Yes, you can win the CCR battle if you do it while the developer is in control and as a condition of buying the property. This is a response I posted a couple of years ago here about this same subjec
Posted this a couple of days ago and discovered that I was not receiving Towertalk. Did the @Home fiasco result in all of us being kicked off the subscription list? Jon, W4ZW -- After losing my tower
In designing a rotating mast, I need a wall mounted bearing in which the mast can turn. Anyone have any experience in using a wall mounted mast bearing? A 2.25" steel mast will be mounted in a HAM V
You can add W4ZW to the list of satisfied Cushcraft customers. I've had quite a few of their beams and verticals and have always had good performance, and in this day and time satisfactory service fr
Have to add my two cents here based on five years of ocean/bay-front operating. In preparing for Field Day when I first moved here to Casey Key Island, Florida, I conducted some antenna tests running
Tom's right. The antenna to use in that situation is a vertical. I had an R-7, a A3S, and a G5RV above a tin roof on a 14 story building in Moscow. The G5RV was useless, and the R-7 was in many case
I've been using Radio Shack masts for years, Field Day, Temporary supports, semi-permanent supports, etc. Our Club has used one to support a Cushcraft A4S every year in all sorts of winds, and it may
All I can tell you is that my screwdriver antenna mounted to a HB bracket bolted to the frame of my Cadillac is the best mobile antenna I've ever used, and I've used most of them. I break DX pile-ups
I've used this weed wacker stuff for several years. Even here in the Florida sun, it seems to last forever. Bowlines are about the only way to tie it, but I have some that have been up for almost 5 y
Use the 9 footer here and it stands up well to the ocean winds including last season's near hurricane. Sturdy and well built. I don't climb it however, but use a long ladder to made adjustments. Thei
Used one during two contests while in Moscow since it was difficult to get the proper permissions for an antenna on short notice. Had just moved into a new apartment on the 5th floor of a 10 story bu
Rich, I have both. I have also had in the past, Butternut, Hygains, Homebrews, and just now the R-7, DX-77, and the Screwdriver. I also have a variety of yagi's to compare against. I have had excelle
Tom's remarks are right on, but from an actual use perspective the Carolina Windom works rather well. You'll need your auto-tuner for most the bands. I had a month to evaluate antennas two years ago
Aside from the celestial definitions, as I remember from my Army days with artillery and missiles, declination was the angle in radians from a fixed reference point to the target. Jon Hamlet, W4ZW Ca
I've been considering replacing the Glen Martin tower on the roof deck of my house with a heavy duty crankup and have looked at the Alumna tower. My roof is at 48' and that's already 20' above sea le
The correct URL for Aluma Towers is http://www.alumatower.com. Jon Hamlet, W4ZW Casey Key Island, Florida "A little bit of paradise in the Gulf of Mexico" -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tow
I live directly on the ocean here and I'm here to say that stainless steel WILL rust. The rate it will rust depends on the quality of the stainless steel. Some stainless shows surface rust within six
Spent today putting back up all the antennas I took down for the hurricane which passed us by (Thank you Lord). Decided to see what I could do about getting the 402CD SWR below 2. since it has always
Rick, I had a Rhombic up for several years when I had a large yard at my home in Orlando, FL. I won the right to put up an 80' crank-up tower in spite of the HO Covenants but deferred to my neighbors
I live directly on the ocean here and I'm here to say that stainless steel WILL rust. The rate it will rust depends on the quality of the stainless steel. Some stainless shows surface rust within six