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hey all.. wondering if it's a good idea to attach a ground strap from the mast to the tower to help dissipate static electricity? i'm assuming the bearing might contain some form of grease, as well as the rotor maybe also restricting the grounding effects in one way or another.....would it hurt...

can't remember if i read it or not, but i'm wondering if one of the sirio antennas will fit directly onto a Wilson 5k magnet mount? thanx in advance for any help :)

looks like she's gotta go back for a fix damn power wont stay on. powers up fine, but as soon as you release the power button she poops out did a self-test on it while holding on the power and everything checks out okay, so prob just a new switch or maybe a relay?? i ain't no electrician lol...

start issuing advertising lic for the AM40 in the US? CH19 Upper NY state...both a CB shop and a Truck servicing biz are on there everyday pimpin' their shyt i believe i've heard a cb shop out of Cali a couple of times too (who will actually qsy)

hey guys.. just got a Sirio 2012. box came sealed/complete BUT it was short one of the radials... wondering what kind of difference it might make running it interim until i can figure out where to get the final piece i need (so, with 11 of the 12 radials attached) also, anyone know where...

hey guys.. i'm using 8x for a 6m vertical, could someone tell me what the recommended turn/diameter would be please? thanx

anyone wanna hook up for lunch/dinner or something? (i was gonna suggest an early pre-meet breakfast but that just sounded wrong...lol) maybe grab a beer? no fine dining, i'm shopping on a very small budget already lol I'm staying in Englewood, getting in prob early Thursday afternoon and...

Hey all.. got my hands on a little 250w amp, would like to run it after my 257HP wound down to probably 2w (leaving the factory amp inline, but gain WAY DOWN). Not sure what the amp is, it says galExy...ya with an E not an A so i'm having a bitch of a time finding anything out on it. It has...

my uncle has a 2995dx, which is in an upstairs bedroom... 8x leading out a window to an a99 that is sitting on a tripod (due to BS housing restrictions). coax (approx. 50 foot) is choked at feedpoint with 5 turns on a 4" piece of white abs/pvc now, here's what's f'd up :) when he keys he's...

will be a Titanic trib on 507.77 for those interested in history Quoted from the RAC website: To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster, the Marconi Radio Club of Newfoundland will be transmitting a special bulletin near 500 kHz, the distress frequency used by the radio...

wondering if anyone has had any experience with one. thanx

long but nice to see what's involved in the raising and maintenance of... Building a Radio Tower.mpg - YouTube http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2_player_files/mp55/player.swf?config=http://www.liveleak.com/player?a=config%26item_token=07b_1284580365%26embed=1 one job i could...

just wanting to confirm my beliefs here.. between the center (+) and threads (-) at the connection point, there should no short... i have one of each here that are both showing a short, me thinx they've crapped out thanx

Just passed Basic/Honours (Canadian standards=full range with 250w) Presently i run an a99...Internal tuner of Yaesu FT-950 seems to tune fine 18Mhz thru 30Mhz Looking to build 2 beams (LFA)...one for 6m, and one other but not sure which freq. range i should aim for that will hopefully give...

Hey all.. If i'm throwing up 3 antennas i start with the beam at top, i can toss a 6m right below it and finally an 11m just off the tip of the tower..?? I'm planning to add a lower plate to the tower for the rotor (probably two rungs...Golden Nugget tower), giving the mast more stability so...

getting Fort Worth Texas radio station on 25.915

so i finally got the tower up New Years Eve day...and survived it :) A99 w/gpk on question regarding a coaxchoke...will it reduce the noise level at the radio? both bases just seem a lot noisier than the mobile. Seems much harder to decipher voices...or are the rci radios just naturally...

with reading some of the conversations lately re: lightning protection i'm wondering if anyone has gone the extra step of adding arrestors inline on their coax? Once the tower goes in i'll be going 40+ feet up, down to ground and then back up to the second level of my house through a wall where...

considering getting a tower up before the weather rally goes cold... is there a recommended height gap i should use between an A99 with the ground plane kit and a horizontal (thinking about a Maco 3 element on a rotor)? doing 30 ft of tower w/ a 10ft mast...or a 40 ft tower, have to see what...

mini-RANT nothing against the users at all...would love to get up into the frequencies myself. I guess my issue is with "the system". Basic (which i believe is the same as "tech" in the US) you need to learn electrical. K, i can understand knowing the difference between AC and DC and the basic...