I was reluctant to comment, but decided to toss in one idea I have used. If you provide backstays to the pole your concern about the pole bending can go away. However, when you do that, you will have
You are absolutely right Jim. I have an elevated guy "pole" but it is 6" in diameter 3/8" wall and steel tubing. One more reason to consult an expert (not me). Tod ___________________________________
I like your providing him with the analysis of what the individual and combined forces/tensions would be Dave. The WG2000 from the same source is $77.80 and is a worm gear winch with 40:1 turns rati
I went a bit deeper than 8" (30") . I found a plumbing contractor who could fit in a special job. He brought a gas powered device that cut a trench about 15" wide and 30" deep and piled the dirt alon
think about. Clearly I should have written "braking" not "breaking" !!! Tod, KØTO _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mai
Contact someone in the building trades and see if they won't buy it for you. The harbor freight worm gear winch probably would do the job for you. I am not sure if it is the same strength as the Gran
There was a note a few weeks ago on this reflector ( I think) discussing the replacement of the leg insulator on the HyTower. Someone suggested making replacements from Delrin (Delran?). I think they
I suspect the 2" tubing is to minimize droop on 40 meters rather than VSWR across the band. Last I heard we only were allowed to use 300 kHz. Tod, K0TO ______________________________________________
If someone is looking for rhombic resistors, I have one that has been in my parts collection for more than 30 years. It is NIB. Koolohm 120NIT 120W 390 ohms. It is 9 inches long and 1 inch in diamete
Marc: The scanned articles (actually from May-June 1998 QST) can be found on my web site at: http://www.k0to.us/HAM/Articles/articles.htm Tod, KØTO ____________________________________________
The scanned articles can be found on my web site at http://www.k0to.us/HAM/Articles/articles.htm Tod, KØTO _______________________________________________ ____________________________________
The following appeared on the Minnesota Wireless Association reflector. Steve Fraasch, K0SF, has been searching for this noise source for four years! If you have questions he can be contacted at => k
Roger's statement in a recent email stirred memories of a memorable session when I was taking math. One day the instructor entered the lecture hall and proceeded to write six equations on the board
I found it convenient to use aluminum U channel, about 1.5 inches on the sides and 2 inches on the bottom of the U. The channel stock is about 0.25 inches [too cold to go out and measure]. I used thr
Joe points out another of my Laws of Life "There are no solutions in life, only different sets of problems" Tod, K0TO _______________________________________________ _________________________________
Use the messenger line to pull a line that will do the pulling of the cable. Then reposition the messenger line out of the way so it can be used again. Tod, K0TO ____________________________________
As a matter of information I will pass along an equation for calculation of 'equivalent diameter' for triangular towers. Somewhere I got the following formula for a cylindrical equivalent for triangu
I posted this for the Top band reflector and it occurred to me there may be some folks on this reflector who might be interested as well. _____________________________________________________________
Hi Billy: I can't give a good report comparing the K9AY setup of last year and the new NCC-1/ARAV2 setup. I had to take down the K9AY from its previous location and it is planned for erection next we
Pete: You signal was very nice here in Idaho last evening. I was running about 600 watts to my "new" dual band vertical [160-80]. The NCC-1 is a new phasing unit sold by DX Engineering. I believe th