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21. [TowerTalk] Need Help With Bow Launching (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 20:16:34 -0400 (EDT); Oh yeah, meant to mention and N4SI's reply on this mentions it...I agree...most of the time you probably won't need to fully draw the bow anyway, just half draw may be enough...which will help keep t; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00642.html (8,591 bytes)
22. [TowerTalk] Re: 4-Square elevated radials (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 10:46:39 -0400 (EDT); RE SM2EKM's comment on the need for 60 radials...contact NX1G for the Dayton Antenna Forum transcript on this subject...a presenter purported to prove two radials work well on an elevated vertical. W; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00782.html (7,212 bytes)
23. [TowerTalk] 10m yagi separation (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 00:32:57 -0400 (EDT); W4AN bringing up 10M yagis has me asking this question: How far apart should a second (low, backup) 10M yagi be from the high one, horizontal separation between the towers? Antenna one is at 160'. An; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-04/msg00906.html (7,268 bytes)
24. [TowerTalk] AB-105 story (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 12:03:53 -0500 (EST); The story is told in these parts (PVRC-land) of a typical AB-105 acquisition. The word went out that a government installation in Virginia had AB-105 to get rid of. But...access to the site could not; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-03/msg00155.html (7,654 bytes)
25. [TowerTalk] Re: Again OWL,BIRDS & Antenna Video (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 11:28:08 -0500 (EST); More on owls: Just a few days ago I received in the mail, unsolicited, a catalog from "Northern," subtitled "lawn & garden equipment guide." Their telephone is 1-800-533-5545, homepage http://www.nor; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-03/msg00241.html (9,294 bytes)
26. [TowerTalk] TH7DX INFO (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 13:29:04 -0500 (EST); The S in "DXS" may refer to stainless steel hardware, nice to have but won't affect performance...if that's what the S stands for. I more often hear of the TH7DXX. Anyway, I didn't know there were di; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-03/msg00245.html (8,118 bytes)
27. [TowerTalk] Sommer Antennas ? (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 12:56:44 -0500 (EST); Reminds me of some years back when I started a new information product in D.C. Went to sell it to TASS news agency. The bureau chief said "We can't possibly need this, because if we needed it we'd al; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-03/msg00561.html (10,382 bytes)
28. [TowerTalk] Re: Installing Coax Connectors (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 13:28:36 -0500 (EST); Sounds like a good idea for an Antenna Forum...video camera "looking over W0UN's shoulder", projecting the video big onto a screen, while he does a PL-259! Could even have several people, one at a ti; /archives//html/Towertalk/1997-03/msg00562.html (7,479 bytes)
29. Rohn 20g (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 20:53:57 -0500 (EST); Referring to kbucilo's msg about a Rohn 20: I had a 40' one, house bracketed at 20', for many years when I was younger -- my parents' house. I put a cheap 20' mast on top and built 4-el monobanders f; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-12/msg00452.html (7,607 bytes)
30. Rohn 20g...oops (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 21:05:11 -0500 (EST); Oops, I agree, Rohn 20 is like Rohn 25 except the horizontals are 18" apart rather than 12" on Rohn 25. Maybe the legs are slightly lighter gauge too, but the most noticeable thing is the 18" v. 12"; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-12/msg00453.html (7,258 bytes)
31. Crank-Ups & Coax (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 21:35:06 -0500 (EST); On tidy coax on a crankup tower -- I would think someone could figure out a way to have an auto-retracting coax reel. I think such things exist for garden hose, long power cords ("extension cords") a; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-12/msg00454.html (7,200 bytes)
32. Quads vs. Yagis (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 19:54:50 -0500 (EST); At one point I had a 4-el Skylane quad and 8/8 Telrex yagis (15M) and was able to compare them. The major advantage I noticed with the quad was in high noise times. The quad seemed much quieter. Runn; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-12/msg00480.html (8,104 bytes)
33. Gain antenna on RV? (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 13:59:42 -0500 (EST); Many around here use the crankup military masts (5" tubing) that will go as high as 75'. English style, you can put up your contest station and take it back down afterward! Though it wouldn't be on t; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-11/msg00168.html (7,221 bytes)
34. Da Birds (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1996 22:45:11 -0400 (EDT); Haven't had that problem but hadn't gone to the top of either of the two towers in some months. When I went up one and KO7V went up my other one we each found a dead bird at the bottom of each mast (; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00147.html (9,358 bytes)
35. Da Birds (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 03:04:18 -0400 (EDT); Reminds me...a year or two ago I was surprised, when climbing the 120' Rohn 45 to find acorns tucked in between coaxes from the ground clear to the top of the tower! I've never seen squirrels climbin; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00198.html (7,898 bytes)
36. Guy supports (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 11:18:59 -0400 (EDT); KO7V is another PVRCer who recently put up a tower with guys elevated on I-beams. Add him to the list of KF3P and N3RR who've done this recently. 73 - Rich Boyd, KE3Q -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contes; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00202.html (7,135 bytes)
37. Preformed Guy Grips -question (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 14:54:20 -0400 (EDT); Another factor on putting the big grips around a tower leg to consider is wear on the tower leg, something to avoid. Best to have something that doesn't rub on the tower leg permanently attached, wit; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00257.html (7,591 bytes)
38. bldg inspectors (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 23:22:36 -0400 (EDT); My observation is that "winks and nods" are one of the main tools of building inspectors. 73 - Rich Boyd, KE3Q -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contes; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00287.html (6,594 bytes)
39. magnetic variation (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 11:03:49 -0400 (EDT); Here in Maryland the variation of magnetic north from true north is about 10%. So, when I have the compass sitting on a wooden fence post, when the needle settles down I want it pointing at 350. The; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00294.html (7,770 bytes)
40. Need EZ-Way adr/phone (score: 1): Author: rlboyd@CapAccess.org (Rich L. Boyd); Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 20:03:04 -0400 (EDT); Is EZ-Way still in business? Anyone know where they are and/or the current phone #. Some have reported difficulty finding them. Seems a little while ago I heard they WERE still in business but I can'; /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-09/msg00000.html (7,145 bytes)

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