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I guess i'm one of the lucky ones 442...local and long, am or ssb i always get good reports. Not resounding roses like on my ham rigs but i've never heard a negative...and the locals would definitely tell me, they're like that :D
hope all you guys get things worked out, but the first one...
but i wasn't distracted by writing in a log :D
meh, if a cop ever pulls me over..."i'm a ham and thought i heard an SOS...was responding"
we're still good til '13 ;)
1, 14 and a special activation (SD) on some island i can't remember (writing and driving at 80mph don't work lol)...good day for it :)
Picon Blanco in 30
Mine is the golden nugget Mr Clean, but i think i'm gonna look at upgrading it to a tilt or crank-up. Even after just one vertical re:re it's getting to be a pain w/o some form of a gin pole :) That, and i'll have to retrofit a plate for the rotor as the original "rotor plate" will used for the...
yes to the Yaesu CK (nice catch :) ) G-1000_dxa
no to the torque arrestor as the load is well below specs
the bearing will be handling the weight and i'll only have one 4el yagi on it and possibly a vert (can't remember exact numbers off hand but when i did the math a couple of months ago i...
Yessir, that's the stuff. Thanx, i'll give it a shot then :)
WA8ZYT
Ya, i'd prefer to take whatever precautions i can as my install is far from ideal. There's a few hundred things i know i should do, but at present i am unable so i shoot for the overkill on what i am able to deal with...
thanx CK..
the 0ga i have is small strand and is pretty flexible. It's left over from power runs from a car stereo install (ergo, free lol). I'll def have a look at the braid tho, larger exterior surface. Prob couldn't hurt to run a couple pre rotor and hope for the best just in case :)
Much...
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...
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