Some things I will not be taking to Montana with me. All items on the ground in Muncie, IN. Pickup is best. Package #1: 70 foot Pirod tower (solid steel, 5 foot on a side at bottom, 3 foot/side at to
Does anyone have any data or insight about the holding power of screw in anchors in rocky soil? My experience with the big ones (that use a power auger to install) in the clay of Indiana was very goo
Hey, you're not supposed to be able to afford KC1XX if you are struggling college students! Climbing towers is part of your education, no? So is climbing all over the old EE building, climbing the ol
I wonder if there are any TT'ers on here with experience with installing screw-in anchors in rocky soil. I just had the power company put in six anchors. 12 inch helix, 3/4 inch rods. They had a big
Bob, I took mine apart with a 4WD Diesel Pickup -- strapped one end of the boom to a stout tree and strapped the other end to the truck. Not elegant (it made some good sized ruts in the field) but it
I have a box of new Glass Grips made by Preformed Line Products for 3/8 inch fiberglass rod. There are 25 in the box. I will trade them even up for a box (50 count) of 1/4 inch Big Grips for EHS. You
4 element 40M OWA Yagi for Sale This is a full sized yagi. 4 elements on a 48 foot boom. Boom is 3 inch OD, 0.125 inch wall, doubled in thickness for the center 8 feet. I use an old Telrex boom coupl
I have been staring at the Rohn catalog for the last 45 minutes. I cannot find the drawing that gives the information for guy anchor concrete block information. It is drawing number C620643. Does any
Never mind, I found it. Googled "Rohn C620643" and it magically appeared. - Pat N9RV _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing
Does anyone have any experience with freight companies handling shipments of heliax? I have two 4 foot diameter coils of 7/8 inch heliax that need to travel out here to Montana. They weigh about 70 l
Thanks for all the direct and TT replies. Lots of experience out there. I got a very reasonable quote from freightquote.com and have booked it to go on Monday. - Pat N9RV ____________________________
I am refurbishing a switch that was outdoors for a while that uses the SO239 connectors that have a locking nut on the connector body instead of the four little screws to mount it to the chassis. A p
Has anyone on this list ever tried installing ground rods in rocky soil with a big jack hammer drill? What I had in mind was replacing the big with the ground rod and driving it in. Having zero luck
Here were the recent computations I performed when considering different types of concrete options. Amount needed: 2.1 yards 1. Red-Mix cost: $345.98, includes: $97/yard cost $75 min. load fee (becau
Rich, I have personal experience with this. The older (stronger) the concrete, the more difficult this will be. I moved out of a QTH in Ohio that was previously owned by a ham who had been there sinc
Brian, Wow, some strange advice here. At least no one said you needed an engineer or lawyer. Yet. I just put up a 130 foot Rohn 25 tower base insulated for 160. I used 4000 lb test Philly because I h
to be about 1/8 of an inch out on one leg. What is the best way to align the tower section? Spreading legs out: hydraulic jack between legs Bringing legs together: come-along wrapped around legs Leg
Richard, I would disagree with your conclusions about rotating towers. First off, remember that rotating tower manufacturing is not a high volume business. It is more like a hobby, in fact. You may h
Is this a new installation or pulling hardline through conduit that is already buried? I have done this many times, but always starting fresh with an open trench. I lay out all of the cables as one b
I have a chain drive for my big rotating tower that was built by K8RR (SK). It has a torque limiter that allows the tower to slip in high winds to protect the rotor and linkage. The problem is that t