Maybe a stated policy on conflict resolution is needed. I am sure Steve does not want this list to become known as an easy spot to pick up a few dishonest dollars. On the other hand he has way to muc
Does anyone out there have any suggestions for anti-climb panels for a HyTower. I don't know if metal panels would cause tuning problems or not. I just bought a used one and am not planning on puttin
This is a question that I do not remember seeing here, and a couple of searches in the archives doesn't come up with anything quite like it either. I am planning on putting up an HDX-555 tower next y
If I am an atheist, does my insurance cover acts of God? Jim Rhodes K0XU jim@rhodesend.net Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone. ________________________________________
I really feel sorry for persons whose spouses have so little regard for them that things like towers are out of the question. My antennas & towers are as important to me as my wife's desires are to h
An outfit here in Nebraska makes pine tree look alike towers for the cell industry. They list them along with palm tree & cactus towers. See www.valmont.com Jim Rhodes K0XU jim@rhodesend.net Experien
How about one of those Force 12 lightweight towers (or something home brew like it)? Or a "falling derrick" type of that starts our lying on the roof away from the tower hinge and ends up vertical by
Of course if you are an experimenter with antennas it makes much more sense to have them come to you than to have to go to them. Unless you have a lot of money to spend on "Professional tower service
Shall we all answer? ;-) Jim Rhodes K0XU jim@rhodesend.net Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone. _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomput
Actually I wish they were all that way so that I don't get the little short lines on my big monitor. I set the line length in my email program. Jim Rhodes K0XU jim@rhodesend.net Experience is the thi
Well, Jim, this message you sent had nice formatting. Nice long lines that run across the screen without leaving a lot of white space on the right edge of the screen. That is how I like to see them a
I believe that the last time this was discussed at length it was decided that there are type of rebar that can be welded and types that cannot be welded. I am sure someone will correct me if I am wro
As with every guyed tower. Jim Rhodes K0XU jim@rhodesend.net Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone. _______________________________________________ ______________________
I am with the others. Is there a reason that you could not use a ring rotor or swing arm? A whole lot less engineering there. Is this thing tapered all the way up or is it an SSV type tower that has
If you are worried about that make sure that you pour your anchor concrete to & above the surface. Galvanic action doesn't care what that metal rod is attached to down there. If it is in the dirt it
I am looking at buying a HG54HD tower and have downloaded the manual from BAMA. However most of the diagrams for some reason are not showing up in the pdf file. Does anyone have a manual they can cop
I have a 1982 hy-gain catalog that shows 30"x30"x51". But it also show the HG-54HD base as 36"x36"x72" and the manual shows 42"x42"x72" so I would go with the larger base to be safe. Jim Rhodes K0XU
Yes Steve, the manufacturer sold a guy set for it. My 1982 catalog shows the base as 24"x24"x18" and it also shows an HG-MT2-20 guying kit for this tower. So go ahead Chuck. Do what the manufacturer
Unfortunately the manufacturer has discontinued the product. Harry, I would be interested in anything that you get off the reflector for use with the HG-54HD that I just bought. In the manual for the
Push a piece of conduit under the sidewalk. Easy way is to hook a garden hose to 1 end & use the water to drill a hole for the conduit. Have to dig holes on both sides of sidewalk and trench on start