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1. Re : [TowerTalk] FCC looks at towers & environment (score: 1): Author: "Mel Martin" <ve2dc@rac.ca>; Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 14:03:02 -0400; Don't forget: 10M/12M amplifier restrictions... 27MHz as a perfect place for a local radio service... 800MHz coverage restrictions to create the illusion of security... I'm sure there are others... _; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-08/msg00716.html (7,756 bytes)
2. [TowerTalk] Hy-gain 40M (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin); Date: Thu Apr 3 12:53:55 2003; I'm a big Hy-gain fan... present antennas are a 105/155/205 and a DB1217 and until recently a TH7 (great antenna!)... The only Hygain antenna i don't like is the 40m... I had it up as a 3 el at 150ft; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-04/msg00039.html (6,731 bytes)
3. [Towertalk] Failing Antennas (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin); Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 13:25:57 -0500; Would that make the antenna stronger? No point making one part of the antenna stand up to a force 4 hurricane if the elements are rated at 90mph, Bruce... I've had a few antennas fail over the years; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-12/msg00206.html (7,029 bytes)
4. [Towertalk] Re: Lighting Protection and Roof Towers (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin); Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 11:54:34 -0500; Can't count on it though... I watched my 150' tower take a strike once, and it struck the tower at the 2nd guy station... about 80' up...; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-12/msg00371.html (6,570 bytes)
5. [Towertalk] Hy-Gain 204BA Rattle (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin); Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 13:20:32 -0500; The rope has nothing to do with rattles... Something is amiss with your installation...; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00233.html (6,803 bytes)
6. [Towertalk] Quads Yagis and contact static (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin); Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 13:01:21 -0500; Well the quads do reject static noise such as that created by high winds... especially if there is dust or snow in the air. The latter is a problem for me, often rendering my Yagis useless for receiv; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00534.html (7,489 bytes)
7. [Towertalk] MAXX-COMM AUTOMACTIC TUNER (David Jordan) (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin); Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 15:48:27 -0500; What bugs me is the "takes 1/12000 sec to match" statement... it actually doesn't take any time at all... it's trying to mislead the buyer into thinking that the device is active... shame on them!; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00554.html (6,692 bytes)
8. [Towertalk] Ham IV (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin (VE2DC)); Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 00:09:22 -0500; Almost certainly the brake... The direction indicator is coupled directly to the bell housing, so it would still work fine... Might be time to consider an upgrade... If it broke once... At least use; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-11/msg00805.html (6,376 bytes)
9. [Towertalk] Calculating guy distance for rotating towers (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin (VE2DC)); Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:56:47 -0400; Don't forget to allow for the guy sag... Mel... VE2DC; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-10/msg00373.html (8,397 bytes)
10. [Towertalk] RE: 40M 4 Sq vs. 2 el Yagi at 70 ft (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin (VE2DC)); Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 17:38:59 -0400; I only had a 2 el vert. array vs a 2 el shorty at 150'... And there was absolutlely no comparison... Vertical arrays are great if you can't put up a horizontal beam... ie 80 and 160... (for most of u; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-10/msg00444.html (7,115 bytes)
11. [Towertalk] Moving To New QTH (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin (VE2DC)); Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 07:36:32 -0400; electric the Numerous studies have been unable to correlate any problems with reasonable proximity to power lines... were told not to go near the refiner. The part about pacemakers is correct... The; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-10/msg00617.html (8,894 bytes)
12. [Towertalk] The StepIR (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin (VE2DC)); Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 12:49:35 -0400; A few comments... Not that innovative... anybody remember the "Cliffdweller" about 30 years ago? Same basic idea... for 40 and 80... single element though. Caution is not "pessimism and negativity"..; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-09/msg00512.html (8,623 bytes)
13. [Towertalk] The StepIR (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin (VE2DC)); Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 17:39:42 -0400; If it's designed for that kind of environment... it may not be, as that would add to the cost. Somebody was making antennas with copper tape embedded in fibreglass elements years ago... I'm sure what; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-09/msg00521.html (11,966 bytes)
14. [Towertalk] Re: SteppIR Element Placement (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin); Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 12:13:19 -0400; simplicity of matching. They also optimize balance and torque... and, of course, there is cost, and deed restrictions! We'd all be running large stacks otherwise. There is no "ultimate" antenna... j; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-09/msg00546.html (7,224 bytes)
15. [Towertalk] remote antenna switch (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin); Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 10:21:16 -0400; Does anyone know of a remote antenna switch that works at VHF/UHF? Thanks... Mel VE2DC; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00287.html (7,051 bytes)
16. [Towertalk] Underground wires... outdoor ducts other than pipes? (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin (VE2DC)); Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 16:47:57 -0400; == OK guys (gals)... I need a way to run wires to my tower underground (about 200' run). Presently I have direct buried hardline and cables... been there for 20 years without incident... but I'd like; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00349.html (8,572 bytes)
17. [Towertalk] Hy-gain manuals (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin (VE2DC)); Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 16:30:29 -0400; I see they have finally started putting all the manuals up at hy-gain.com. Mel... VE2DC; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00369.html (6,366 bytes)
18. [Towertalk] Underground wires... outdoor ducts other than pipes? (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin (VE2DC)); Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 22:16:37 -0400; If you have a long (200'+) , not straight run... it's not particularly easy to pull hardline through... looking for something that gives me access... but maybe I can't afford it! Mel... VE2DC holes?; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00382.html (8,821 bytes)
19. [Towertalk] Building Hygain Yagis (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin (VE2DC)); Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 08:58:03 -0400; Putting up a 105/155/205 I found "optimized" modeling files on the net (BV105, BV155, BV205) Someone mentioned that there had been an article in the ARRL antenna book regarding these files... not in; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00683.html (7,424 bytes)
20. [Towertalk] Building Hygain Yagis (score: 1): Author: ve2dc@rac.ca (Mel Martin (VE2DC)); Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 16:58:14 -0400; Hygain did increase the thickness of the 7/16 somewhat with the CA series... I've never really had any problems... the first times I lost the antenna due to ice storms was a mast failure. The big sto; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-08/msg00688.html (8,192 bytes)

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