Ron....not sure what the shipping would be since the mast was shipped with my new HDX-555 tower (it cost $900 for shipping from CA to FL). The galvanized M-20R is 2" OD and the double pipe thickness
....actually I'm very pleased with my new HDX-555 crankup tower and the support I've received so far from US Towers. Gary and Darla have always answered my questions (other than the mast yield streng
....there's some "Lightning Detectors" on Ebay too.... http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F ws%2F&krd=1&from=R8&MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&SortProperty=Met
If you're looking at the US Towers HDX-555, it requires a concrete base 5'x5' and 6.5' deep (a little over 6cu yrds), with rebar cage. Good luck, David, K4ZZR gone
Hi guys.....the new Optibeam OB11-3 is working very well on 20-15-10 and now I'd like to add a wire antenna primarily for 75 and 40 for DX. I'm looking at a Carolina Windom 80 or a G5RV, but I'd like
For some reason when I did my ground radials a few years ago I remember using 00 bare copper stranded wire leading out from my tower to several cadwelded ground rods and also to the SPG bulkhead at t
Mike....I've been wondering about the "other" RG-213's too. I've been using the RG-213 that Texas Towers sells which they say is Mil spec cable, buriable and only 36 cents a foot. I've never buried i
Hi Steve.....still looking for the best coax (within reason) for my new antenna (about 125' from the shack). I'm wondering what you and others think of Cable Xperts RG8/U "low loss" CXP1318FX cable w
Well, after much headbanging and obsessing, I've finally ordered the antenna for my new HDX-555 crankup tower. I came soooo close to buying either the Hygain TH11 or Force12 C31-XR (both great antenn
Getting ready to dig the concrete base for my new tower and plan to run a 1 1/2 inch PVC pipe from my shack about 30' away and up through the concrete base. This pipe is big enough to carry several c
Gee guys, thanks for all the input on my conduit question.....I think I'll put in some 21" pipe just in case I need to pull something really big through it later on....haha.....but seriously, I've al
We dug the 5'x5'x6' hole for the tower Saturday and have the concrete truck coming Monday morning. QTH is south Florida, soil is a dark loamy consistency with plenty of sand content. The sides seem t
.....I would put some plywood in there if I could, but the rebar cage is set and there's no way now. I'm not worried about pouring concrete into the hole with water in there, I know that it will be d
......thanks for the reply....yes, I'm sure it's not from any sprinkler system....haha.....the water table in Florida can be very high although I was hoping it would be more than 6.6'..... I only wan
First of all....thanks to everyone with an opinion or suggestion regarding water in the hole for my tower base. Here's how things went...... I rented a mini backhoe and dug the majority of the 5'x5'x
As I patiently wait for my new HDX-555 tower to arrive, my thoughts have drifted away from what size conduit to use or how to pour concrete, to what HF antennas I'll be erecting. My operating habits
Steve.....of course I realize that.....however, I still value the free info and opinions I'm receiving from members of the TT list. ;-o 73, David, K4ZZR ain't the whole story.
Hello... My transmitting equipment will be between 1.5-50Mhz fed with 50ohm LMR-400 coax cable using UHF-PL259 connectors. According to Polyphaser, I need to know exactly which product do I use at th