Similar here, in a 30-yr-old ranch-style house in W Michigan: Elec. at one end, gas and phone at the other, cable and dish at the back. I am working on getting those grounds bonded together. Alan NV8
I think I've read (here?) that stainless steel isn't necessarily strong enough for what you want. I am sure I've seen hi-tensile (but not stainless) bolts and nuts around here -- Holland, MI -- if no
That kind of thing is one reason I am planning to have a contractor or two bid for the job -- at least for all the excavation, rebar and concrete work: they should know the best way to do the job and
The spec. for the foundation for the tower I intend to put up (AN Wireless 60' Light Duty) at this location (80mph winds) calls for close to 10 cu. yds. of 4000lb concrete. How many bags of premixed
How do you (generic "you") know what loads your roof will stand? How can you be sure that a good strong wind -- 60mph, 80mph -- won't take the antenna and the tower and a section of roof -- or the wh
According to the Rohn specs, I would need Rohn 65 here if I want a tower without guys -- which I do. Alan NV8A On 08/24/04 02:31 pm RICHARD BOYD put fingers to keyboard and launched the following mes
My (unstated) purpose in posting this was to counter the message seemingly implied in so many posts here that Rohn tower sections are so widely available that nobody needs to shell out big bucks for
Those of you who have had a good experience with Tashjian/Tri-Ex had better add your reviews to those at eham, where the rating (the last time I looked) was less than 2 out of 5. Alan NV8A On 09/02/0
The only gotcha that I could find out -- and it doesn't apply to many people -- is that one has to be a US citizen. Or, more generally, one has to be a citizen of the country that issued the license.
Some tower manufacturers (e.g., AN Wireless) provide that information. Perhaps all do -- if you can find it. Alan NV8A On 09/07/04 11:07 pm Tom Horton put fingers to keyboard and launched the followi
I was thinking of getting DavisRF BuryFlex. I've never used it, but it got good reviews on eham.net. Alan NV8A On 09/09/04 12:18 pm Lee Buller put fingers to keyboard and launched the following messa
The case is 6.25" W x 2.875" H x 3.875" D (excluding projecting screw heads on the ends, rubber feet on the bottom, and connectors on the back). 73 Alan NV8A On 09/24/04 11:51 am k2qmf@juno.com put f
Back in the UK about 50 years ago, when we saw rows of houses pretty much all the same design and color (except for different color front doors, perhaps), we knew what they were: "council houses" (i.
I think you might want to send those connectors back: At Cable X-Perts (www.cablexperts.com) the die is $135 and the tool (the handle for the die) is $250!!! Alan NV8A On 09/24/04 09:16 pm Mike Switz
The CC&Rs (only two pages -- a 35-yr-old subdivision) for our property have a paragraph limiting the "structures" that may be built. IIRC, the only permitted "structure" is a shed not exceeding a cer
You just did. Alan NV8A On 09/29/04 11:43 am Jimmie N. Lowrey put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace: I would like to be able to post to the towertalk threads. ___
Did the UK abandon SWG (= "Standard Wire Gauge" -- a lttle different from AWG)? Alan NV8A On 10/21/04 01:30 pm RICHARD BOYD put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace:
I think MFJ advertises such a gizmo. Alan NV8A On 11/05/04 05:05 pm Bill put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace: I am trying to track down some pretty significant
Just noticed that Alfa Radio is offering a rebate of US$100 on an AlfaSpid rotator to hams who can demonstrate weather-related damage to an existing rotator, tower or antenna. I have no connection wi