Any fiberglass, no matter how UV-stabilized, will eventually degrade after prolonged exposure to sunlight. Make your fiberglass spreaders and booms last many years longer-and decrease their visibilit
Mel, I did some research about cable lubricants and found a several good products. One product, named GEAROPE, is made by Kano Labs. Contact them at http://www.kanolabs.com/ Gearope Gear and Cable Lu
Oooops, please see correction of the Aluma Tower web page... I was waiting for the sun to go over the yardarm...<grin> 73, Larry - W1GOR welding. peace-of-mind. (not http://www.aluma.com) To: <towert
For those who asked about painting fiberglass antenna radomes, please go to the following URL... http://www.repeater-builder.com/pdf/antennapainting.pdf 73, Larry - W1GOR
I've seen several postings that indicate problems accessing the URL (see below) that contains information about painting antennas. http://www.repeater-builder.com/pdf/antennapainting.pdf If anyone is
During my career as a Communications Design Engineer (RF) at the Long Island Rail Road, I've heard some misinterpretation and misuse of technical terms, the likes of which are interesting... for exam
This is in reference to internally threaded aluminum products. Some years ago, when I owned my first second-hand Volkswagen Beetle, the engine had aluminum cylinder heads. Sometime during it's first
Greg, There seems to be TWO types of winches that are typically supplied with towers. One type is designed with SPUR GEARS and is probably the type that caused your injury. The second type is designe
Byron, Instead of using 90 degree PVC elbows, which have an abrupt change of direction, consider using PVC 'sweeps'... These PVC components spread the 90 degree turn over a very wide area, minimizing
Dave, Byron is looking for a simple way to avoid SHARP 90 degree bends in his full-wave loop, while allowing the wire at the corners to slide back and forth as weather conditions demand. I've found t
Bryan, The Rohn SSV tower is self-supporting to 300 feet. Since it is self-supporting, the SSV is a tapered tower and is available in individual sections, depending upon how high you want to go, and
Mike, Check out http://www.kanolabs.com Kano Labs makes excellent lubricants for cables, and nearly everything else. I've been using their cable lubricant on aircraft control cables for many years, w
If all you want to do is listen, you don't have to spend so much on your antenna... A simple 3dBd groundplane will do just fine. Your 'listening range' will depend more on height than gain... A high
Hi Bob, When I saw the same ad, I had a similar comment as yours... You can assemble the very same device by using low cost sailboat blocks and some lightweight line... Or, as you said, simplify it b
I found this WEB page this afternoon. Bentonite is used in several = well known grounding systems. E-mail me for additional grounding = information. No charge, No Scam... Kitty Litter is simply a ver
I have an opportunity to buy a 20-year-old Tri-Ex LM-470D, a 70 foot telescoping tower. The present owner replaced the cables about a year ago... He did NOT use OEM cables; rather, he made the replac
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