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41. Re: Topband: Beverage strain auto-disconnects (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:13:59 -0400; You can clean up silicone residue using acetone. Acetone will etch many plastics though so test it on the material you want to clean before using it. -Bill not to skin dissolving have _______________; /archives//html/Topband/2012-07/msg00246.html (9,349 bytes)
42. Re: Topband: Beverage strain auto-disconnects (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:43:22 -0400; I was thinking more along the lines of cleaning up those "darnit! I didn't want to get silicone on *that* part of it!" type things.... If you get it in your clothing there's not a lot you can do. -Bi; /archives//html/Topband/2012-07/msg00248.html (9,972 bytes)
43. Re: Topband: Beverage strain auto-disconnects (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 21:45:46 -0400; Typical "fishing line" is made of nylon. Nylon will stretch far more than the steel in the WD-11A and will be of limited usefullness as an additional strength member as a result. This is a similar pr; /archives//html/Topband/2012-07/msg00258.html (13,014 bytes)
44. Re: Topband: Connector installation on flooded cable (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 21:55:03 -0400; If you're in an area where DSL service is available try asking the foreman at your phone company's local service yard. Rural C wire is not a twisted pair so it is generally replaced when a customer o; /archives//html/Topband/2012-07/msg00259.html (10,190 bytes)
45. Re: Topband: Beverage strain auto-disconnects (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:46:51 -0400; The original rural C wire was oval shaped. It was two CCS conductors in a rubber jacket. There was a cloth covering over the inner rubber, then a thinner covering of rubber over the cloth. I've seen; /archives//html/Topband/2012-07/msg00271.html (14,848 bytes)
46. Re: Topband: WD-1A (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:47:10 -0400; If you're lucky, you might be able to grab the innermost end of the wire and pull it out of the center of the coil (I'm assuming your rotted-away reel left a "coil" of cable). There are actually comm; /archives//html/Topband/2012-07/msg00290.html (7,883 bytes)
47. Re: Topband: Beverage antennas (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:47:52 -0400; Much of the outdoor wire dielectric won't change much with age. If you're looking at the really old rubber stuff you'll get a lot of change since that material degrades over time. The newer stuff ten; /archives//html/Topband/2012-07/msg00336.html (12,238 bytes)
48. Re: Topband: Spark gaps (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:06:12 -0400; You can get chrome steel balls too and they are *very* hard (usually used for ball bearings). You have to drill them with solid carbide drills. I don't think it would be possible to thread the holes; /archives//html/Topband/2012-07/msg00364.html (8,784 bytes)
49. Re: Topband: Fw: FCP model (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 00:08:53 -0400; Tom's argument about l/c energy storage networks would result in misleading ammeter readings, I.e. Are those amps going somewhere or just circulating back and forth? "Regular" radials would have the; /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00032.html (12,046 bytes)
50. Re: Topband: Soldering in the wild! (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 19:11:37 -0400; Weller's butane soldering iron works really well. It's not a particularly cheap unit but it should last you a long time (the butane is refillable). For weatherproofing, I use butyl rubber splicing "t; /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00094.html (9,999 bytes)
51. Re: Topband: "return" current - what is it? (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 20:21:10 -0400; Tom, it's worth adding to this that trying to make current measurements in the ground using 60hz is pretty useless for another reason: induced currents from the ac power system (especially in north a; /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00096.html (9,191 bytes)
52. Re: Topband: Soldering in the wild (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 12:13:26 -0400; Acetic acid is involved in the silicone curing process. I forget the exact mechanism but it should be easy enough to look up. Btw, someone mentioned eletrical tape becoming a "sticky mess" over time.; /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00121.html (10,328 bytes)
53. Re: Topband: Soldering in the wild! (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 14:13:46 -0400; Small C-taps are available that can be used as splices. Even the small ones are usually for large(ish) (by antenna standards) wire, generally 8+ gauge. There may be smaller ones available. Common man; /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00137.html (8,547 bytes)
54. Re: Topband: Soldering in the wild! (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 13:29:35 -0400; I'm not sure Deer can see the orange color. All the hunting clothing is orange, or "camo orange", and supposedly the other hunters can then see each other but the deer don't see the orange color. Jus; /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00143.html (8,627 bytes)
55. Re: Topband: Radials over a stone wall (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:26:22 -0400; I would expect an "up and over" to clear the wall would result in a choke-like effect on the radial and would, at best, reduce the radial's effectiveness. It should be easy to just drill some small (; /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00153.html (9,992 bytes)
56. Re: Topband: Radials over a stone wall (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:52:56 -0400; The directional drilling rigs used for fiber installation "under highways", etc., aren't *attachments*, they are big hydraulic machines with 6 figure price tags. I doubt very much anyone would lone o; /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00163.html (10,822 bytes)
57. Re: Topband: Electric Fence Post Insulators for FCP (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:35:31 -0400; Black acetal (delrin) rod will hold up better outdoors over time than will polycarbonate (lexan). Acetal is stronger too. -Bill [Sent using Blackberry Messaging] I think so. If strength is a concern; /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00229.html (15,925 bytes)
58. Re: Topband: Ty-wraps (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:55:58 -0400; A lot of the cheap-O zip ties are not "really" nylon and they are pretty crummy. Best to stick with the commercial ones from Tyton/Hellerman, Panduit, T&B, etc. Black will always be better outdoors t; /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00262.html (9,771 bytes)
59. Re: Topband: 1/4" tip/sleeve connectors? (score: 1): Author: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 21:44:20 -0400; I haven't ever used them for this purpose, but I used them a lot back when I was working with a recording studio. They are commonly known as "TRS" connectors (tip, ring, sleeve). There are lots of pa; /archives//html/Topband/2012-09/msg00004.html (7,558 bytes)
60. Re: Topband: Light fiber question (score: 1): Author: Bill Wichers <billw@waveform.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:10:01 +0000; Um, no... Not really -- you do NOT need modulators and demodulators to use fiber for *analog* applications. If you want to run your signal over a commercial transport network you will (to digitize th; /archives//html/Topband/2013-10/msg00205.html (10,225 bytes)

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