Gary I had an A3 side mounted at the top of the 3rd section, fixed NE, on a TX-472 (there was a C4S mounted just above the top section). At first I simply used u-bolts through the boom-mast mounting
With arrestors at the tower only, a surge could be induced in the portion of the cables leading from the tower to the house, and there would be no protection from the surge jumping right to the equip
Jamie, While definetly a more specalized switch, here's a link to a 2x6 switch designed by KK1L that handles legal limit. Maybe with some modification it would meet your needs. http://home.comcast.ne
I'm not understanding the need for the elevation rotation. Is he planning on using this array for HF EME, or is it to be used for some other purpose? 73 de Al, KE1FO -- Visit my amateur radio contest
Dick, Be careful. Steel rivets will cause a dissimilar metal reaction and corrode both the aluminum and steel. I've recently ordered a bunch of aluminum from TT to repair my F12 C3S that I used steel
Using a 4:1 Balun gets you nowhere near 50 ohms if you're coming from 450ohm ladderline (which is not specified in the oroginal post), it gets you closer to 110ohms. What you need is a 9:1 balun to t
Before the lawyer, or Realtor or any other expense, I'd spend $50 on Antenna Zoning for the Radio Amateur by Fred Hopengarten, K1VR (( http://antennazoning.com/main/page_amateur_radio_antenna_zoning_
Hello everyone, I'm going to be installing 2 remote coax switches in an enclosure where all the coax enters the house (this enclosure will also serve as the single point ground for my grounding syste
You can find an online Rohn catalog from 2004 here: http://www.criticaltowers.com/ROHN%20Industries/2005%20Catalogs/2004_Revised_ROHN_Catalog.pdf You can also find info on your counties wind speed ra
Hi Jim, You did not mention if you could get a vehicle in to the base of the tower. Both these methods below involve getting a vehicle to the base of the tower. When my 472 arrived I hired a boom wre