- 1. [TowerTalk] Mystery Tower (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:10:23 -0600
- I have a Rohn catalog ca. 1976. At the end of the section on 20G, it has a picture of 20G and 11G side by side. The tower in question looks like 11G. For comparison, both are laid out horizontally be
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-03/msg00459.html (6,800 bytes)
- 2. [TowerTalk] Quads (Re: Lightning Bolt Quads) (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:42:35 -0500
- Hi, All: If you want some objective data on quads, check out L. B. Cebik's Web page: http://www.cebik.com/radio.html Under "Practical Antenna Notes: Upper HF (Mainly): Other HF Arrays and Questions."
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-04/msg00372.html (6,732 bytes)
- 3. [TowerTalk] Climbing Safety (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:43:23 -0500
- Hi, All: I have been reading the posts about climbing belts versus harnesses, etc. and suggest that anyone who thinks about climbing a tower go to the ARRL Web site and order a copy of Tower Climbing
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-06/msg00321.html (7,787 bytes)
- 4. [TowerTalk] F-12 versus Skyhawk (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:32:33 -0500
- Hi, Andrew: Andrew wrote, in part: I'm planning to start with a tribander, and stack a 2 element 40m beam in a year or two. The two tribanders that I'm mostly considering are the F12 C-19XR and the B
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-07/msg00500.html (9,762 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] 80m 4-square materials (K1TTT) (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:24:38 -0600
- HyGain now has an 80-meter tubing vertical (2" o.d. on the bottom with 6-foot tubing sections) on their Web page, and they have an accompanying bracket. They specify two levels of guys but do not hav
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-12/msg00601.html (8,527 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] K7LXC and W1TTT (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:15:37 -0500
- Quoting from Steve and David's posts: I was thinking that maybe for my next big erection I could use a vista powered gps surveying system to align the new 80m 4-square towers to due north in case the
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-03/msg00487.html (7,025 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Murch tuners (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 13:34:03 -0500
- The Murch tuners were the product of Charlie Murch of Franklin, ME. There is a nice review of the UT-2000-B by Doug DeMaw, W1FB, on pp. 50-51 of the April, 1980 QST. According to DeMaw, Murch made al
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-04/msg00005.html (7,156 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Vertical Lightning Protection (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:48:11 -0500
- I am going to install a series-fed, full-sized vertical for 160 in a few weeks. What I would like to find out is the preferred method of lightning protection (that is, shunting it to ground). There s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-06/msg00624.html (6,717 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Wind area for Rohn tower sections (W7CE) (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:39:17 -0500
- I have a catalog from 1976, which gives wind load per lineal foot for 25G and 45G. 25G has 7.62 pounds of load per lineal foot at 30 pounds/sq ft. This gives .254 sq ft/lineal foot. The whole section
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-07/msg00538.html (7,688 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Rohn 25G Base Insulators (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:27:13 -0500
- WB0W has base insulators for 25G and 45G. You can check these out at: http://www.wb0w.com/wb0winc/towerins.htm. 73, Bill, N5TU _______________________________________________ ________________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-08/msg00812.html (6,479 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] Delorme data bases (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:29:43 -0500
- I have been using Delorme Topo USA for years, both when I was in Wyoming and here in Oklahoma. (I never could figure out how to make MicroDEM play. Too many interlocking downloads, I guess.) In Topo,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2007-09/msg00351.html (7,841 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] I.C.E. (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:35:35 -0600
- C'mon, Gang: This item has free shipping! :-) 73, Bill, N5TU _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contestin
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-03/msg00105.html (6,607 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] Delta Loop compared to Dipole (actual experience) (Richards) (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:29:06 -0500
- K8JHR asked "Could someone please identify which section of my ARRL Antenna book covers this "Delta Loop" - as that term does not appear in the Index." The ARRL Antenna Book does NOT discuss delta lo
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2008-06/msg00543.html (7,633 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] Broken 5-Element Yagi (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:32:20 -0600
- Hi, All: Steve asked the following: Suppose you had a typical 5L 20M beam and the reflector fell off. What is the real story as far as gain goes? Is it a drastic drop or what? Any other implications?
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-02/msg00658.html (7,824 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] Up The Tower (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:09:45 -0500
- Hi, All: My copy arrived this afternoon. I put off mowing while I gave it a quick scan. Excellent work, Steve! Thanks! 73, Bill, N5TU _______________________________________________ _________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-08/msg00172.html (6,523 bytes)
- 16. Re: [TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 92, Issue 32 (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:26:17 -0500
- Hi, Gale: Assuming that your dipole is a single wire, right-click on the end you wish to rotate. This will give you a popup menu. The next to the last item is Elevation Rotate End. Click on that, and
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-08/msg00207.html (7,738 bytes)
- 17. [TowerTalk] US Tower TX-472 (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:20:52 -0600
- Hi, All: Some friends and I will remove a TX-472 this weekend and have two questions: 1. What size are the heads of the bolts and nuts used on the base plate? 2. Will the TRX-80 raising fixture work
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-11/msg00531.html (7,288 bytes)
- 18. [TowerTalk] TX-472 (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 09:53:47 -0600
- Hi, All: I bought a used TX-472 a while back, had posted some questions here about it, and received helpful replies. The people at US Tower gave me the following advice: ". the TRX80 . is designed fo
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-01/msg00123.html (7,127 bytes)
- 19. [TowerTalk] Difference between US Tower TRX-80 and TRX80HD (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:32:58 -0500
- Here is the answer I received from US Towers: . the TRX80 . is designed for towers 55' and under because of the weight. The winch capacity is only 1500 lbs. I would recommend a TRX80HD with the pulle
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-07/msg00174.html (7,224 bytes)
- 20. [TowerTalk] QSL Card/St. Joseph (score: 1)
- Author: "William B. Stacy" <wstacy@wildblue.net>
- Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:33:24 -0500
- Remember that patience is a virtue. It only took Saint Joseph a little more than 18 months to sell my house. We close in ten days! Yea. 73, Bill, N5TU _______________________________________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-10/msg00519.html (6,776 bytes)
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