I believe your grid square shows up if you use the WM7D call lookup Tom.
Hope this helps and good luck with your antennaes. My Windem came
down a few weeks ago. It is up again but have to do some feed line
work with the G5RV whilst the weather hodls!!
Pat, K9JAUAt 09:19 AM 10/22/2011, you wrote:
> Hey, Steve:
>
>If I can get to the 160 meter CW contest tonight, do you know where I can
>get a list of grid squares, so that I know the QTH of any station I might
>work?
>
>73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:24 AM
>Subject: Re: Small dilemma; Need some advice
>
>
> > Good deal Tom, Hope to catch you on some of the 160 contests this
> > season.
> >
> > Don't know if you can find the butyl rubber locally, perhaps a search on
> > e-bay will turn up something cheap.
> >
> > Here is a link I had sent you some time ago:
> >
> > http://www.championradio.com/shop/Weatherproofing.6
> >
> >
> > I've never bought anything from him, but it is run by K7LXC who has a
> > tower install business in the Pacific Northwest and he also runs the
> > Towertalk mailing list.
> >
> > My personal preference is to use silicone self vulcanizing tape.
> > (sometimes called cold fusion, or splicing tape) and then several layers
> > of 3m Super 88 or 33.
> >
> >
> > As for the pulley thing: There has to be a way for you to get your
> > dipoles up and down by yourself. Put your thinking cap on.
> >
> > 73, Steve KW3A
> >
> >
> > On 10/22/2011 8:49 AM, Tom Behler wrote:
> >> Hey Steve:
> >>
> >> I know for a fact that my friend did the tape in the shingle-like method
> >> you
> >> suggest. He is a perfectionist that way.
> >>
> >> In the "should of" department, I can't seem to find those darn butyl
> >> sheets
> >> anywhere around here in semi-rural Central Lower Michigan. But, I'll
> >> keep
> >> looking. As for pulleys, according to my friend, pulleys don't seem
> >> practical for the current 160-meter sloper arrangement. I will gently
> >> quiz
> >> him on that today, since there might still be time to make a change if we
> >> want to.
> >>
> >> Finally, thanks for the "heads up" on the 160 meter CW contest tonight.
> >> I'd
> >> have to find out my grid square, but I can certainly get on QRZ and look
> >> it
> >> up, so that won't be an issue.
> >>
> >> Will keep you posted.
> >>
> >> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Steve Forst"<[log in to unmask]>
> >> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 7:23 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Small dilemma; Need some advice
> >>
> >>
> >>> Tom,
> >>>
> >>> Like most of the multitude, I wouldn't worry about it. I've never been
> >>> a fan of coax seal. It is a real mess when the time comes to undo it.
> >>>
> >>> The 3M tape you used is good stuff. I think the only difference
> >>> between the Super 33 and Super 88 is the thickness, both are rated for
> >>> outdoor use. If your friend knows what he is doing, he should have
> >>> wrapped the final layer up from the bottom, towards the top. This
> >>> makes the final layer lay like shingles on a roof and water won't try
> >>> and work it's way under each tape seam, like would happen if the last
> >>> layer were done from top down. Either way, 3 layers of good quality
> >>> tape is going to be fine.
> >>>
> >>> Here are a few things in the "should of" department: Some time ago
> >>> there was a discussion of butyl rubber sheets for sealing coax outdoors.
> >>> Also some discussion of using pulleys to allow you to raise and
> >>> lower the antenna yourself. Oh, well...
> >>>
> >>> If your 160 antenna is up, there is a 160 CW contest tonight.Exchange is
> >>> 4 digit grid square and points are based on distance between grids. Try
> >>> it out and see if it works.
> >>>
> >>> 73, Steve KW3A
> >>>
> >>> On 10/21/2011 10:30 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> >>>> Hi, all.
> >>>>
> >>>> Well, to make a very long story short, I have decided to take my
> >>>> troublesome
> >>>> Carolina Windom 160 compact antenna down, and am in the process of
> >>>> replacing
> >>>> it with a 160-meter sloper, and an 80-meter sloper that I purchased at
> >>>> a
> >>>> swap in my area last week-end.
> >>>>
> >>>> We are in the middle of the antenna replacement process, but I'm hoping
> >>>> it
> >>>> should be done by later tomorrow.
> >>>>
> >>>> All has gone well, except for one small issue, which I'm torn about how
> >>>> to
> >>>> deal with. This is the kind of issue where we've all been there when
> >>>> trying
> >>>> to deal with volunteer help who doesn't do things like we would.
> >>>>
> >>>> Anyway, my friend installed the 160-meter sloper at the top of my
> >>>> 40-foot
> >>>> mast, but when I asked him how he sealed the coax connection at the
> >>>> feed
> >>>> point, he said that he coated the connector with a dialectric grease,
> >>>> and
> >>>> then tightly wrapped three layers of electrical tape around the
> >>>> connection.
> >>>> The tape he used was some real good 3 M tape that I had gotten a while
> >>>> ago.
> >>>> I had wanted him to put coax seal on top of the tape, but he would not
> >>>> do
> >>>> it, arguing that what he did should be fine.
> >>>>
> >>>> Obviously, my concern is that the electrical tape eventually will
> >>>> deteriorate, and let water into the connection.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm trying to figure out a tactful way to bring up this issue again
> >>>> with
> >>>> him
> >>>> when he comes back tomorrow, but, at the same time, I don't want to
> >>>> offend
> >>>> him, since he has done so much for me already.
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anyone have any ideas as to how to tactfully handle the situation?
> >>>> Obviously, if just having the electrical tape was good enough, I
> >>>> wouldn't
> >>>> stress about it, but I would sure hate to be introducing unnecessary
> >>>> problems into the situation here.
> >>>>
> >>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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