If you are worried what the neighbors think (I am not), I would pick a weekend when there are not hundreds of people in their yards tipping their heads back to the sky chugging beers down. Mike --Ori
Yes, when I was living in the UK as a kid I saw the end result of a 6 x 4 x 4 trench cave in, I think ground water pressure being the problem, the trench had been shored up with plywood and cross bra
Just a note about Bungee Cord, I used to use this stuff, but after about 3 months in the CA sun it explodes into horrible white powdery mess. Mike --Original Message-- Dipole Ends, Some future day th
How true, my nice climbable 70 foot antenna support came crashing down in a high wind micro burst. I have been growing 12 new ones, but I will be dead before they get to 70 foot:-( Pulley's with a sa
Clint, this maybe a silly question, but how many elements on each band. I looked at the website, but I could not find. Certainly a good price though. Mike --Original Message-- The T-8 from Tennadyne.
I remember seeing cable looking and labeled like that stacked up behind one our Head Ends when I worked for the cable company, no one knew what it was then, that's why it was rotting in the sun unuse
You see what I mean Bob, I understood one thing and you understood another:-) two different answers. Mike --Original Message-- Just turn off the automatic antenna tuner in the FT2000D. ______________
I have the FT-2000 and a Steppir that I control via HRD and Steplink. But I really don't understand the question well enough to answer. You might also post on either the Steppir group or the FT-2000
I use a Yaesu thrust bearing with a bracket that I made to attached the center of the antenna. The thrust bearing is on the mast. The tower turns and the wire stays in place. I will see if I can take
http://www.championradio.com/rigging.html How about our very own group owner. Mike, K6BR --Original Message-- I am looking for a pulley (available online?) that I could use for a tram. I'm going to u
Would it be too simple to be gracious and just point the guy in the right direction as he has most likely made a mistake, English not being his first language and all. But no, there has to be pointed
Julio, would agree, having rebuilt the KT36 two times, each time taking weeks rather than days from Black to Blue to Green insulating plugs (can't remember the sequence now). I would add the performa
All those plastic Owls will become redundant when the poles swap over from North to South anyway. --Original Message-- My plastic owl is up for loan. It always finds True North. _____________________
I think that I would put up a Steppir vertical Flagpole, or disguised as such anyway. Mike I have a good friend that lives in a very ham radio repressive area.. You know, the homeowner association th
That guy probably only lived until he was 90 years old, he could have made it to 95 years old if OSHA had been around. Mike --Original Message-- How did we ever survive before osha? http://www.insula
I lost a few ball bearings under similar circumstances and managed to buy replacements at the Orchard Supply store believe it or not, which saved my Sunday. Mike, K6BR It's not too difficult, but it
All, A friend has just received an MRF (mast raising fixture) from US Towers. The question is how does it operate. There are no diagrams or manual as usual from US Towers. I assume that the fixture b
Thank you Alan, if only we had a catalog, could not find one on the US towers web site. Yes the third hole, answers the question thank you very much for the information. Mike, K6BR true. I've never u
Thanks for the information Bill. I think we are now enlightened and good to go. Mike, K6BR The cable attaches to the mast at the bottom of the mast, the cable does NOT go through the same hole as the
Actually yes there is picture on the website that clearly shows where the mast raising fixture would fit to the second plate at the top, thank you. A very nice bunch of photos, I had I good time brow