There is another thing coming, and depending upon the explanation might harm Hams. The tall tower!! There is a place in the south coast of BC that allow a company to replace the tower with another on
Scott: You use the term " glowing". When I was younger and we walked home from visiting my Grandfather along a dark country road, we would often see glowing in the trees. It was a fungus that grew on
Yes, we like to be informed well before we buy. I hate the vendors that say only $10.oo, then when you buy, add on $20 S&H (just example) The worst is the car sales, you finally arrive at a price the
I purchased a pair of RedWing casual boots (dress boots?) a number of years ago. They were the best fitting boots that I have ever worn. I had a hard foot to fit. But now, I cannot find an outlet. Un
One job I had was cleaning a part of a waste heat boiler whilst standing on the crossover pipe of an old metallurgical furnace. The cross over pipe had some holes, hence the heat and a few flames emi
From reading this thread, in one way I am glad we have a different law system in Canada, but it is becoming more and more Americanized. (t'is a pity.) The Radio Act comes under the federal law. No on
No, just trying to state that things are different. From a FAQ report at RAC. I will conclude by pointing out that we are in a much better position in Canada than our fellow amateurs in the United St
The one I saw was: rope_________________________________ / lever () switch Pulleys were the rope changed direction, rope was clothline wire. Lever had a spring, so pull switch on, pull switch off. Th
I think that I shall never be with a large tower, however, if I am: what are the benifits of a tilt over, what are the benifits of a hazer (plus what is a hazer)??? Chris opr Ve7HCB ( next month offi
I have a450 ohm window line running on a rope carrier from the mast to the eve. I put more than one twist on it. Probably too many. The twist was generally to stop the flat line from planing in the w
What is the background when you look at the towers? I put up a pipe mast to 21ft. Didnot paint the shinny pipe, do that in the spring (about 4 of them ago) I found that the grey metaly showed up agai
Out of what metal were the bolts made? Do we have a metals man around that can comment on this? I always thought that Al and Zinc would sacrifice themselves to protect the steel. Os there a different
You mean you wound it up with the wire coming over the top and it hit your nose? :+)} I almost did the same thing with a winder-upper, but it hit myknee Chris opr VE7HCB _____________________________
These may have been jocular comments but please heed the advice. A job that I worked in as a 'mature student' included pulling gondola cars with a cable wound by an air driven winch. The operator fut
The only reason that I am commenting is so that I can learn. (Red talks about fatigue but not hardening.) I know that copper work hardens, never really though of fatigue, as the hardening tends to ca
Just a off-handed remark, but what would one of those torque wrenches the mechanics use for torqueing down engine heads do, The torque measurement should give an indication of the stress/stain given
Figure out how much the rate is ging to go up to cover the World Trade Towers. After a big ice storm in Eastern Canada the rates wentup, after a big tornado in southern US the rates went up. Yes, in
Long time ago when roofers had to work on steep rooves, they nailed thin sheet metal onto a board, then nailed the sheet metal tab to the unshingled roof (horizontally in the same way as the shingles