I think the advice given by Howard is very sound. Obviously a much safer routine. I didn't mean for my message to be a "how to" message. Just telling how it was done. Personally, I try to stay off th
I have a Rohn-45 tower that I am going to replace with LeBlanc & Royle tower in the near future. The Leblanc tower is much bigger than the Rohn-45. I sunk the Rohn in to the ground. Now I need to use
We have moved the RadioSwap application from www.contesting.com to a new site called eBoneYard.com. The site is dedicated to buying & selling of amateur radio items. Features include email notificati
Lot's of traffic here on TT. I would like to make a few suggestions for all of us to follow to keep the signal to noise ratio down a bit. 1. Before posting a question to the list, search the archives
This discussion is more appropriate there and probably get more people willing to discuss the topic. 73 Bill Fisher, W4AN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: tower
They work. Just not as good as they would without the tower in the center of the 4-square. The only way you can make your 4-square really work like a 4-square is to detune the tower in the center (t
Hard facts? Huh? I would not be too quick to take "check out my signal" or "check out these results" as a basis for making your decision. It is my experience that just about any antenna from Yuma Ari
No question. But you miss the point. For Dave, F/B probably isn't important. But that's not the discussion. I've had knowledgable friends put up close spaced antennas on the same mast and think their
Guys, Please don't send the 1500 people subscribed to this list your problems with the list. Send any questions or problems to the list owner (owner-towertalk@contesting.com) or to myself. Either one
SGC Inc. has an EXCELLENT piece on their web site that is a terrific guide for anyone with a mobile installation. It covers installing a 500w system in your car, reducing noise, improving antenna eff
Denny I would be interested in your thoughts of the antenna as compared with the Screwdriver? Also, I am some what interested in keeping this antenna fairly low profile. Well, as low profile as an HF
approved:wn4kkn Message-ID: <36B5D8CE.CD32BE9A@libelle.com> To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 08:39:42 -0800 From: Dick Flanagan <dflanagan@libelle.com> Organization: Carson Valle
The repeater site of N4KHQ repeater in north Georgia fell this past Sunday. The repeater is located on top of Biskey mountain. The tower fell due to extreme icing and winds that followed. The failure
All of my beverages start at the top of the hill and end at the bottom (a 250' foot change in elevatation from start to end). Z seems to be mostly like any other beverage I have ever put up. If anyt
I would suggest you calling M2 antennas. They have some elements that are 85MPH that work great. By the time you go buy the aluminum and work it all out, you could have bought the elements from M2 an
Well I can tell you for sure that an antenna with better pattern will improve your receive capability. Approaching thunderstorms are a big problem for me except for (generally) October and November.
Anyone have a few laying around they would like to see have a good home, subject to lots of RF exposure? 73 Bill, W4AN Bill Fisher, W4AN (EX KM9P) http://www.contesting.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.
You shoulda seen my 5 element 20 meter yagi getting tossed around in the wind yesterday. I wish I had purchased Yagi-Stress before I put it up. Next time it comes down I'm adding the compensation to
One of the little devices that gets actuated by the arm to prevent over turning was stuck in. I decided to take the arm off that pushs these things. I have lots of extra coax up there. I think I woul
Boy Mike when I was reading your message I thought you were going to be turning multiple stacked 40 meter or 20 meter mono banders. Then I read that you are only turning a couple of 10's. A couple o