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101. Re: [BULK] - [TowerTalk] antenna installation (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 21:49:12 -0400
This is the way I did mine, ( http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/tower.htm) except due to the sheer weight I had to use a "come along" to raise the mast as I installed the antennas. Roger Halste
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-05/msg00523.html (10,758 bytes)

102. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower safety gear (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 23:37:51 -0400
have dying belts, while That is not the reasoning that was behind the change. If you read the change, they (OSHA) change the rules because there was the *possibility* for *some* individuals to slip
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-05/msg00533.html (13,630 bytes)

103. Re: [TowerTalk] Raising the Mast w/Antennas (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 21:33:49 -0400
With over 600# of mast and antennas and raising the mast 30 feet I had no problem with binding. OTOH I use two thrust bearings. One at the top of the tower and one about a foot above the top of the r
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-05/msg00571.html (8,499 bytes)

104. Re: [TowerTalk] (no subject) (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 12:31:20 -0400
In my case the mast extends 30 feet above the top of the tower as well. When you consider the leverage exerted by the top antennas as well as the wind resistance of the mast that is a horrendous forc
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-05/msg00584.html (8,570 bytes)

105. Re: [TowerTalk] Using older rotor cable? (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 15:23:21 -0400
"To Me" rotor cable is one of the items I worry about least. If the stuff is mechanically sound and the jacket not cracked or broken I'd not be concerned about it. The rotor cable I'm using at presen
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-05/msg00604.html (12,167 bytes)

106. [TowerTalk] Wilson Rotor Value? (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 16:03:32 -0400
I have a Wilson WR-1000 and control box. Neither have ever been used. Any one have any idea as to what these are worth. I do not have a manual, and I do not have the connector for the rotor cable. I
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-05/msg00614.html (6,903 bytes)

107. Re: [TowerTalk] winch (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 16:20:03 -0400
Two places I'd try are the RV dealers and boat yards. Another might be a farm supply store. Although the boat and RV winches have a much larger cable than needed it could be replaced with a longer an
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-05/msg00628.html (8,558 bytes)

108. Re: [TowerTalk] Gin Pole Mast (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 15:54:01 -0400
I used welded "fence rail".which is very strong. It is of course far heavier than aluminum and you have to make sure the stuff is welded, not just rolled and galvanized. I used a 16 foot piece which
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00009.html (9,267 bytes)

109. Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Question (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 21:07:35 -0400
I'm not sure from the description just how much the section is twisted. However were it me, I'd not use any section with a noticeable twist. Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member) N833R, Worl
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00077.html (8,357 bytes)

110. Re: [TowerTalk] Heath Cantenna (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 19:04:59 -0400
Hey! I saw it first....<:-)) Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member) N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2) www.rogerhalstead.com or Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00100.html (10,197 bytes)

111. Re: [TowerTalk] Heath Cantenna (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 23:03:39 -0400
Let me try that again... Last time I hit send before typing anything. I would assume the opposit. As PCBs were normally more expensive I'd expect to find mineral oil in them. However as my pappy poin
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00111.html (10,469 bytes)

112. Re: [TowerTalk] sealing connectors (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:01:03 -0400
I don't like the stuff for coating tool handles, but prefer the "liquid electrical tape" which is carried by Ace Hardware and I think possibly Lowe's. It comes in several colors. I normally use two a
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00219.html (9,825 bytes)

113. Re: [TowerTalk] Question: I-Beams as Guy Anchors (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 02:14:13 -0400
I couldn't bring up the links, but in reference to my own http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/tower.htm I have *roughly* 17,000# in each guy anchor for a tower and antenna system height of 130 fee
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00256.html (10,009 bytes)

114. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotators again (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 23:48:06 -0400
is out Every wind a garden hose lengthwise<:-)) It takes a fairly long piece to get the equivelant of a rotor loop. I'm reminded of this every time I put the pressure washer away. Roger Halstead (K8
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00291.html (8,128 bytes)

115. Re: [TowerTalk] Anti-climb measures (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:26:55 -0400
It depends on the tower, but three boards fastened to cover the tower faces up to 10 or 12 feet would work quite well. If the tower has a broader face than can handily be covered with boards then hal
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00300.html (8,996 bytes)

116. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotators again (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:35:08 -0400
for having That's the way I did mine. It wraps around the mast twice on the way down to the top of the tower, through a retainer loop (BIG ty-wrap) at the top and once around the tower. Then they al
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00301.html (10,874 bytes)

117. Re: [TowerTalk] Anti-climb measures (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:39:55 -0400
My foggy memory is beginning to tell me this was covered in QST some time in the last few years. They used boards with eye-bolts so they could not be unscrewed. I don't remember how they did it now,
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00302.html (10,297 bytes)

118. Re: [TowerTalk] Sneaky! Sneaky! (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:54:34 -0400
You could be right, but remember that some browsers and portals will redirect to the nearest sounding name, using some sort of strange rules. So, entering the wrong suffix can often bring up some str
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00336.html (9,564 bytes)

119. Re: [TowerTalk] Anti-climb measures (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 16:02:35 -0400
Plant "Barberry" (I think that's the way it's spelled). Let the bushes get to about 6 foot tall. You will not have to worry about any one except the most dedicated, or motivated, trying to climb the
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00372.html (10,802 bytes)

120. Re: [TowerTalk] CAT 5 as Rotator cable (score: 1)
Author: "Tower (K8RI)" <tower@rogerhalstead.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:23:38 -0400
My own thoughts are Cat-5 is a tad fragile. As I recall it's solid instead of stranded with the wires loose inside what amounts to a thin walled plastic tube. Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life M
/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-06/msg00380.html (8,488 bytes)

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