When I installed mine, I cut a piece of wood somewhat larger than the concrete form. I then drilled holes in the wood that lined up with the holes in the tower base. I then screwed the wood to the to
How close can you mount VHF/UHF antennas without a serious negative impact? Assume (for example) that I want to put the following antennas on one mast: 1) HF Yagi 2) 6m Yagi 3) 144MHz Yagi 5) 432MHz
Yes, US Tower WILL make a heavy duty version of the MA-550. I believe they quoted me an extra $1000 to do it. and Kelly Johnson _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscompu
Just out of curiosity...how long do you think it takes before neighbors no longer "see" the tower and lose interest :-) I'd love to know what they put in that 1.5 inch think book :-) ________________
How do people out there protect remote stations from vandalism? I've heard people talk about using metal shipping crates as "ham shacks" and stuff like that. How about the tower, ant, etc.? Anyone ha
That sounds a bit high tech and unable to handle the "typical" vandal case. Besides, I'm talking about places that are quite remote where it may be difficult to set up a 2.4GHz link to the outside wo
Hams deserve to be protected, not because of their emergency communications, but because our neighbors should not be able to tell us what to do with our property except for health and safety issues.
I'm in the market for a remote coax switch (because I broke my Ameritron RCS-8V). My requirements are: 1) Must support at least 3 antenna ports 2) Must support frequencies from 160m through 6m (at le
I need to replace my Yaesu Rotator Control Cable, which means that I have to remove the connectors on both ends and put those connectors on a new cable. Anyone have some helpful hints or tips for rem
Thanks. That's what I need, but ... do I really need a new rotor connector. I'd sure like to avoid that (at $50.00) if I can!!! I can climb the tower and check, but I was hoping to avoid that :-) ___
I want to add a relay to a Force-12 140S which will open the center connection when I'm not using it. I want to do this to eliminate interactions with a nearby yagi. Anyone know of a good source for
Anyone out there using the ACOM1000 with an FT-1000MP in QSK mode? Please e-mail me off the list. Thanks. Kelly Johnson kelly@thejohnsons.ws N6KJ _______________________________________________ See: