A technique I developed involved essentially dropping the diameter of the 7/8 inch hardline to a point where the standard PL258 (double female UHF connector) would fit and secure with stainless steel
Technique that I have used for years for tramming yagis to various heights on my two 100 ft. towers: 1. Use 1/4 inch guy wire and secure at a point 3 to 5 ft above the point you want the antenna to b
Need input from the TT troops as to required tools, equipment, etc. (anything beyond the normal tools used on towers, antennas, etc.) for installation of the TIC product. Going to put on a Rohn 45 to
Thanks all for the great input on the TIC product. Gear alignment, motor alignment, and pre-assembly on the ground were the key messages. Also, suggesting the older EC-1 controller (analog) over the
Funny story to pass along thing about Stainless. A certain K1 (formally a KH6) told me once that a tower was put up in Hawaii using stainless hardware - very nice! Unfortunately, the trade winds caus
Recently discovered a scrap metal location in the Boston area that had 3 conductor plus ground #14 by the pound. Picked up 500 ft for about $35 along with 1000 ft. of 4 pair Cat 5 cable (8 wires, #24
This post is on behalf of Ralph, N4CQC who has a 60 ft. tower that originally was part of a 200 ft. broadcast tower. Triangular tower, face dimension approximately 16 inches and much heavier than Roh
Comments regarding band openings from W1 to Eu represents the issue of, at the beginning of the opening, in order to have the best signal level and remembering the D-Layer is quite prevalent due to s
Or you can buy a fake owl for about $30 and hang it on the upper most boom. Works for me! Regards, Mark, K1RX Cqtestk4xs@aol.com@contesting.com on 02/04/2004 07:59:57 AM Sent by: towertalk-bounces@co
I have both. In a nutshell, the aluminum casting to mount the mast to the rotor is probably the weak link in the 1000SDX. You will need to pin the mast to the rotor to avoid cracking the clam shell c
At this location I have two in use and a G-800 model. One is at 100 ft. turning a 6 el. 15 M and 6 el. 10 M monobanders, the second is turning a 2 el. Cushcraft 40 M and 5 el. 10 M yagi at 70 ft. The
I find it amazing as well that Utilities think that there will be a day that when interference is detected, it will move channels automatically. In other words, when a ham fires up on say, 20 M, it w
Doug, Should work just fine. Assume you will need to guy the end elements for the stress the top wire adds to the element tips. Two guys on each end of the array should do the trick to keep the wire
My experience is not unlike Gary's good results of having a 4 Square in the woods. Last year, the K1RX MM managed to beat K3LR on 80 CW using this array. That certainly speaks well of the verticals i
Tom, I use 3 inch EMT pipe (steel) which has a 2-7/8 inch OD. Found in electrical supply houses in 10 ft. lengths. I have used a 4 ft. piece as a center insert into 3 inch OD irrigation tubing for 40
Recall just seeing someone reporting a stuck Yaesu rotor, I am exeriencing a similar issue G-2800 is frozen and will not move. Everything on the indicator appears normal. Pushing the cw/ccw switch no
Seeking opinions regarding the use of these TV advertised Soldering Iron (Cold Tip type). Runs on 4 AA batteries. How do these devices play in cold weather and is it possible to solder items like PL-
Bill, As I communicated to you in a private email, instead of having the pulley, two strong workers, consider the following for a "single op" process. Use the Hand Hoist device I suggested that has a
For those interested, check this web site and put in search phase "cable puller/hoist" and then select the wire rope version. http://www.mcmaster.com/ I tried copying the page from the web site, but
More directly to the matter - here is the part number. For those interested, check this web site and put in search phase "cable puller/hoist" and then select the wire rope version. http://www.mcmaste