[DX-CHAT] Washington, DC

2006-12-18 Thread Jim Abercrombie
Washington D.C.- It was announced today that Kellogg's and the Federal Communications Commission have signed a pact to issue Amateur Radio Licenses on specially marked boxes of Corn Flakes. In this unprecedented move the FCC believes this will not hurt amateur radio but allow all

[DX-CHAT] Portable Tower Antennas

2006-12-18 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
For the last year and a half, my local club (spearheaded by our incoming President N3ZK... go to www.n3sh.org for details) has been raising funds to purchase a mobile tower/trailer. We arbitrarily divided the project into three phases -- Phase 1 was for the tower itself (we got a really good

RE: [DX-CHAT] Portable Tower Antennas

2006-12-18 Thread Charles Harpole
I like a beam that screws or hose clamps together, rather than rivits, for example for your application. Mosley uses SS self tapping screws, which can be used over and over and if the holes enlarge, u can get larger screws and keep on going. My TA-33 + 40meter kit has been put up 4 times