I have a Cushcraft XM240 at 90 feet which, despite double lock nutting and Locktight, rotates on its own several degrees in high winds. The first time it did this the beam descended about a foot on t
A good dog is the best deterrent, and a whole lot cheaper than a fence. My Australian shepherd lives outdoors in all but sub-zero weather, and loves to chase critters out of the yard. We have ten acr
I had the problem of getting rotor and control cables 400 feet to the tower. Rather than use cables at all, I use Green Heron Everywhere to control all rotor and switching functions from the house to
I am planning to put up a 2.4 GHz antenna on my tower, but is there an interference issue with the HF antennas when both are used at the same time? The lower HF antenna is a 10-30 meter yagi at 80 fe
I'm guessing that I need to get the 2.4 antenna up at least 60 feet to get line of sight for the internet link. It would be politically problematic with the XYL if the internet dropped out every time
Many thanks for the replies. Perhaps a bit more detail is in order: I have been looking into running my station fully remote at times, and in general it appears that good internet is a priority. Here
I've been using Green heron Everywhere for three years to get the rotor and six pack info to the base of the tower from the house, which saves about 450 feet of cables. Power is needed at the base of
I've been using Green Heron Everywhere for three years to control a rotor and switching for five antennas with no failures or downtime. Saves a lots of expensive cable, the groundhogs can't eat the w
If i pull the USB cable out of the computer and shut off Green Heron Everywhere, there is no change in noise. (Yes, the antenna that was in use stays "up" when the power is pulled from GHE). Same if
I have had Green Heron Everywhere beaming data for an Orion 2800 rotor and Array Solutions Rat Pack about 400 feet from the house to tower for three years with not one glitch. OK-when the hay grew up
I have the opportunity to put up a TX-455 tower on the property of my brother-in-law: 200+ acres and no zoning issues. He says, however, that there is limestone bedrock about only three feet down. Be
Tower talk has been great for ideas. The property is in the general area of a limestone quarry, and the owner, my brother-in-law-says he has never been able to get more than 3 to 4 feet before hittin
Thanks to all for many good ideas and insights. My brother-in-law, who owns the barn and property I am going to use, is not eager to bring out explosives if we can avoid it. He is bringing out the he
A while back I posted a question about digging a tower base when bedrock was (probably) just a few feet down. The tower was a U.S. Tower TX 455, and required a 6.5 foot deep hole. It was likely that