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 16:57:50 -0400; Not to turn this into a Torts class, but you may want to add language to affirmatively protect yourself from any injury or damages resulting from the use of the data: "...and User further agrees to; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00230.html (9,572 bytes)
15. [TowerTalk] Cablevision cable (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 11:08:56 -0400; In the cable-TV industry, 3/4-inch 75-ohm hard-line is referred to as "750" owing to the 0.750-inch outside cable diameter. Generally, direct-bury cable-TV hard-line is "flooded" with silicone gel an; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00618.html (10,163 bytes)
16. [TowerTalk] rope in elements (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 07:33:42 -0500; Tom, sounds like a good dampening solution. Does the added weight of the rope contribute much to the "droop" in the element ends? -Paul, W9AC -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk S; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-03/msg00535.html (8,677 bytes)
17. [TowerTalk] Tower Vendor Issues (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 16:35:41 -0500; Consider placing any deposit with a questionable manufacturer in escrow with a neutral third-party (e.g., attorney) together with your sales contract. Any vendor who has neither the adequate cash-flo; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-01/msg00508.html (8,177 bytes)
18. [TowerTalk] My Dream Station... (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (PBC); Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 18:56:52 -0500; After reading several discussions on the Kachina reflector, I am ready to embark upon my dream DX and contesting station: Kachina now offers the ability to control its 505DSP transceiver from a remot; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-01/msg00496.html (9,821 bytes)
19. [TowerTalk] Antenna Installation and Progress (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 15:02:15 -0500; Well, my tower crew has just been given the order to replace all steel guy cabling on my 180' tower with non-metallic Phillystran. I decided to make this one structural change in the hope that I will; /archives//html/Towertalk/1999-01/msg00595.html (8,357 bytes)
20. [TowerTalk] RG-8X Crimp BNC Connectors (score: 1): Author: paulc@mediaone.net (Paul Christensen); Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 15:42:21 -0400; Does anyone know if there is a crimp style BNC connector made specifically for RG-8X (Belden 9258)? Are the geometries of RG-59 sufficiently close to allow for connectorizing with a RG-59 BNC type? I; /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-09/msg00527.html (11,286 bytes)

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