Does anybody have experience with changing the tower lift cable on a TX472MDP that is motorized? The vendor says my drooping top sections are caused by stretching of the aircraft cable used to lift t
Does anybody have experience with changing the tower lift cable on a TX472MDP that is motorized? This tower also has the tilt-over feature and the upper & lower limit switches........ The vendor says
Two cents worth! I use a old automatic washer tub lad upside down on the ground next to the tower pad. The natural twist in the coax from 75 ft. up helps it coil around the tub in a control fashion.
Are you talking about LIGHTING OR LIGHTNING(Atmospheric electrical discharge)???? Dick, NJ9K _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers
And just maybe we will wind up being labeled as the "NUISANCE" and all the rules in the world are not going to save amateur radio. Follow the "money"!!! ______________________________________________
So is AES, look in their catalog. Ham Radio Outlet is another source: http://www.hamradio.com/ . I'm looking for a shop or dealer in U.S. who sells Polyphaser coaxial protectors in very small quantit
My 2800 which I purchased in 1998 is a RC-2800P-A which is probably from a previous product. However, my control box is stamped "DC" on the underside and my manual/instructions were for a DC motor. D
I live in Wisconsin where summers and winters affect outside material to extremes in expansion and contraction and my block is still a "BLOCK". Doug, I put fiber in the block cement and the block is
My antennas/tower took a glancing blow of lightning back in 2000 on the Sunday night just back from Dayton and the block displayed no damage. I also have my rebar welded as a cage inside the 5x5x8 ho
I have the same tower as you and thought the exact same thing. I talk to the man at Dayton this year and his question was "WHY?". I told him that the top section was a little tippy but the overall co
Incidently, I installed my tower in 1999 and recently read that a lubricant on the market was considered very good for these types of cables. It's called "PRELUBE 6" preservative lubricant and is Pol
Even though I had to kiss the "politicians" of the PLAN commission I still had no reservations about the "crankup tower" for my future. Several reasons being my age was crepting up to the 70 mark in
Even though I had to kiss the "politicians" of the PLAN commission I still had no reservations about the "crankup tower" for my future. Several reasons being my age was crepting up to the 70 mark in
My antenna farm on top of the tower is a X-3200A(VHF/UHF), C-3(HF), A50-6S(6M), XM240(40M), AND A DX-A(160-80). So the gamut is 160,80,40,30,20,17,15,12,10,6, 2,144,220,and 440. Dick, NJ9K Merry Chri
When your 70+ years old "how many times are you going to crank it up or down"?? Or is it just easier to "FLIP" the switch like I do. On the qestion of height or extension, I only raise it 90% and tha
Incidently, I installed my tower in 1999 and recently read that a lubricant on the market was considered very good for these types of cables. It's called "PRELUBE 6" preservative lubricant and is Pol
Look for a washer or dryer tub and set it at the base of your tower. The natural coil of the coax will wrap itself around the tub when lowering the tower and unwrap itself effortlessly when raising t
Alan, If I were you I'd be very reluctant to extend the top section. It cost me a mounting frame and antenna damage. It peeled the two hinge plates on the flat side like a banana. It all depends on t
Gene, I have the coaxes and rotator control cables bundled/taped from the top section and fed through each guide ring mounted on each section to the ground. The wash tub is setting upside down next t
I have a TX-572MDP motorized and the way I prep it is to unwind the tilt cable about several inches or slack. This way it has some freedom to tilt when I pull it with the tractor. Once it's off-cente