looks new, looks like it has never been outdoors. outdoor unit only, no control box. roll your own or use the Top Ten Band Decoder. lists for $155 new, will pack and ship for $125. see http://www.qth
Anybody remember these winches? They were somewhat popular maybe 15 years ago but went out of production. I have one short the electric motor. I purchased a used crankup tower and the winch was inclu
Crankup with a separate electric winch for crank up/down and tilt would seem to offer a really good solution to N3HRT's question. US Tower and TriEx (Tash) offer 70' crankups that could fit within hi
The statement that most mercury found in the environment is the result of people brushing teeth is not correct according to my research. Rather it is the product of fallout from the air, especially f
Does anyone have photos or diagrams of a MDP-750 as mounted on a tower? I purchased a used one over the weekend and am starting to think about how to integrate it with my TriEx LM-354 3 section tower
Anyone know if a G1000 rotor and G2800 control box (or vice versa) are compatible? Not necessarily for long term use but for a bit of debugging. Jim/N1NK _____________________________________________
Both of my rotors are DXA version. I just hooked the 2800DXA control box to the 1000DXA rotor and it works just fine. I took a glancing lightning blow recently and am sorting out the good from the ba
I purchased an electric winch, US Tower MDP-750 from a guy who was close enough to pick it up at his home. After getting it home and mulling over the challenge ahead, I decided it would be too hard t
I posted an inquiry a couple weeks ago regarding moving a large, heavy (175 lbs or so) electric winch from Rhode Island to Arkansas. Multiple suggestions came out of the query. Here is our solution.
I met a guy this past summer whose 70 foot crankup US Tower come down ALL AT ONCE. Essentially nothing survived except a couple antennas with bent elements. I asked him if he had looked at the cable
A couple years ago I sold off my inventory of T2X and switched to Yaesu G2800 rotor. I have a Slipp Nott that I thought I had disposed of but is still around. If anyone is interested, I am asking 50
FYI, K4FJ beat everyone out in the pileup. Jim/N1NK _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com htt
Rubber snakes and plastic owls work fine to fend off pigeons BUT after a short time, if the object never moves or grabs a bird then the birds become accustomed to it and ignore it. I worked for a tim
When I was using T2X, I used a Slipp-Nott to clamp the mast to the rotor. It never slipped but I did have other problems with the T2X (went through 3, all with broken brakes) and replaced it with a Y
I have a LM-354E 3 section crankup tower. I would like to make up some kind of bracket or arm to install on top of the middle section. This would support something like a 6m or 10m yagi. My thought i
There is a local story about a guy in Fall River Mass who was working on the roof of his triple decker (old New England style, 3 floors so 3 families could live in it). As the story goes, he had his
I have such a device that I purchased and never installed. Charles and I have agreed on a sale and I will send it off to HS land today or tomorrow. Jim/N1NK __________________________________________
Jim eats crow. I found the box labeled GA-3000 to be empty and I have no idea where it went. OOPS. Send TowerTalk mailing list submissions to towertalk@contesting.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via
These standoff arms came with my LM-354 crankup tower and were recently replaced. They are 1x1" galvanized steel, square section with a 2" ID split loop at one end. Lengths of the arms are 16", 19" a
I subscribe to the digest, IMHO it is rude to reply to the digest unless there is only one or two messages, hi. My LM354E, similar to but smaller sections than Mickey's LM354HD, was purchased in New