John, Thank you for your excellent service regarding my parts order for the A3S! I very much appreciate the fact that Laird Technologies is continuing to support Cushcraft by providing such excellent
Does anyone have any idea if 3/16 7x19 galvanized "aircraft cable" with a burst strength of 4200lbs would be OK to use instead of EHS for guying a 51' rohn 25 with a cushcraft A3S/743 40 meter adon a
Thanks again Bill! Yeah, I've looked at the info at Texas Towers. The EHS and the galvanized wire rope look pretty much the same as far as strength. I've order 500' of the wire rope. I may try to
Thanks for the info Mike! My Cushcraft A3S/743 antenna covers 10, 15, 20 and has 40 meters. 73 de K5MLC Get a copy of the ARRL Antenna book. It has a nice chart to show the ungrounded wire lengths
WOW! Thanks again Bill! I just acquired the Loos Tensioner tool from Champion along with some other neat stuff. Right now I have temporary guys at 21', 31' and 41'. The tip of the mast is at 52'
Very good question. In my case, Michael, I just want something with high tensile strength that is comparable with EHS specifications and I found that I could get the galvanized "aircraft cable" with
Just a note of thanks to the group - the information you shared with me allowed my Rohn 25 50' tower to survive a direct hit from IKE! 73 de K5MLC Mike _______________________________________________
Good Afternoon, I recently erected an 134' OCF 7 band Windom @ 40' on my 50' tower with each end ending about 10' off the ground. The Windom is being fed with LMR 400 through a 4:1 balun. I am expe
The OCF is the best option for my limited real estate. Center feed would not fit! Other option would be end-fed. Mike K5MLC _______________________________________________ ___________________________