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21. [TowerTalk] Source for aluminum tubing? (score: 1): Author: ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Sat Jan 25 21:51:59 2003; Everyone seems entrenched in building antennas from .058 wall drawn aluminum. Ask about .065 wall extruded tubing next time you talk to your supplier. It is common up here in Canada. The extruded pro; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-01/msg00423.html (8,678 bytes)
22. [Towertalk] re: [Towertalk ] Snap hook source? (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 22:34:26 -0000; Up here, various Safety supply companies sell the hooks (and some even carry the larger gorilla hooks) with or without lanyards. Some farm equipment stores also sell the smaller hooks, often without; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-12/msg00466.html (7,418 bytes)
23. [Towertalk] Balun Location (more) (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 00:31:30 +0100; I just finished building 2 yagis using the coax balun and waterproofing the "Y" was an issue. Solved it indirectly - if it can't get wet, it won't. An approx 12" square rain hat of a suitable plastic; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-10/msg00378.html (10,077 bytes)
24. [Towertalk] Ref: Fiberglass Mast (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 23:43:42 +0100; I have lengths of about 30 feet of fibreglass pipe, 2.375 OD, 2.047 ID. Very sturdy stuff but quite flexible. A 20 foot length with several small V/UHF yagis would not stress it very much. However we; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-09/msg00232.html (8,136 bytes)
25. [Towertalk] Tower Bases (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 18:20:36 +0100; I helped put up a 64' Trylon last year that used this method, on my suggestion. The chap was having pilings drilled and a cement garage pad poured so it made sense to pop 3 extra holes for the tower.; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-07/msg00378.html (9,164 bytes)
26. [Towertalk] Source of Control Wire? (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 03:53:17 +0100; Around here, we can usually talk nicely to the Telco and acquire their "temporary runs" of telephone cable used during construction etc. It's often 6 pair of #22 and I have gotten undamaged lengths; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-07/msg00421.html (8,077 bytes)
27. [Towertalk] AlfaSpid Rotator at Dayton (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 00:55:40 +0100; Special Promotion - Buy an AlfaSPid rotor Dayton price $530US - enter a draw to win back the price of your rotor! Details ahead.... If you are thinking about a new installation or replacing an existi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00333.html (10,735 bytes)
28. [Towertalk] Swinging Gates (score: 1): Author: ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca); Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 11:00:44 -0600 (MDT); While the limit switches aren't needed to prevent damage to the tower, if you happen to wedge the brake while you are tight up against a leg, you may not be able to "rock" it enough to get it unstuck; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00614.html (9,510 bytes)
29. [Towertalk] Who won the Alfa-SPID Rotator Draw at Dayton? (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 02:45:02 +0100; I know there are bunch of you out there that have a vested interest in knowing who won the draw to win the price of their rotator purchase back.... Well, if you don't know, it's because you didn't wi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00794.html (8,564 bytes)
30. [Towertalk] 40 meter beam (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 22:46:30 +0100; I have been testing a new rotor on my 3 el 40m yagi, full size, quite heavy. It has been up for over a month and has worked fine in nearly -30C weather and up to 60km winds. Not a real test yet, but; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg00121.html (9,348 bytes)
31. [Towertalk] Mixing EHS and Phillystran + specs (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 16:52:19 +0100; Hi Sylvan Before you do anything else I would: a: drop the top guys (and any other dipoles/wires that may be close) and bring them along the tower (by disconnecting them at the ground, and just walki; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg00586.html (9,820 bytes)
32. [Towertalk] AlfaSpid Rotor (was Re: Another Heavy Duty rotator...) (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 01:20:00 +0100; Thank you for your interest. The site also has a recently updated FAQ that should answer many of the questions we have been getting. The direct link to the FAQ is at: http://alfaradio.ca/alfaspid-faq; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg00840.html (12,541 bytes)
33. [Towertalk] Detuned Mosley CL-36-M (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 18:43:27 -0000; Damaged feedline (water ingress likely) and oxidized joints in the aluminum tubing. In that order. It can't be that complex, it doesn't even have a microprocessor..... Yes, shows the traps are OK. 1; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-03/msg00630.html (9,295 bytes)
34. [TowerTalk] Rigging (crane) question (score: 1): Author: ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca); Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 21:49:56 -0700 (MST); I have not picked up Rohn 55 but on a similar tower, if there is a concern for bending, pick it up just above the 2/3 height point. Assuming the rotor and mast isn't a HUGE weight, I'd pick at the 70; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-02/msg00053.html (11,337 bytes)
35. [TowerTalk] Leather Glooves (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 01:10:55 -0000; We all have our favourite foot and handwear and sometimes even have good reasons for using what we use. I prefer to climb with the soft leather welding gloves that have the high cuffs to protect well; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-02/msg00422.html (9,356 bytes)
36. [TowerTalk] Antenna Rotor product info (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 01:06:10 -0000; New Antenna Rotor available. If you are interested in a heavy duty, full featured but still low cost antenna rotor I invite you to check out http://www.alfaradio.ca/amateur.html for links including a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-02/msg00458.html (10,257 bytes)
37. [Towertalk] rotating T2X from 2 locations (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 05:47:50 -0000; While it *might* work (i.e. not go up in smoke) there are 3 concerns: 1: the accuracy of the readout would suffer as you are drawing twice as much current to move the two meter movements. But likely; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-02/msg00674.html (9,294 bytes)
38. [TowerTalk] Yaseu rotator (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 21:56:18 -0000; I have had quite a bit of experience with the G-400RC box, I suspect very similar. fine on runs A 500 ohm pot is in the rotor and connects to pins 2 and 3 on the box. If the pot goes open (or the cab; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-01/msg00588.html (10,425 bytes)
39. [TowerTalk] De Lee---Yaseu rotator (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 00:36:24 -0000; A "yup" to Lee and a "nope" to Chuck....at least not this model The Yaesu model G-400 (and I suspect the 450 as well, which was the original subject) uses a 28 v AC motor with a 100 uf cap in the con; /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-01/msg00596.html (9,171 bytes)
40. [TowerTalk] Spurs and Harmonics new antenna (score: 1): Author: VE6JY Don Moman" <ve6jy@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca (VE6JY Don Moman); Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 21:42:40 -0000; Transmitting can burn out all those tiny diode junctions formed by joints in the tower etc. They grow back and bring back the spurs with them. Transmitting at higher power generally increases the tim; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-12/msg00103.html (9,906 bytes)

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