Pine-Sol cleaner. I used it when working with underground/overhead phone cable. Cut's right through icky-pic. If you have a Graybar Electric in your area they sell stuff for cleaning/removing icky-pi
Bob, You can use regular PL259's and 1/2 inch copper tubing butt splice compression fittings. tom KD8DEG I live close to a CATV cable storage warehouse and work center. On Saturdays I can go raid the
Go here for all your 25G questions http://www.rohnnet.com/25g-series KD8DEG Tom Absolutely NOT! Rohn (ca. 1987) allowed ordinary Rohn 25 to go to 40 feet unguyed only if the antenna load was under 1.
Hi, Join this Yahoo group. This group is all about Lightning Protection. Allot of engineers from around the world on this group. They can be way over my head allot of times, LOL, but you will get you
Hi John, Could you send me a copy of that info? I am in the process of putting up the 25G version fold over, 68 ft, that was given to me and I refurbished it. Pictures of the assembly would help expl
Hi Andy, I am currently looking for it and when I find it I will post it. Sign up here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LightningProtection/ I will mention that it is a tightly moderated group. The mod
Doug, Would you send the pic's and info to me also. I have a Rohn 75' 25G that the top half tilt's over at the 30 ft level. Looking to be able to tilt the whole thing from time to time. kd8deg@centur
I fast fingered and deleted the web site for TOWAIR. Would some please post again. Thanks KD8DEG Tom Thanks to whoever started this. I put in my lat/long and found I was near a grass field I did not
Roger, If you know of a shop in your area that does powder coating that is the most durable coating I have used. You can beat it with a hammer and it will not crack, chip or peel off the surface it i
FYI KD8DEG Tom Colleagues: The case described below, with URL, might be used, in the right ham radio case, to stand for several propositions: 1. The Town has no right to "prefer" another technology,
Try your local welding supply company. Thats where I get it from. Tom KD8DEG _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Tow
I use standard copper pipe compression fittings if the cable is the aluminum 75 ohm cabel tv line. They work great. Tom KD8DEG Well, they do make female F connectors for anything up to .750, but norm
Hi Dick!!! Pulled telephone cable for many years in all types of conduit. Go to this site http://www.polywater.com/, I found this to be the best lube, and when it drys out there is nothing left of it
I have an older 80ft 25G tilt over, guyed with 4 guy wires at 30ft and 75ft, with 7 antennas, 2- "Y" beams 2 and 6 m, 3- verticals and 2- squalos. 80 mph gust's with downed trees all over, and the to
Hi John Go to this group, http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi , they can answer all you questions on RFI issues. Tom KD8DEG I have read Tom W8JI and Jim K9YC "tutorials" on this issue. I
The Davis wired version, which I am using, has a 4 second delay for wind, and direction display. That can mean the loss of 10 to 20 mph in a gust situation. Tom KD8DEG I should mention one other thin
The unit I have is the Davis Vantage Pro2 wired, and the 4 second delay is what Davis tech support told me when I questioned the accuracy of the wind readings that were being displayed. Tom KD8DEG I'
Hi Don!! This is what I used until the knee went south, and ended my climbing days. Rohn 25G tower platform. About the same price as a good pair of boots. http://www.3starinc.com/rohn_25g_tower_work_
Hi Norm!!! Use No - Oxide on your mechanical grounding connections, above or below ground, and do not be stingy with it. Good to use on all your electrical connections, especially lead acid batteries
I use old window weights, they are about 8 pounds, and lag eye blots screwed into the trees, and the house soffit. You can find the weights in salvage yards for around $5 each. Tom KD8DEG I have done