I am sure that a Yaesu G-800 would handle what I want to put up, but I thought that a G-1000 would give a better safety margin. Yet I notice that the eham reviews rate the G-1000 rotators lower than
Is it a good idea to run, say, 3" PVC conduit up the tower to accommodate feedlines and rotor cable and protect them from birds, squirrels, etc.? Alan AB2OS __________________________________________
In the course of looking around for a good price for a G-1000DXA, I went to the Texas Towers Web site and noticed their explanation of the "K-factor" item that I have seen in ads for Yaesu rotators.
Is Yaesu's "K-factor" the same as Hy-Gain's "Effective moment"? If not, Alan AB2OS I wrote: In the course of looking around for a good price for a G-1000DXA, I went to the Texas Towers Web site and n
Somebody suggested in a private message (not to the reflector) that they are different: "effective moment" takes into account the distance from the axis of each component of the total load, whereas Y
So how well would brazing with a Bernzomatic or similar Propane or MAPP torch work for bonding copper ground wires to copper-clad steel ground rods? Alan AB2OS (who did manage to produce some service
Do you think any other affordable switch would have survived a hit like this? I'm not being argumentative, just asking. Alan AB2OS On 07/05/04 07:54 am Floyd Sense put fingers to keyboard and launche
Look here: http://www.arraysolutions.com/Products/ice/33.htm According to the circuit diagram at the bottom of the page, the resistor is on the rig side, and the gas tube and inductor are on the ante
So do you have any comment on this exchange copied from the alt.home.repair newsgroup (originally concerning whole-house power-line surge arrestors): ">Reality check here....I don't care what surge p
But how do I know which way to point the owl? Or is it possible to buy plastic owls that automatically point the right way? Alan AB2OS On 07/06/04 12:11 pm Richard M. Gillingham put fingers to keyboa
No ideas on the primary question -- the legal one -- but I am surprised that the city limited the width of the tower to 18". The 60' AN Wireless tower (only a Light Duty model) I am planning to erect
Can't find anything about Sky Needles except that they were made by Tri-Ex, which is no more. I understand that Tashjian took over Tri-Ex but was getting rotten reviews, and I can't find "Sky Needle"
But the bottom section is still as much as 32" dia. (too much for the OP). And how many cars could I buy for the price of one of those? Alan AB2OS On 07/17/04 02:17 pm Gene Smar put fingers to keyboa
Amen from yet another (G?)OF. Alan AB2OS On 07/20/04 06:49 pm Gary McDuffie, Sr. put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace: This will probably get me kicked off the l
The township rules permit an antenna/tower/mast up to a max. of 70' without a permit. I have settled on AN Wireless as my preferred tower manufacturer, and their towers are in multiples of 10'. Thus
The wording in my original message was my own. The relevant section of the ordinance is: "Sec. 3A.04 Applicability. A. New towers and antennas. All new towers and new antennas in the township shall b
I have seen references to "Tower Depot" as a source of antenna towers (including the AN Wireless towers), with links to www.towerdepot.com. Unfortunately, that URL now belongs to a company selling to
The rest of the ordinance deals with permits, setbacks, painting of towers so as to be as unobtrusive as possible, collocation wherever possible, etc., etc. Yes, this is their version of "reasonable
I certainly haven't studied in detail the base specs. for every manufacturer's towers, but I must say that to me the AN Wireless specs. seem very comprehensive: five different sizes of base, each in