I'm building a 20M Moxon which will weigh about 6lbs. Rotation by Armstrong... I live in a antenna restricted neighborhood and would like to erect the antenna on an "as needed" basis on some sort of
Everything in my house is tied to the single point service entrance as it enters the house. The ground rod is actually inside the house sticking out of the basement slab directly under the breaker bo
I'm building a 5ft diameter loop antenna. I'm planning to mount it atop an 8ft post. My question is what is a suitable post material and how to ensure its stability. Two choices I can think of are a
I've never had a antenna rotor either for TV or for ham radio use. So I'm a complete newbie at this. My current antenna is a 88ft dipole which works well on 20-40m and as a hatted vertical on 80-160m
I've got a 30ft three section crankup (AB1342) that I'll be putting up this spring. It will likely be cranked up and down nightly with a hexbeam on top. I was thinking of RG8x for its flexibility for
Thanks for all the replies. The tower needs to go up and down to avoid neighbor issues. Since I mostly only work at night that's when it will go up. The coax needs to be buried to avoid the lawn mowe
I've seen lots of advice on grounding and protection of antenna signal leads but little on what to do with the rotor cable. It seems that since it is elevated and remote it is likely subject to simil
Has anyone considered using a hexbeam as a capacity hat on a 40ft or so tower? Obviously need to rearrange the feed/chokes with relays of some sort but I wonder if the relatively large and symmetric
In the current discussion of N/UHF connectors the 7-16DIN was mentioned and I googled it to see what it was all about. Is this popular outside of the US? What improvements does it have over the N? Is
What sort of adjusters would be recommended for dacron rope guys for a 30ft mast supporting a lowend rotor and hexbeam? It will be guyed at 10ft and 30ft with four guys each. tnx jim ab3cv __________
If grounding should be done in a low impedance fashion why do I always see the service entrance ground on homes to be nothing more than a AWG#4 wire about 5ft long from the service box to the ground
I'm planning to run about 70ft of conduit to service two RG213 (or Bury Flex) runs and a single Channel Master 3 conductor control wire. It will be a straight run with 90 degree sweeps at both ends.
Thanks for all the input. I'll bump it to 3". jim ab3cv _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com
What is the OD for BuryFlex? I need to order some #31 ferrite beads. 73 jim ab3cv _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing lis
I'm using 3/16" dacron/polyester line to guy my 30ft AB1342 with a hexbeam atop. What is the recommended interface between the rope and a hole in a metal guy plate plate on the tower? I was thinking
Jim Any construction examples anywhere on the net of the non-sparkplug approach? Sounds interesting. 73 jim ab3cv _______________________________________________ _____________________________________
It wasn't clear to me from rereading this thread what would be considered a "good" whole house unit. My house is sided with vinyl not brick and my utility supplier is BGE which as far as I can tell d
Another list member pointed me to an unregulated arm of Constellation Energy, BGE Home that offers SurgeGuard whole house device for $8.45 (including tax) monthly with no installation charge. Seems r
I think you'll find all "tupperware" and the like to be anything but UV proof. Murphy says the more inaccessible it is (top of the tower) the more likely it is to fail. 73 jim ab3cv _________________
I know Fusion works for PVC. Not so sure about the plastic in "tupperware". I'd perform a test. Jim _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tow