Re: Topband: Furnace RFI

2019-10-04 Thread MrToby
The ARRL has a 2017 presentation on their website titled "Resolving Furnace and A/C RFI Problems" On Fri, Oct 4, 2019, 7:26 AM wrote: > Hello Rob. . .I discussed this very topic with my furnace guy yesterday > doing annual service on my furnace. The furnace AC blower motors are > going > the

Re: Topband: Drones for antenna installation?

2019-08-30 Thread MrToby
If you get a good drone (such as DJI Phantom) you can tie 1/4" rope to drone leg and take it up and over tree. I set rope in 90' tree at FD this year using this method. Be careful bringing the drone back down to avoid getting rope caught in blades. You can purchase an actuator to drop a load

Re: Topband: Drone and pulley

2018-11-27 Thread MrToby
I test drove this method with a DJI Phantom and a remote release triggered by flashing the drone's running lights. The drone had no problem carrying 1/8" nylon rope 100' into sky and releasing. Marshall, AA0FO On Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 2:32 PM Mike Waters Hi Paul, > > Happy to! That's my problem

Re: Topband: trying to tune up 80 meter 4-Square

2018-10-12 Thread MrToby
You dont have to lower them but you need to short them to ground to make them electrically invisible On Fri, Oct 12, 2018, 6:07 PM Dick Green WC1M wrote: > Interesting. This is not how I tuned my 40m 4-square, albeit with tubular > elements not slopers. > > Anyway, my understanding is that you