Sure - connect control box terminal 1 to rotator terminal 1, 2 to 2, 3 to 3, etc. If you've got any of the plug pigtails, then you'll need the specific pin-out for the plugs. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWE
It depends on the material. If they're silver, then the silver oxide collected over the years is a conductor and they'll work FB. If they're nickel plated, then the nickel oxide is not a conductor an
I prefer anything over 1/2 inch because it'll be easier to hang onto. The material is sort of immaterial because a haul rope will be low use and will be stored inside. The most durable and expensive
DO NOT PUT COAX-SEAL DIRECTLY ON CONNECTORS! You'll never be able to get it off and the connector will be semi-useless in the future. Put a wrap of Scotch 33 or 88 on first, and THEN put the Coax-Sea
a You're not the first person to discover that the DXE antennas look good but don't play well. This is not a new phenomena. The DXE hardware is a good place to start to design your own antenna. Cheer
Mostly these things come in what they call "20-foot randoms" and can vary from 18 to 24 feet. Whenever I've specified 20-feet, the guys in the yard have pulled that length for me. Cheers, Steve K7LXC
dealer. Depends on the application. 6061-T6 aluminum only has 35,000 psi yield strength - too little for many applications but okay for smaller ones; i.e. vhf/uhf stuff. Aggressive HF antennas on a m
I I buy all my PL259's at D&L Antenna Supply - <A HREF="http://www.wavehunter.com/">http://www.wavehunter.com/</A>. They're not Amphenol but they work great and I've never had a problem with them. He
That's the most common configuration for a shackle, or clevis. I'd say 80-90 of them are like that. galvanized Sure - that's fine. Mostly the hole in the pin is wired to prevent dropping the pin some
FYI. Cheers, Steve K7LXC To: <towertalk@contesting.com> SCCC/SCDXC/KI6X Please post following to members: FOR SALE: Force 12 mini crank up tower: Description as per the Force 12 Web site: LPT-620 - 6
FYI. Sounds like a treasure trove for you antenna modelers. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH 800+ Modeling Files for NEC & EZNEC A few years back, Modeling Expert, LB Cebik made available over 400 mode
FYI. Sounds like a treasure trove for you antenna modelers. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH 800+ Modeling Files for NEC & EZNEC A few years back, Modeling Expert, LB Cebik made available over 400 mode
Element dampening is needed due to the vibrations set up by low wind speeds. This is from the elements being basically the same size from end to end. Force 12 uses an aggressive taper schedule that s
Design them ala' F12 with an aggressive taper schedule (start big and taper rapidly) so that the elements are not the same size for their entire length. That will eliminate the low windspeed vibratio
How did we get started talking about QSL's and logbooks?!? Please refrain from further post on this inappropriate topic. Tnx. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TT ADMIN
Greetings, TowerTalkians -- I have a chance to put a radio in a 26' motorhome. It sounds like the FT-857 is pretty nifty and better than the IC-706 MK2G. Any comments? I understand that the Hi-Q mobi
no Make your own - there's nothing special about them. You just need two 1/4" steel plates with a big anchor bolt hole in one end and however many you need for your turnbuckles on the other. Paint wi