Most concrete companies have something like a 3 or 4 yard minimum. Got a use for the excess? Yes, a line-pump ain't cheap - probably $3-400 - but they can pump up to 400 feet so distance isn't a big
Well, actually citing properties and data is helpful. Any mud you attract yourself. Three cheers for what, exactly? The purpose of this reflector is for thoughtful questions and answers to tower and
Yes - these things are like wet noodles in the air. Shudder. Well, not all logical things are correct. And based on earlier posts, your supposition isn't correct. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH - Pro
I've never seen a figure like you're asking for but by the time you add up all the cumulative tolerances in the sections, it's probably 6-12 inches limit to limit. Absolutely nothing to worry about t
Your garden variety latex housepaint seems to do an excellent job. Why do you want to paint the boom? Polishing it wasn't enough? ;-) Cheers, Steve K7LXC
There is a Rohn pamphlet called "Manufacturer's Technical Information for Bracketed or Self Supporting Towers". I used to have a bunch but have mailed them out over the years so don't have one handy
inch Slight clarifications: the sections taper 3-inches per section and the legs are 60 degree angle. The important point being that the legs are not round. forces the It's really easier than that. T
on The Rohn Consumer catalog is something everyone even thinking about building a tower should have in their library. Champion Radio Products has them - <A HREF="http://www.championradio.com">www.cha
First of all, this response is just going to Bruce who didn't include Preston's email address in his post. Please pass it along to him. Dropping a plumbline is one way of doing it but I don't see it
I prefer to use concrete epoxy to secure them. The last place I rented a roto-hammer had it. There is specific concrete epoxy. Actually just about any expoxy will work - the forces we're talking abou
Yep - that sounds familiar. Unfortunately what I have is a slide and no way to scan it easily. The antenna is basically an XA kit attached to the end of an XA. I don't know if Mike made any dimension
Bruce's (K1MY) remark at the recent CADXA meeting was that he gets lots of "you're the only stateside station I can hear" comments from DX stations. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH - Installer of the
At $2.5K a copy, it is purported to have "similar" (my quotes) performance to a 3L antenna which is about what you'd spend for a 3L beam. So the cost/peformance ratio is about the same. Cheers, Steve
FYI. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH the time to digest this and support legislation which will aid amateur radio operators in California to continue operating from their homes. This is vital to our c