No proof yet to the rumor, but I believe US Tower is slowly trying to get out of Amateur products...They are making a killing in the commercial World and are struggling to keep up with the workload t
On 11/30/99 I posted the following on Towertalk: <snip> No proof yet to the rumor, but I believe US Tower is slowly trying to get out of Amateur products...They are making a killing in the commercial
each band if you like. At least that is what I was told when I purchased it. Mike...ND6A If a tower falls in the woods and no-one is around to see or hear it does the cash register still go "cha-chi
Crimp connectors are becoming more and more popular in commercial type installations, however I highly recommend soldering the center condutor if you use such and animal. My personal preference is so
Three Letters DSP!!! 73 Mike...ND6A Please note the new e-mail address...nd6a@arrl.net -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative
Lexan, I thought everyone knew about this wonderful and glorius product. Polycorbonate is the generic term for it...Unbreakable, Damn near UV PROOF, bullet proof, and in my experience RF will not har
Has anyone ever heard of Rohn 35??? I have found a gentleman who would like to sell me 100 feet of it, but not sure what it is, he says it has 15" face on it. Is this some stuff that Rohn made especi
Unless there is somethng new that I have not heard of there is no way to use a mig welder to weld copper. You can howerever weld Mild steel and aluminum, but not together. As it is virtually impossib
Thanks to all that replied, regarding this stuff, still would like to find some kind of specs. But I guess I can always just use 45 specs and be safe. BTW the few of you looking for this stuff, If I
I guess what I meant to say is for the concrete base, I could pour one the size required for 45, I understood that it was like 25, But thank you for the reply in being sure I was not being stupid. I
Denver radio is not in CO!!! Mike...ND6A Please note the new e-mail address...nd6a@arrl.net -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administra
In reading the recent thread regarding laser levels I thought this to be important. I just received the new sales paper for Harbor Freight Tools. In the ad they have Laser levels for 24.99 (1/2 price
I have a quick question regarding strenth of this stuff In using the Marc program I see that 4130 has a yield strength of 115000 psi for .250 wall thickness. What is the strength for .120 wall thickn
Well origionally I apparently did not give enough information, I have gotten many answers which included a formula to find the number myself. Which in itself was enough to get me the answer I was loo
WHAT am I doing right???? I don't get any of this happen to me... Mike...ND6A Please note the new e-mail address...nd6a@arrl.net -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions
Yes THEY COULD!! Next step RG8X..good up to 1KW, and easy to work with and VERY inexpensive. Glad that came from the mouth of a "coax guy", people laugh at me when I say that!!! Mike...ND6A I am not
What about good old militery OD??? (I think that is what they call it, not sure they did not want me) But you know that ugly olive color the military uses on everything...should be fine with trees in
Hello all after no towertalk due to ISP problems I was having withdrawl pains, so changed ISP's now I can resume my silly questions. I recently aquired a AB-577 portable military tower. Actually it i
I am sure glad to hear that I am not the only guy that has ever had trouble with Cushcraft. A little while ago I was shopping for a new antenna, and their X-9 looked like a good one as did the new Be