I have recently acquired a Telex HyGain HG 33 MT2 crank up tower. I would like to motorize it. Not being well versed in crank up tower mechanics, I would be appreciative of any and all advice you fin
Heh heh.. Actually, a 'church key' was the beer can opener that had the triangular shaped point to punch/cut through the top of tin beer cans before pop-top cans were invented...*not* something I wou
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.....a jin-pole that our club (Wide Area Data Group, in Reno, Nevada) can rent/use/borrow so we can install a 6 meter repeater antenna on a 50 foot tower. Any suggestions? Obvously, we don't want to
Does anyone make a smaller or more inexpensive multi-axis rotator than Yaesu? (The G5500) I have to be able to rotate my beam vertical so that I can lower the crank up tower so that the beam doesn't
Thanks for that Kirk...but not quite what I am looking for. I want to be able to move the beam from horizontal to vertical while it is in the air. The tower won't be tilted at all. The Yeasu G-5500 i
....the reason for........? For the way towers are mounted...I notice some towers have a single point at the base, (They taper down to a small point that is the mount) while others are standard trian
We are fortunate, those of us who live in Nevada, to have had a bill passed that allows us to erect structures and antennas as such with limited intervention by municipalities and government agencies
Hi gang..... I am looking for a Glen Martin roof top tower...4 ', 8' or 9'. Does anyone know of one for sale. (In good condition, of course.) Unfortunately, my property does not lend itself to the er
You guys are great! Now...the last part of the assembly is needed....Heh.. The antenna! Looking for a 'smaller' tri-band (or 5 band [WARC freqs]) beam to set on top of this rooftop tower. I have a HA
You might look at this: We use it on cars all the time. Not a removal product, but a sealer to prevent more rust or corrosion from occurring. Read all about it on their website below. http://www.por1
Can these coil based beams, be tuned, successfully, out of band? They are 10,15,20 meter beams...with a good roller inductor tuner, can I tune 17 meters...that works well? I would rather get a Force
All this talk of Log Periodics.....I have a simple L.P. for 2 meter/440....works quite well.. But..on 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 meters, etc........ What advantage (or disadvantage) is there to a Log Periodi
Do any of you folk have any 'scraps' of high carbon steel, 2" mast laying about? I need about 6 feet or a little longer. I have a 5 foot Glen Martin rooftop tower and a HAM IV rotator. I am going to
WHEW! That puppy is $119.95 plus shipping! Pretty rich for something that will only be used for (as a rule) one or two installation times. Appreciate the info though...Always good to see new products
I use my 1" rotary impact drill. I sharpen the end of the ground rod on my grinder, then chuck it up and off I go! 8 feet in less than a minute. And here in Reno, we are 80% rocks...BIG rocks, and th
Sometimes it seems we stray from the list topic, but strays such as this thread have been a real information source. Thanks to all for the great ideas and addresses for some specialized tools for gro
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I have run a Buxcomm, 6-80m Windom, for several years now. I also run an 14 year old Ameritron 811H. I did, in fact, smoke the balun that came with the BuxComm Windom. I was really annoyed as it was
Ok...there is problem....DX-E only sells Do-hickey-mathickies, not dealie's. A Whatca-ma-call-it might sub just fine. Sorry...As I wait for the unfathomable time for the contractor to come and reinfo