Unfortunately the chromite conversion coating does not give aluminum any more hardness. Plus the cost factor may not be worth it. Then again it all depends on the intended use. A ground radial system
I'm not familiar with the Rohn HDBX 48 ft tower, but the only advantage that I ever saw to having your rotor located at the bottom of the tower was just the fact that you didn't need to climb the tow
I almost agree with all that but I do think better of using Braded instead of solid since it is the surface or skin that carries everything and that being the case braded has a lot more surface or sk
the PDF for your tower is located at http://www.hy-gain.com/man/pdf/HG-70HD.pdf John KA9OFM _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk m
Try looking up the information on some of the commercial tower websites. Many of them offer great information on the subject. John, KA9OFM _______________________________________________ ____________
This has been my solution and it has worked very well for the past years. For each tube of your antenna take 2 pieces of PVC pipe that is just a little undersized for your antenna tube size. Each pie
This has been my solution and it has worked very well for the past years. For each tube of your antenna take 2 pieces of PVC pipe that is just a little undersized for your antenna tube size. Each pie
JC, I have used oil and used diesel in the past for this but I have found something that is even better and your wood will remain free for another use of any kind that you want. Wrap the plywood with
Why Use Forms? A lot of people ask that question but I can tell you why I use them when I pour a tower base. The Earth sucks the moisture from the concrete and causes it to have weak spots becase it
While 2 days is good setting time for a pour that is only 4 - 6 inches and everyone says at least 2 days, because of the extreme thickness of the tower base I always allow a full week for it to dry.
One final suggestion - Make your tower base a few inches higher than the surrounding earth. I always make my pours 4 inches higher. This will allow water to run off the base during a rain instead of
It's too bad that you don't have the bottom section. I understand the weight issue with placing it there for the pour. We have 2 iron horses that are placed outside the base hole and use 2 heavy angl
I'm sure that there are a bunch of us that are able to take that tower down, but with all that they require to take the thing down, and especially the part about having 5 years of experience with sim
How in the world is a septic system and a tower permit related unless your tower or it's ground radial system should interfer with each other is beyond me. It seems that everytime the local governmen
Truthfully, I don't see that it would make any difference. I have never heard that it did, and if you think about it the ground is going to get saturated and dried out many times around your ground r
Steam pipe has lots of good uses but I don't think you will find it any good for your plans. The weight of the stuff is about one and a half times the weight of a normal pipe the same size. You said
Dave, I have used a couple of materials on cracked bases, but never had the problem of not finishing the job so to speak. (Not an Insult) One material I used was called vinyl cement, another was call
I have never been one to mess with 2 meters but recently I have found an interest and I am thinking of mounting an antenna on the side of my tower. I intend to make the antenna and am thinking of a c