Hi Roger, I'd suggest all the failures you cite aren't actually related to the issue of joint conductivity. Solder deteriorates when exposed to weather. We know that, so why F12 didn't account for it
The stumper here, however, is when he said a five-minute deluge from his garden hose produces zero change. Its only rain that changes it. Would acidic rain be more conductive than tap water? But then
Hi Patrick The benefits of a choke go beyond what happens on TX. A choke can also cut down RX noise. If you read k9yc's material, you'll see a choke does not need to be complicated or expensive. Usin
IIRC, while code permits direct burial of AC wiring, it also specifies a minimum trench depth and some form of protection (2x4 wood, concrete, etc.) directly above the wire. 73, kelly, ve4xt Sent fro
If the tower is in good shape, is there really a difference between buying and refurbishing a 20-year-old tower and having owned it from new for 20 years and then refurbishing it? The question of whe
Sent from my iPad Less time than it takes to do www.anything..., dig out the credit card, enter your info, select your product, go to checkout and wait a week for delivery... If you already have the
Hi Eric, The Cushcraft D40 is $399, but it's also MFJ. And, it's full size. Another idea would be a Hamstick dipole, but I'm not sure the performance. You could also get from Spiderbeam a set of quad
Attachments don't cross the reflector firewall. 73, kelly, ve4xt Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing
If those were the offending posts, then I'd say Dan is being a really big crybaby. I'm not a lawyer, but I can't imagine how the "fair comment" defence could possibly fail. One of the differences bet
Hi all, It seems to me the question isn't if AN makes good towers or whether they spec bulletproof bases. Clearly, they do. Dave is certainly to be congratulated for a first-rate installation. The qu
So, is that also a techno lesson for law enforcement? ;-) 73, kelly, ve4xt Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTal
Depends on the rotator. The Hy-Gain rotators (from the old Ham-x variety) require heavier conductors to the motor windings. Are the four conductors of the smaller cable the same size as the larger tw
If you cant dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with Unfortunately, the same people who believe this are probably the same people who believe antenna manufacturers (or at least one) who claim yo
Hi Dick, It would get in the way of the rotation, wouldn't it? What if you ran the belayer's line through the middle of the tower, through pulleys at the top so in use, the line from top to climber i
Which would also occur inside an unheated enclosure, anyway. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesti
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And, which your data show, works better! _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.c
Sent from my iPhone And that doesn't even speak to the PITA that is trying to get a quad airborne. It's bad enough on a freestanding tower, never mind a gutted tower. At VE4VV, he had a four-element
Far be it for me to argue with someone in the industry, but The DIN install videos Ive seen suggest the centre conductor is soldered into a shallow well inside the connector, almost the way a conduct
Have I been reading links correctly showing DINs range anywhere from five to ten times the price of a good PL-259? One link had a non-volume price of US$45, dropping to about US$25 at high volumes, w