To Tower Talk: All Does anyone have experience with the Tennadyne T12 Yagi? I'm just starting to gather information on HF beams and have compared the M2 and Tennadyne yagis. It appears to me that the
Living here in the rural south it becomes a problem when trying to find something slightly out of the ordinary. I'm building a weather tight junction box which will be mounted at my tower. What I'm l
I'm in the process of adding an attached patio deck to our home. In addition I'm having a room (ham shack, game room) built under the deck. One problem the contractor encountered is supporting the ex
I bought mine at REI (REI.COM). Good selection and decent prices. Kirk, K6KAR/4 --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Al,
Martin, I've been using this configuration for quite a while and it works great. The only exception is that I don't run the cat 5 cable directly to the rotator. I run the cat 5 with shield to a Polyp
Greg, It's been quite a while since I've had the Hytower. Several years ago, while living in Mesa, AZ, I purchased and used the Hytower with the 160 Hygain mod. It worked but not as well as the (home
Hello Gang, I have a U.S. Towers HX-472. The base has been poured but the tower is not yet erected. The contractor hasn't yet completed my new basement game room/storm shelter/ham shack. This is my q
This has probably been discussed many times but after a quick search of the archives I'm not finding a definitive answer. I have 1000 feet of insulated #12 that I am planning to install as a radial s
Barry, Several years ago, (about 30), when I lived in Bixby Knolls (a subdivision in Long Beach, CA), I had a 90 foot pole installed towards the back of my property. In order to mount the rotator (at
Dick, This is a good point and one that I've also thought about. I've just purchase the mast raising fixture (MRF) for my TX472. I have a top thrust bearing but am wondering if I need another thrust
To All: For sale (cheap $50) Gap Titan. The antenna is currently erected but is very easy to take down. It's located in the Florida Panhandle between Pensacola and Panama City. This antenna is for pi
Greetings all, I'm looking to replace the 3/16 x 2" (ID) x 4" (L) black plastic sleeves with same size Delrin or Teflon sleeves. Looking for a place where I can purchase this material. Thanks, Kirk,
The cable lubricant that Champion Radio sells is called PreLube 6 inside with some very gummy grease, but I don't know what. Maybe a beeswax based stuff? Egad! That's totally wrong information. I'm n
Alan, The answer to your question is absolutely. Champion Radio Products http://www.championradio.com/misc.html#lubricant sells a product called PreLube 6. It's a polymer enhanced lubricant and prese
I have a US Tower TX472 that has never been in service. For the past year and a half it's been setting on some 2x10's to keep it off the ground. It does not come with the base (I'm going to use the b
When I had this home built I raised the question about the use of light dimmers. The electrician told me that Lutron were the best and I would not have any noise generation problems. So that was what
Sometime back, there was a posting which provided direction to a source (URL) for a tower grounding clamp. At the time I saw it I thought it was a good source for enabling a ground strap to be clampe
I appreciate the comments that have been made in support of the elimination of the CW requirement. I hope you're right in assuming that this is a positive step in fostering support and interest in ou
As hurricane season is fast approaching, my wife has been nagging me (bless her heart) to get insurance on my TX-472MDP tower with 4 el SteppIR. My question is; based upon your experience, what insur
As hurricane season is fast approaching, my wife has been nagging me (bless her heart) to get insurance on my TX-472MDP tower with 4 el SteppIR. My question is; based upon your experience, what insur