Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:07:40 -0800 (PST)
Read the Rohn Catalogs/ instruction/installation sections.Everything you need to know is there. If you need a little more height use 55 or 65. You can park a truck on top that stuff! I love to climb
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:02:04 -0800 (PST)
Hey Chuck I am fairly certain that company's don't manufacture mast steps is because of the liability issues. That being said I would take all the recommendation's you have been presented with and d
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:48:30 -0800 (PST)
Good Morning Tony It seems as if you have eliminated the lightning protection. I would ask if you can easily reach the balun? You may have to. Put a known good 100 watt dummy load at the connection
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 06:50:25 -0800 (PST)
Sorry to here about your tower/neighbor problem Drax Since you have received a summons you are now officially in a legal battle. You need some good legal help right now. All states, counties, cites,
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 17:58:19 -0800 (PST)
Hello Gedas This is the best set up I have seen so far from the TT reflector. Great Design, cost effective, and appears to be VERY SAFE. Always The #1 issue in these situations. Congratulations you
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:56:43 -0800 (PST)
Hey Gary Well you seem to have narrowed it down pretty well. Just to be sure I would first check back from the switch to your transceiver using a good dummy load and your analyzer. It's always easier
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:17:11 -0800 (PST)
Hey Bruce Your friend is an engineer although a civil engineer that would be the first place I would ask. 40' of basically free standing 25G sounds great until you have to climb it or a big storm com
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:49:43 -0800 (PST)
You also have a number of other issues that need to be considered in this installation. Budget, Security, Height. Accessibility, Roof Penetration, just to name a few. I personally prefer 45 or 55G, b
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:55:32 -0700 (PDT)
Hey Gary If you want you could take a tour of the property with a small battery powered am radio. I have located many noise sources this way. All power companies are different. some do little to no m
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 09:20:53 -0700 (PDT)
Good Morning Don John asks some good questions. To answer your question I would try to identify the tower and find the base drawing. With the cost of erecting towers rising every day I can understan
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 19:24:45 -0700 (PDT)
Good Evening John I would ask you after using your antenna system for 14 years with good results why are you considering adding a coax choke? Are you having a problem with RF in the shack? Are you h
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 11:36:07 -0700 (PDT)
Hey Roger You have to climb it so I would use 45G. That's what I used. Much more robust. I don't even like to climb 25G I will but I don't like to. As far as the base you could go either way. I used
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 11:49:19 -0700 (PDT)
Hello Martin Well it looks good on paper, but I have my doubts as to how much more protection the cable will provide vs the cost of it. I would assume it costs more. For submersible pump applications
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 05:22:53 -0700 (PDT)
Good Morning Rick Good luck with the permitting process. It sounds like this tower is totally enclosed. If this is the case will the rotator sit on a flat plate on the top of the tower? If so this wi
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:32:50 -0700 (PDT)
Try these for SO-239 http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-vc-0612 These for PL-259 http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-vpc-0677 73 DE K4XZ Joe Patrick God Made Man Sam Colt Made Them Equal Hi A
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:02:13 -0700 (PDT)
This might be what you are looking for. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2x-AMPHENOL-PL-259-PUSH-ON-UHF-CONNECTOR-HAM-RADIO-CB-/200792027552?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2ec02331a0 73 DE K4XZ Joe Patrick G
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 09:04:35 -0700 (PDT)
Hey Tom Ace True Value Hardware sells it in Fl. It's made by RUST-OLEUM. It is called COLD GALVANIZING COMPOUND. I use all the time. Hope this helps. 73 DE K4XZ Joe Patrick God Made Man Sam Colt Mad
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 10:07:56 -0700 (PDT)
I agree with Jim. It is not code to put high voltage and low voltage in the same conduit. That being said a lot of people do, but don't do it. I live in Florida where the water table can be 18" down
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 07:52:38 -0700 (PDT)
If the bearing races are good then you could just replace the bearings. You should be able to buy them at most bearing supply houses. The top of a TB-3 just lifts off and the bearings spill out every
Author: Joseph or Ruth Patrick <hdmc38@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 09:09:23 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks to all. I totally forgot about the set screw. You got your ifo now John. 73 DE K4XZ Joe Patrick God Made Man Sam Colt Made Them Equal In general, the bearing balls will be fine (diametrically