Hi Jeff, Google lumber rack..like woodworkers use. You'll probably find something that will work. Both off the shelf and DIY. I have reciently put up a building and have a length of wall for it bu
Last year I had a need for a very small, compact analyzer for a trip to Central America. I ended up buying one of these: https://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-223 It worked great
So what was the cause of the failure? I'm assuming water backed up and froze in the legs, splitting them? It wasn't due to the stove bolts failing, was it? 73, Gary K9GS -- Original message --From:
40 years ago there was a guy in the South suburbs of Chicago that had at least 100 ft of Rohn 25 up on a very small lot. The guys were almost vertical. He had something like a TH6 or a 204 BA on it
I'm looking for ideas for securing a large HF vertical to a concrete post.The post is approximately 10" in diameter. It is also near saltwater so corrosion is a concern.I've thought of using several
Permanent installation on a dock piling.I would be securing something like a BigIR or DX Engineering vertical.The DX Engineering tilt base normally mounts to a 2.5-3" diameter pipe. See:https://www.
Hi John,I've never seen T bolt clamps except online. That might work too.The DX Engineering tilt base uses a pivoting u channel made of some composite insulating material so no problem insulating th
Thank you everyone for the great suggestions. I think I am going to purchase some large U bolts and machine some U channel material to match the vertical tilt base mounting.Looks pretty straightforw
Perhaps because they are the only connector that will fit RG-6? I can't think of another connector that would fit. RG-6 Is larger, I believe, than RG58 or RG59.73,Gary K9GS -- Original message --Fr
Hi Steve,I agree Steve (LXC). It's hard enough for the big manufacturers to make a profit in the ham radio market. The smaller manufacturers and distributors really struggle and can use all the suppo
It's Rohn 25 and as others have said the cost of renting the man lift would probably exceed what it is worth. If possible I would drop it by cutting the legs.Then buy some decent used tower which sho
Why not something like this? A lot of choices on EBay and Google search.https://www.ebay.com/p/High-Voltage-CORONA-Resistant-Silver-PTFE-20-AWG-Wire-13-KV-Gore-F01B080-25-FT/1439193495?iid=3810920906
Hi Bob,I asked a good friend that's in the tower business. WB9Z. He suggested:there is nothing he can do.... wait until the winter time and up on a lift witha big and heavy bag... knock the nest i
Bald faced Hornets are nasty. We had some a few years ago and I got stung in my arm. It felt like getting hit with a baseball bat.I ended up using a professional exterminator after emptying several
KJ9I asked me to post to Towertalk in the hope of finding a rather unique prop pitch part.See below.If anyone needs to see the picture mentioned let me know as this reflector doesn't allow attachment
My big gripe with groups.io is that it does not quote the message being replied to when using the web interface. There is a way to do it but it is not the default and it is not easy to find. What
Same here..it's not broken like Yahoo Groups was.73,Gary K9GS -- Original message --From: Don Havlicek <n8de@thepoint.net> Date: 8/25/19 7:49 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
Here is an example from another reflector I subscribe to showing how not defaulting to a quoted reply removes the context from the message.This is only a problem if you, incorrectly, use the web inte
25 years ago we used the aluminum military mast sections to support a Cushcraft A3 at 25 feet or so on a trip to Miquelon (FP). We had 50 mph winds and no problems. I think we guyed at 3 levels with
Hi John,I would take a look at the DX Engineering brand of "400" coaxial cable. I've had excellent results.https://www.dxengineering.com/search/department/cable-and-connectors/part-type/coaxial-cabl