Author: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 13:39:10 -0600
I have an unknown brand of crank up tower that I need to put up. The tower can go up as high as approx 72 feet if all 4 sections are used. I plan to only use the bottom 3 sections as did the guy I go
Author: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:49:34 -0500
Has anyone checked the WW Grainger catalog?? If they don't carry it, you probably don't need it. US Tower gets them from somewhere and I'll bet they are an off the shelf item. They can't sell enough
Author: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:32:46 -0500
It does seem somewhat odd that with a tower that sells for about $39K new, that talking about $150 bearings is like worrying about the cost of doing an oil change on a Rolls Royce. In my case, I am e
Author: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:57:36 -0500
My preference is propane and solar. Propane because it doesn't eat and gum up carburators like the garbage ethanol laced gasoline available these days and solar because for the most part it is free (
Author: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:52:29 -0500
With the filters available from Elecraft for a K3, why would you need an extra stand alone filter?? Gary J N5BAA I will be getting an ICE 419A Bandpass filter soon at a good price. Wondering what is
Author: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:20:42 -0500
Take a look at this Rohn Push Up mast with rotating guy rings. We just used one for field day. http://www.3starinc.com/rohn_h30_telescopic_antenna_mast.html Gary J N5BAA HCARC Secretary 2013 GM to Al
Author: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 20:00:06 -0500
There has to be some crazy good uses for this stuff. It makes things completely waterproof. http://videos.komando.com/watch/3520/viral-videos-spray-on-superhydrophobic-coating?utm_medium=nl&utm_sourc
Author: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 20:47:38 -0500
How about as a final coating sprayed on UHF connectors to make them shed water lessening the chance of them getting wet. I can see spraying the complete outside of my rotor to ensure I don't get any
Author: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 11:18:09 -0500
Is there any reason that in a 3 section tower that the two upper sections do not have independent cables and winches?? That way if one fails, they both don't come down. Gary J N5BAA _________________
Author: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 13:12:21 -0500
For I would guess "most" Hams the following is their Goal Station - their radio nivana: "he only had a 60' 25G with a tribander and wire antennas." Gary J N5BAA ______________________________________
Author: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 19:30:32 -0500
Inquiring Minds Want To Know: Assuming one had a crank up tower made out of three 20 foot sections (nominally 50-55 feet fully extended), why would guying the bottom 20 foot piece of the tower be a b
Author: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:52:18 -0500
I keep hoping to find a Hy Tower antenna in the Texas area. Sigh!!! Gary J N5BAA HCARC Secretary 2013 Does the manual for the current Hytower antenna cover the older models. I have a chance to purcha
Author: "Gary Johnson N5BAA" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 09:46:35 -0500
Here in Texas where it gets dry, we usually run Phillystran for most of a guy to a turnbuckle and for the 10-20 feet nearest the ground run wire. Phillystran will melt in a fire. Gary J N5BAA HCARC S
Author: "Gary Johnson N5BAA" <qltfnish@omniglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:37:25 -0500
An alternative is to buy a Big Gnarly DeWalt Spline hammer drill like I have and a long 4 foot 1 3/16th diameter carbide bit, dig down as deep as you can (16-18 inches around here), drill the full le
They are easy to find on EBAY. Just watch out which connector you need - Spline, SDS, SDS-Max. They are not interchangeable. Do a search for "rotary hammer drill". I lend my drill and bits out to rad
I pop at varmits using a 22 with a scope and it is EASY to make sure that you miss the coax or antenna - just don't shoot if there is a chance of hitting them. last use 22 shorts or 22 CB-CAP rounds
And not a "Game Bird" so no season to worry about - yummmm. Gary J N5BAA HCARC Secretary 2013/14 Good move, Roger. AND, they were grain fed. Tasty. Warren W7WY _______________________________________
Buy or rent one of these and the appropriate bit. I can drill down 36-48 inches into solid rock depending on the bit I choose. Buy or rent one of these and drill down into your concrete easily. http:
Tall chain link with razorwire at the top like you see around utilities and airports. Gary J N5BAA HCARC Secretary 2013/14 As some may remember, I have a remote shack. I'm not there a lot, obviously.
Think how many times the Mississippi River water and that of its tributaries has been used by the time it reaches the Gulf. Gary J N5BAA HCARC Secretary 2013/14 2014 Field Day COORDINATOR That's why