I would like to shunt feed a newly erected tower (80 ft. rohn45) for 80 meters. The tower is bracketed to an out building. The building has steel siding and the tower is bracketed at 20 feet up from
A friend friends tower just got hit by lightening and also the power pole tooka strike as well. Extensive damage to all electronics. However, electrical equipment at the pool next to the house was fi
Why dont they call a thrust bearing a weight bearing?? Rotors have a spec for weight carrying capacity. What is the spec for the weight carrying capacity of a thrust bearing? Lynn -- FAQ on WWW: http
I bet you wonder what the title has to do with towertalk! Well, after looking back over the last year of hamming, I think my major improvement to the station was getting rid of power line noise. I ow
I used pvc solid rod and had it milled down on a lathe. I bought it locally at a plastics shop. Its tough stuff and wont swell when wet. The was used at the point of compression at the boom to mast p
My rotor brake has been sticking the last month or so and in the heavy winds, the antennas turn. I have a klm kt34xa and a 2 el 40 by cushcraft. After a short period of time in heavy wind the booms w
I just wondered if someone out there could save me a little time while I try and load up my tower for 160M. The tower appears to have an swr of about 1.2 to 1 at 1.505 mhz. It is shunt fed with the t
One additional note on the rebuilding of the kt34xa. KLM has a new paste for assembly of the antenna. The old paste was a copper based grease which didnt work all that well. THeir new paste is an alu
I am getting ready to add 3 ground rods to my tower. I will use galvanized ground rods and ehs cable to the tower. What is the appropriate connector for the connection between the ground rod and ehs
THis thought just struck me last nite. !00 foot tower with multiple grounds, insulated guys, and ameritron 5 position coax switch at the top of the tower. I want to shunt feed the tower. The coax swi
If all the bs has cleared, I would like your thoughts on lightening damage to towers with insulated guys and towers with grounded guys. Seems to me, the towers with grounded guys would be less likely
Is there a website or information somewhere concerning the strength improvements to the 40-2cd antenna? I have the article by W6HQS in the Nov 91 QST. Has there been any changes or mods to that desig
If some of you read my posts earlier about the guy who ordered water pipe for me when I requested tubing, 2 in od. .250 wall, it gets better. Yesterday I picked up my new mast......20 ft, .250 wall,
Will a Yaesu G1000sdx handle a KT34XA and a Cushcraft 40 2 elemnt beam adequately? Any thoughts/experiences with this rotor? ur input appreciated tks Lynn -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tow
What insulators can be used for breaking up 1/4 inch guys? Any limitations, specs, or guidelines? 73 Lynn -- -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesti
I ordered a 20 foot stick of 2 inch, .250 wall, > 70,000 psi tubing(pipe) for use as a mast. The 2 inch spec was o.d. What I received was 1 1/2 inch i.d., .200 wall, 70,000 psi.....the o.d. is about
For those of you who replied to my query, I wish to say thanks. I ordered 2 inch, .250 wall, galvanized pipe. I received 1.5 i.d., .200 wall, galvanized pipe. I specified 70,000 psi. After further ch
Has this been done previously? I dont want to repeat the whipping but would like comments pro/con on these rotors which compare to the T2X and HDR300. 73 Lynn -- -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contestin
Can anyone tell me the expected life of phyllistran? 5yrs? 10yrs? thanks 73 Lynn -- -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative r
Now that I have my KT34XA on the ground for the 3rd time, I was thinking of grounding the center of the parasitic elemnts to the boom. The books say there will not be any change in performance. I was