Hi Folks! This exchange has me thinking. When 8 foot, C-band dishes started popping up on homes, there were mounts that did not have drilled and bolted bases. I'm wondering if they make sense, or if
Jim, On my thrust bearing (a ROHN TB-3 I think) I had a similar problem as it had been locked in place for over 12 years! It uses an Allen key type of bolt, so after several applications of WD-40, I
Hi Folks! I have an 80M V dipole/sloper going from a fiberglass sidearm on my house tower at 40 ft to the back of my lot. The ends go to two 15ft towers with 15ft masts on top along the back of the p
Bob, I'm impressed by two elements of your email. 1. The antenna performance is very cool! Telephone wire is useful stuff! 2. You actually got that MFJ tuner to work? I have several low-end MFJ tuner
Hi Folks! First, I want to thank everyone for their great and thoughtful suggestions! Jerry, You are correct! The ends are only 20-25 ft apart. It resonates nowhere, but the Dentron MT3000A fools the
Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@arrl.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:16:47 -0500
Carl, Got pictures or diagrammes? 73, J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT 201.314.6964 w2ttt@arrl.net w2ttt@att.net w2ttt@att.com I had a metal fabricating friend build, on site, a five foot elevator to ho
Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@arrl.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 01:00:53 -0500
Hi Steve, Glad to see your sense of humor has not been blunted by age! I gave up worrying too much about all these senselessly intrusive regulatory items that unduly annoy Hams in order to give power
Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@arrl.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:09:07 -0500
Dave, Read like a novel with pictures! Lost most of two night's sleep reading it, too! Glad you wrote it! 73, J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT 201.314.6964 w2ttt@arrl.net w2ttt@att.net w2ttt@att.com Tha
Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@arrl.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:05:07 -0500
Steve, Thanks for thinking of me! Sure would like them! I'll go visit the bowels of my basement and find the banner(s)? and put them on your porch one day over the weekend. Want to leave me a package
Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@arrl.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:32:07 -0500
Steve, Thanks for thinking of me! Sure would like them! I'll go visit the bowels of my basement and find the banner(s)? and put them on your porch one day over the weekend. Want to leave me a package
Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@arrl.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 01:33:57 -0500
Jim, While you're at it, how about 3 across? You could "hang" them from a crossbar with mast extended down to mount each boom. They you could support them with guys from above on the crossbar. I woul
Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@arrl.net>
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:46:59 -0500
Jim (Lux), I've been thinking about a Hazer to raise and lower a stack of heavier VHF/UHF antennas on my Rohn 25. This would allow me to lower things to the roof level or just above for maintenance i
Author: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@arrl.net>
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 23:57:26 -0500
Mark, Were the Rohn towers guyed? 73, J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT 201.314.6964 w2ttt@arrl.net w2ttt@att.net w2ttt@att.com In a few words - every installation is different and just because it worked