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161. [TowerTalk] Rohn fiber insulators (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 06:53:11 -0500; Still, to follow the "non-conducting materials for the first 1/2 wavelength at the lowest freq" (this rule makes perfect sense to me), one would need three of these end-to-end on each guy, and at $50; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00093.html (10,280 bytes)
162. [TowerTalk] Wind Loading redux (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 06:10:03 -0500; Why not just turn the array so the short side of the boom is pointed into the prevailing wind? Jerry W5KP large array List Sponsor: Are you thinking about installing a tower this summer? Call us for; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00120.html (8,744 bytes)
163. [TowerTalk] Masts (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 07:08:24 -0500; Another subject for the 45G neophyte here. Local sources not panning out well on SAE 1026, SAE 1027, or 4130 chromoly, and even if I can get it, they apparently come in only "random" sizes between 17; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00124.html (7,968 bytes)
164. [TowerTalk] [Q] remote COAX switches? (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 11:51:00 -0500; Been running Ameritron's little 4-holer (uses the feed coax for control voltage, so no extra wire to run) for about 4 years at between 200 and 1300 watts, absolutely no problems so far. I like it, it; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00139.html (8,773 bytes)
165. [TowerTalk] Masts (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 12:15:58 -0500; Mark, I cc'd your reply to the list for info. Local supplier here (they have the special tubing market cornered in the Oklahoma City area) says they are willing to have their supplier divert my tubin; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00140.html (11,710 bytes)
166. [TowerTalk] Antenna surface area (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2001 21:11:23 -0500; Especially it doesn't account for the semi-extreme tapering to a pencil point on F12's! 73, Jerry us to HREF="http://www.ChampionRadio.com"> List Sponsor: Are you thinking about installing a tower th; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00161.html (10,032 bytes)
167. [TowerTalk] Force 12 EF-240X (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2001 21:25:27 -0500; Does this antenna use a truss for its 24' boom? F12 book is not clear on this, but does show a photo of an EF-240S (18' boom) without a truss. It will make a difference in planning where on the mast; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00163.html (7,346 bytes)
168. [TowerTalk] Antenna surface area (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 12:13:35 -0500; I must respectfully disagree, John. I've seen them lie like a rug for years, with the sole exception of Force 12. It comes from their being driven by their sales and marketing departments, combined w; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00183.html (10,443 bytes)
169. [TowerTalk] Guys and things (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 06:39:54 -0500; And, as I'm rapidly discovering, a tower is a hole in the sky onto which one pastes $100 bills. :-) 73, Jerry W5KP List Sponsor: Are you thinking about installing a tower this summer? Call us for inf; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00207.html (7,831 bytes)
170. [TowerTalk] INSULATED MAST (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 06:15:08 -0500; Steve, you might try Glen Martin at http://www.glenmartin.com/catalog/page19.html for fiberglass mast materials. They also carry some mast adapters/reducers to match them up to the steel mast, I thin; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00250.html (7,895 bytes)
171. [TowerTalk] Father's Day gift ideas (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 19:51:02 -0500; How about a Klein "Haven" type wire grip (as opposed to the Klein "Chicago" grip, which has more moving parts), takes 1/8" to 1/2" wire, about $58 at your local Klein dealer. Just bought one, a very; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00334.html (7,746 bytes)
172. [TowerTalk] Tensioning guys (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 20:12:26 -0500; I understand the methodology of the Klein grips and comealongs, I think, but how, exactly, do you attach the lower end of the comealong to the guy rod shaft without interfering with the equalizer pla; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00338.html (7,566 bytes)
173. [TowerTalk] Removing Oil from a Motor (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 21:26:27 -0500; Thought I'd throw out that most gun shops carry Birchwood Casey "Gun Scrubber" in tall pressurized cans, for degreasing firearms mechanisms. It's actually trichlorethane in a spray can. Fast, cheap,; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00370.html (12,237 bytes)
174. [TowerTalk] Removing Oil from a Motor (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 06:07:13 -0500; Could be. 5 or 6 years ago, I'm pretty sure it was marked "1,1,1 Trichlorethane" on the can, but the new cans don't say what's in it. Hmmm.... Up till a couple of years ago, you could buy 1,1,1 Trich; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00376.html (11,740 bytes)
175. [TowerTalk] Making progress on 45G (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 06:30:26 -0500; Bought two more Klein Haven grips yesterday, and two more comealongs. Hell, it's only money. At least my friends around here that put up future guyed towers won't have to buy them. Now if I can locat; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00377.html (7,489 bytes)
176. [TowerTalk] Removing Oil from a Motor (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 18:31:09 -0500; Heck Stan, I guess I'm not sure now. Too many "ethanes" and "ethylenes" out there. See http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts70.html for 1,1,1 Trichloroethane, and http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts19.html for; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00394.html (14,693 bytes)
177. [TowerTalk] Removing Oil from a Motor (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 07:02:32 -0500; A very dangerous thing, for sure. I used to be a ship repair superintendent at a Navy shipyard, and we had to flush referigerant lines with Freon xx (don't remember the number) after assembly. Don't; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00404.html (13,012 bytes)
178. [TowerTalk] MARC (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 12:45:16 -0500; Where, pray tell, can one fine the famous "MARC" antenna/mast calculator program I hear about? I need to do some ciphering to determine whether I need a .180 wall or .250 wall mast. Thanks, Jerry W5K; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00430.html (6,998 bytes)
179. [TowerTalk] Solvents (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 06:33:24 -0500; Well put, Greg. Thanks for the thoughtful and technically knowledgeable comments from a professional chemist. With replies on this subject all over the map, I was beginning to feel badly for ever sug; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00446.html (9,166 bytes)
180. [TowerTalk] Braided Ground Strapping (score: 1): Author: w5kp@swbell.net (J. Kincade); Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 20:30:58 -0500; Copper roofing is all the rage for commercial buildings and some high-end private residences, so my local scrap metal dealer always has a bunch of leftover pieces on hand from the commercial roofers,; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00463.html (10,009 bytes)

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