Home Depot carries a solid copper plate that is approx 8 inches wide by 36 inches long and about 3/32 (maybe 1/8th) in thickness. I bought one (about $50.00 less 10% military discount). I used what I
I use a BIG DeWalt rotary hammer drill with a 48" x 1 1/8" carbide rock bit. I dig a hole down until I hit rock and then bore the hole at the bottom of it. Then I drive a piece of 1 inch (1 1/16" OD)
Here is an Ebay search for the drill. I have a spline drill as the spline bits are the cheapest. SDS-Max is the newest and most expensive. DeWalt DW530 Rotary Hammer Drill 1-1/2" Spline Drive Gary J
Get some of this U channel ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/6061-T6-Aluminum-Association-Channel-6-x-210-x-3-1-4-x-12-Long-6-Channel-/150937549859?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2324943c23 ) and mount a 6 i
" I know amateur antennas below 61' are exempt from zoning in my county, Benton, WA; but don't know about the BUILDING Dept. When I did my HyGain AV18HT (24' tower with a 24' mast); the Building Dept
Their 949E tuner is probably the most used tuner in Ham Radio. Buy MFJ with the understanding of what it is. It's not Elecraft quality for sure - not meant to be. Gary J N5BAA --Original Message-- Fr
I built my home myself here in Texas and even back when I started in 1999/2000 little old Bandera Electrical Coop REQUIRED 4 wires for the electrical hookup and the neutral had to be as large a wire
If putting up a GAP Titan is anything like putting up a Gap Voyager - GOOD LUCK doing it on a roof. Putting up the Voyager was like standing up an Al Dente spaghetti noodle on end -lots of guying req
With a hexbeam you need both a mast and some way to rotate it. Hexbeams are directional antennas. Gary J N5BAA One word: Hexbeam _______________________________________________ ______________________
1 to 1 1/2 inch tinned copper braid or copper foil from your grounding plate located at operating position to the ground rod. All other equipment including the radio grounded to the grounding plate.
In the area I live in electricians recommend back filling the trenches with builders sand. It's not hard to do here as there is no such thing as a freeze level in our soil (water lines just covered w
All this talk about frost, freeze and permits. It sure is nice to live in rural South Texas!! The only permits for my house were for the electrical service installation at the pole and for septic. No
I crimp all my coax connectors now too, and horrors upon horrors made the jump from UHF Pl-259's to Crimp N connectors at the same time. I made the change to N connectors because I was buying new cri
Thanks Mike. Got a set to go with my crimpers. 73,Gary J,N5BAA --Original Message-- From: Mike Reublin NF4L Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 10:03 AM To: Gary J - N5BAA Cc: towertalk reflector ; Bill
Could a Heathkit SA-2550 also be used to tune 160 on a Hy-Gain Hy-tower Av18ht?? Link for an sa-2550 is here: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/9417 Gary J N5BAA Another way to add 160 to the Hytowe
I'll bet you don't drink Global Warming Kool-Aid either :-) Gary J N5BAA Gary, You misunderstand my meaning. Another try... Hy-Gain has sold Hy-Towers since the 50's and I know of no failures due to
Velocity factor of the wire?? Less resistance of the wire?? Gary J N5BAA I have been using an inverted l from my hdx 89 tower with much success. It is made of #12 stranded wire and I have decided to
They are available for much less money - see Northern Tool. The center hook goes to the hook on the back of your climbing harness. The other two hooks go to the legs of the tower as you climb. One of
A number of members of our Ham Club are requesting a meeting with our State Rep (Rep Murr) tomorrow to get clarification on this subject regulation/law. We are also elevating it up to ARRL to have th
Instead of a tilting tower why not use a regular Rohn 25 tower with a Hazer to get the antenna up and down?? Gary J N5BAA You absolutely can walk up a 40' aluminum tower because I have done it, but p