My iPhone 7 does NOT need motion for the Compass App. The app immediately rotates to the heading of the phone, while the phone was flat on the desk. Barry, W5GN --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk [
I have a major cell building with antennas on the 125 foot pylons that are located 420 feet to the Northwest, and as the antenna swings thru that azimuth there is switching noise that adds 5-10db for
I hadn't really looked close to the spectrum in a while, and hadn't really kept notes, since it's not really a major problem; the 125KV line is ALWAYS quiet except in rare cases of dense fog; it's th
When I went to Guantanamo Bay in 1970, and became KG4CS, and ran the "only airline between the USA and Cuba", my Base Passenger Transportation Officer job, "Barry BiPto", had an airline that also wen
TH-7 Serial Number 1 was sent to Dallas in Feb 1981, after I had ordered a TH-6 and the factory called to ask if I'd like the first one sold; the other two TH-7s from their test range were kept by em
My first operation at EI/W5GN was for the 2005 WPX SSB, with only a low dipole and 100 watts, had hit my alarm system and was solved with a ferrite core on the phone line, but I was concerned about m
"From what I understand, UST rates the 72 foot crank up towers at 200 lbs antenna(s), rotor and mast, bearing etc weight with 22 lbs of cable weight, 222 lbs max vertical dead weight." My UST 72 was
Since I knew it was overloaded, I never intended to leave it up when storms were headed this way, and only got caught on a few contest weekends when I was not paying attention to weather. Thanks for
There was no horizontal movement of the base. The sides of the base to the south and west, from which the wind normally arrives, had tilted the tower enough to rotate the base that inch or two that b
Bill Simpson, N5YA, installed my tower in 2003, and is highly skilled. home 409 625 0309 cell 972 978 6229 73 Barry Herbert W "Barry" Merrill, PHD President-Programmer Merrill Consultants MXG Softwar
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Probably of limited help to your question, but in 2003 I replaced a TH-7 (actually serial #1) and installed a 72 foot self-supporting tower with a CAL-AV 2 el 40 and OB16-3 triband. The base of the t
I bought TH-7 Serial ONE in Jan, 1981; I had ordered a TH-6 and HyGain called to say they had two TH-7s in the air, one at their test tower, and one at an employee's home and both tested well so they
I have the same experience as Pete, a 150 foot HV Two-Circuit easement behind my quarter acre city lot, putting the nearest circuit 150 feet from my tower, and I've never heard a peep. One HV tower t
Marconi's wife gave his Key to the President of the IRTS in the 30s, and it was turned into a rotating trophy for CW winner of the 12 hour IOTA contest, and I'm proud to have my call on it twice and
Thank you so much! Shortly after we were married, she headed off to Wednesday night yoga classes, and six weeks later come home as KA5PQD, a true 5 WPM Passing Novice; every ham in Dallas knew she wa