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41. [TowerTalk] Force12 (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 15:11:16 +0100; Amen to that!! Ever feel a badly designed antenna tuner when the swr goes to zero and the temp of the tuner goes to about 150 degrees? Lotsa loss there. Tom W7WHY List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wi; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00114.html (8,466 bytes)
42. [TowerTalk] Remove enamel from CU wire (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 13:44:04 +0100; You can't solder thru the coating. It has to be scraped off first. I just use sandpaper to sand off enough to solder to. The rest can be left as it is. 73. Tom W7WHY List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00184.html (8,164 bytes)
43. [TowerTalk] TT "digest" came with an attached file? (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 01:19:44 +0100; NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!! Never open an attached file!!!! Tom W7WHY List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Titan towers, coax, hardline and more. Also check out our; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00223.html (8,098 bytes)
44. [TowerTalk] Viking KW matchbox. (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 04:20:39 +0100; Hi all What is a good KW matchbox worth? The one without the meter in it. There's a guy here that wants to sell me his, but doesn't know what to ask for it. What is a good price? Thanks. Tom W7WHY Li; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00323.html (8,077 bytes)
45. [TowerTalk] RE: Crappy PL259's (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 15:12:29 +0100; I always take a small file and file around the holes in the connector before trying to solder them. Makes it a lot easier. 73 Tom W7WHY List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower s; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00412.html (9,479 bytes)
46. [TowerTalk] HF9V-X (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 18:47:27 +0000; Why John, don't you know, the "X" marks the spot--where the antenna goes of course. 73 Tom W7WHY List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Titan towers, coax, hard; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-10/msg00575.html (7,665 bytes)
47. [TowerTalk] Twin helical verticals (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 22:40:29 -0700; Hi All A few years back there was an article on a helical vertical for 40, 30 and 20 meters. It was wound on a could pieces of PCV tubing. We (our club) built one and used it on field day and it work; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-09/msg00469.html (6,707 bytes)
48. [TowerTalk] Cleaning/referb of antennas (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 08:02:22 -0700; Hi Gary I've been using it for years. A friend of mine worked for Ma Bell and that was what he used and set me onto it. Best thing I've ever used for keeping contacts clean!! 73 Tom W7WHY List Sponso; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-09/msg00632.html (8,809 bytes)
49. [TowerTalk] killing one band of triander? (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 02:59:39 -0700; I tried that with half a driven element from a TH-3 and never could find a resonant point. I actually wanted to use it as a tri-band vertical, but I think the impedance mismatch with not having a ref; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00077.html (7,818 bytes)
50. [TowerTalk] WANTE Radial WIRE (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 02:02:18 -0700; Hi Pete Watch out for galvanized electric fence wire. I bought a 1/2 mile roll and put it out. After about 3 years it all started deteriorating and rusting away. Dynamite wire works good and it's fai; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00130.html (7,339 bytes)
51. [TowerTalk] New book announcements (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 00:38:43 -0700; Back in my novice days (early 50's), we (hams in general) used to use a lot of "twisted pair" for feeding antennas. Stick up a wire cut somewhat close, hook up the feeder and go on the air and talk t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00334.html (8,869 bytes)
52. [TowerTalk] Steel wool baluns (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 00:41:25 -0700; Hi TT'ians List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Titan towers, coax, hardline and more. Also check out our self supporting towers up to 96 feet for under $1500; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00335.html (7,633 bytes)
53. [TowerTalk] Steel wool baluns (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 01:09:35 -0700; Hi Ron Nope. But judging from the replies it was a total disaster. That was the first time I'd seen or heard of something like that. It looked too good to be true :-) 73 Tom W7WHY List Sponsored by A; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00367.html (7,731 bytes)
54. [TowerTalk] Tri-bander question (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 16:32:37 -0700; HI All I'm re-designing the antenna for the season. I have 2 element 20 and 2 element 10 meter monoband yagis. In looking at the C-3S, the elements are all intertwined. Three driven elements and 3 pa; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00430.html (7,578 bytes)
55. [TowerTalk] tuner/stepper motors? (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 12:26:53 -0700; Those old screwdrivers can be used with a 12 volt power supply. I have a friend here who uses one he picked up at a garage sale (it had a dead battery) to turn the capacitor in a remote tuning unit a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00598.html (8,472 bytes)
56. [TowerTalk] Vertical Antenna Tubing Strength (was:Increasingeffective 4SQR array bandwidth??? (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 21:04:37 -0700; HI Rick et al. I raised a 50' piece of KLM boom I spliced together that i used for a vertical by inserting a couple of 15 foot 4x4's in the ground. Drilled a hole at about the 12 foot level of the tu; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00710.html (9,865 bytes)
57. [TowerTalk] F.S. Harvey Wells Z-Matcher (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 21:15:40 -0700; I just posted an ad at another location for the Z-Matcher, but would like to give any TT'ians first choice if they want it. It's a H.W. Z-matcher in great shape. Only thing wrong is that one of the f; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00711.html (7,172 bytes)
58. [TowerTalk] 160 linear loading (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 17:18:09 -0700; Hi All Would it be possible to build a linear loading device using 2 helical wound coils. I was thinking of putting up a 70 foot vertical and using 2 coils hooked up to deed it. Make some coils wound; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00751.html (7,106 bytes)
59. [TowerTalk] So much for SWR (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 01:17:55 -0700; HI TT'ians. I had quite an experience today. I've been playing around, trying to figure some sort of antenna to use for a 2nd radio antenna. Today I put up a G5RV (sorta). I made it about 25 feet lon; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00752.html (7,541 bytes)
60. [TowerTalk] 40m 4 Square (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 16:30:08 -0700; This is an interesting question. What is the advantage of a 4 square over a 3 vertical array. I have a 3 vertical array on 40 and it is switchable in 6 different directions. Directivity seems to be v; /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-07/msg00042.html (7,600 bytes)

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