Hello all, I'm back on Towertalk after an extended absence. A year or so ago, I bought a 500' spool of Belden 9913 (not the flexible type) and it has been sitting in my basement, with the plastic shr
Hello all, I am getting ready to "retire" an overloaded Tailtwister rotator with a "small" prop pitch motor (9,576:1 reduction ratio) and was wondering about a couple of details in regards to putting
Hello all, I have used my share of KellemsŪ grips, which are marketed by Hubbell. I have been an industrial electrician for 35 years; currently UNEMPLOYED, due to permanantly being layed off from a f
Hello all, Quite some time ago, a person came out with "optimized dimensions" for the HyGain TH7 triband yagi; I believe it was a former engineer for (pre-MFJ) HyGain. I can't remember if it was for
Hello all! Last fall, we had ELEVEN turkey vultures that were perched on my stack of yagis on my 76' tower. These birds are very large; their wing spans can exceed 6' from tip to tip. My little CushC
Hello all, I have the following tower accessories & parts for sale: Galvanized steel guy anchor equalizer plates (all are 1/4" thick material): (6) 3-hole plates: Turnbuckle holes - 3 for 3/8" bolts;
Hello all, I have compiled a list of more tower accessories and miscellaneous hardware for which I'm trying to find a good home; there is nothing wrong with any of the items and I no longer have a us
Hello all, I'm looking to buy a middle section of an "IIX ladder mast" - the section with the angle iron "steps" welded onto it. I don't need the top & bottom pieces of the ladder mast; only the midd
Hello all, Does anyone know of any websites / companies that sell surplus electronic cable? I am looking for a source for relatively inexpensive cable to run in an underground conduit between my hous
Hello T-T'ers, Thanks to all who replied to my posting about sources for inexpensive cable sources. Especially a BIG thanks to the onw who directed me to a website that has exactly what I need - www.
Hello T-T'ers, A long time ago, HyGain (Telex / HyGain) used to put a specification for allowable vertical loads in their manuals. I was wondering about the maximum vertical load for a Tailtwister ro
Hello all, I am attempting to build a coupling circuit for my low-band receiving antennas and am in need of a source for a particular component - an ARCO p/n 429 mica trimmer capacitor, which has a r
Hello all, I am looking to purchase 5 or 6 special Amphenol PL-259 connectors. The Amphenol part number is 83-851 and these connectors are what most call "3-piece connectors." With these connectors,
A long-time ham friend of mine (Gene, W9GD) is a resident in a nursing home in Sterling, IL. The management has let him have a short selfsupporting tower outside of his room and on the tower is a Lig