Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:06:39 -0400
At 04:43 PM 7/19/2007, Mel, K0PFX wrote: BTW, what is the shelf life of Scotch 33/88? I have had several rolls go "bad". The adhesive pulls away as it is being un-rolled and partially sticks to the "
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:06:55 -0500
I have a KT-34XA upgraded to a KT-36XA but instead of the new M2 boom to element clamps I use ones sold by DX Engineering. They look somewhat similar to the old KLM clamps but are much stronger in th
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:23:32 -0400
The Amphenol catalog page showing their PL259's is at: http://www.amphenolrf.com/pdf/187.pdf The page showing the plating and dielectric codes is at: http://www.amphenolrf.com/pdf/362.pdf I have inst
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:13:48 -0400
If an iron has a tip with appreciable thermal mass, the connector heats up fast and the soldering of the holes can be done quickly. I use a wet sponge to cool the connector after soldering (I also ti
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:53:09 -0500
Steve, 73 Pete - N8TR Sender: owner-cq-contest@tgv.com Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 15:35:44 -0400 (EDT) X-Sender: km9p@akorn.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 To: cq-contest@tgv.com From: km9p
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:24:05 -0400
I found in my archives the following post from W2VJN: From: "George, W2VJN" <w2vjn@rosenet.net> To: "towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Relays for antenna switching? Date:
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:46:19 -0400
I use the procedures described below by W9FX to seal splices with the exception of step 1 which I leave out. I find that the Scotch 130C conforms to the connector better than Scotch 33+ or the Scotch
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:48:47 -0500
For 12 years I had a Stack of KT34XA's at 100/66/32 feet also fed with a WX0B StackMatch. I was very pleased how well it worked on very flat land here in NE Ohio. The lower antenna was on a sidearm a
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:12:18 -0400
Tony,Tim To complete the sequence, I have the W3NQN filter set originally made for W8GN. They are all #003. 73 Pete - N8TR _______________________________________________ ____________________________
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:50:34 -0500
Hello, Even when a rotor is mounted on a plate, the bolts can and do fall out. One of the best ways to prevent this is to safety wire the bolt heads using SS wire. For some pictures see: http://tinyu
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:59:43 -0500
One can actually buy M8 Titanium bolts with drilled heads but they are extremely expensive. See: http://www.yoyodyneti.com/category.aspx?categoryID=2776 The Loctite should work well and serve to prev
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:49:56 -0500
Very good advice. I have drilled bolt heads for several local installations and provided the SS safety wire. Google: "Safety wiring bolt heads". For more details see also: http://www.ultralightnews.c
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 23:28:32 -0500
John, They did on the one I helped repair many years ago before the DX Engineering brackets were available. On that one we used (I think) aluminum angle and electrical PVC for insulation. A manual fo
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 19:18:52 -0400
I just downloaded a Mosley Pro 67-C Manual from: http://www.radiomanual.info/schemi/ACC_antenna/Mosley_PRO-67-C-3_user.pdf Apparently they now do recommend an RF choke. It says "You want to insert a
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:23:33 -0400
I have had a FT34XA mounted on a TIC ring rotor for 20 years with no problems. Mounted on the boom guy strut parallel to the boom is a WARC band dipole (Cushcraft). I put extra weight inside the boom
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:57:49 -0400
The earliest archived Towertalk posts are on June 3, 1996. The first mailing list I subscribed to was CQ-Contest back in 1992 or 1993. The archives go back to February 19, 1992. It was hosted by Trey
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2020 16:24:16 -0400
I have used both Massdam Pow'R Pull's and Lug-All's and both brands are very good and reliable. Three Massdam's work well when tensioning guys during a new tower Installation. For tram lines I have u
Author: Pete Michaelis - N8TR <pete.n8tr@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 16:21:06 -0400
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