This problem strikes me as needing more thought before climbing the tower. I am imagining a clamshell fixture, the upper half of which clamps around the mast with setscrew type bolts (a la alfaspid),
Very interesting post. I worked for a two-way shop for 27 years. When we were in search of a local tower guy for subcontracting I found a tree climber. The tree guy said that he had climbed dozens of
I'm looking for an insured tower climber to deconstruct a 180' 45G in northern Minnesota. Tower is in a very rural area. -- 73, -de John NI0K https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K _____________________________
I used sawhorses with 2x4's going through the tower legs. After going through the experience I would have used guy wires too. When you pour the concrete in the hole it pushes the legs sideways so you
RG400 without a doubt. Spendy though -de John NI0K _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http
It depends. Short or long range? Or just something ? A dipole with small gauge wire is almost invisible but then you need to hide the coax feedline. An idea is to run the coax down to the ground behi
Or 4" -- 73, -de John NI0K https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K jimlux wrote on 10/15/2020 3:45 PM: On 10/15/20 12:48 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 10/15/2020 12:07 PM, Gary K9GS wrote: I want to run a conduit for
I live in a very remote, very heavily forested area. My next door neighbor told me that... "forensic accounting has proven towers reduce property values. My family has 5 lawyers and you don't have en
The link was two links run together. -- 73, -de John NI0K https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K k7lxc-- via TowerTalk wrote on 10/19/2020 1:02 PM: Forum postings related to Greyline Performance on QRZ: https
Why put up anything bigger? If it didn't blow down last year, it isn't big enough. -- 73, -de John NI0K https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K Mark - N5OT wrote on 10/30/2020 6:49 PM: You turd :-) I have a Clas
Are there gauges available for Phillystran? -- 73, -de John NI0K https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
Argh! Blasphemy! Anybody TDR such a splice? -- 73, -de John NI0K Paul Christensen wrote on 1/20/2021 7:05 AM: VE1ZZ did the same. See p. 31, Feb. 1996 QST. Paul, W9AC --Original Message-- From: Tower
I had my next-door neighbor threaten me with a lawsuit. "There are five lawyers in my family and forensic accounting proves that a tower lowers property values." He also made terroristic threats agai
I'm planning a tower installation for the summer. It is an HDBX, sections 8-4 (40 feet) with the hinged base. A 70 pound yagi and a Tailtwister will be at the top with a very short mast. I want to bu
Sawzall! N4ZR wrote on 3/30/2021 9:44 AM: Anyone got an innovative way of getting 8-foot ground rods out of the ground? I'm taking down my 160M RX and TX setups for the summer and have one stubborn o
N6BT's vertical on ring design. See: https://nextgenerationantennas.com/presentations-1 -- 73, -de John NI0K in rural Debs, MN USA Thomas Collins wrote on 3/30/2021 10:27 AM: Gentlemen, This Spring/S
I saw a backhoe pull out a stubborn ground rod and it came out shaped like a giant corkscrew. It wasn't much good after that. -de John NI0K Gene Smar via TowerTalk wrote on 3/30/2021 11:35 AM: Pete:
Anybody read the manual? There is a chart that explains what you need. -- 73, -de John NI0K in rural Debs, MN USA If you find the right contractor, you can get control transformers out of old air con
Apple does the same thing. -de John NI0K Don wrote on 4/20/2021 12:08 PM: Known as the AMFEA, Auto Mechanic Full Employment Act, this Act funds the automakers to design and manufacture automobiles wh
Phillystran! -de John NI0K john nistico wrote on 4/20/2021 8:00 PM: So my towers are up and aluminum going on. The 4 towers are spaced 350 ft apart. Any suggestions on what I can run from tower to to