Nice pictures Al. I am planning something similar and really got a lot of info from your picture set [ First Law of Life is => "Trauma Teaches; but it doesn't have to be your 'Trauma'" ] 73, Tod, K0T
Neil: Do you know if the mast you mention is galvanized or not? If you have a steel supply company located relatively close to you in NH it may be that they can add your mast to their normal orders f
Anyone on this list have one of these they would like to sell? Or rent? Tod, K0TO _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing lis
Larry: The really good ideas have already been expressed. I have a couple of things that you might want to consider if your particular layout makes them sensible. I have a 200 foot run from the house
Chuck: You have convinced me to change the 1/8" ropes to the wire. I need to add a few more runs to each of the conduits this summer and when I do I will make the switch. Thanks for the idea. 73, Tod
I am trying to get an understanding of how this accessory fastens to the HDX series of US Towers. So far I have not been able to get any detailed information from the factory. I would like to discuss
For those who are thinking about making changes similar to the K3LR changes let me add some reinforcement. Like Tim I removed [and carefully saved] all of the stubs and associated hardware. I changed
As the 'original poster' of the phrase "resonance is overrated" I have followed the unexpected exchanges for the past week or so. At the time I typed the statement I was commenting on the often stro
I would be interested in 'opinions' on the need or utility for only one thrust bearing at the top of a tower vs. two thrust bearings one at the top and the other several feet below the first. Tod, K0
Good Idea> I am planning to install an XM-240 ten feet above a Force 12 C-31XR on a 20 foot 0.25" wall 1026 DOM mast. Sixteen feet of the mast will be above the top of the tower. Tod, K0TO _____ A lo
Hi John: Yes, proper alignment can be a challenge. The rotator plate is welded into my tower at 4 feet down from the top. The objective of the second bearing seemed to me to be to prevent lateral mot
This URL will carry you to an IPTCI bearing in the model series NANF. These bearings have 4 holes rather than two holes and have an eccentric locking collar. The price quoted here in potato country i
This is a slightly different thread from the 'video surveillance of remote tower'. I am posing the question, "Has anyone installed a video surveillance system that permits them to look at towers [and
Boy, I certainly don't have the 'first principles' for analysis of multi-wire dipoles in hand, but I do recall older versions of the Antenna Book covering that topic. Selection of number of wires and
I have just finished getting Bonneville County, Idaho approval for a building permit to install a US Tower HDX-572 . That approval required that I have a Professional Engineer review and certify the
Hank Lonberg wrote the following to me: load is 75 mph (3-sec gust) and exposure "C" per the IBC. The I am curious if the wind forces on your were were they done using the TIA-222-G? a HDX-572 if one
Not sure if this qualifies for posting on this reflector but I will take a chance.. I installed another underground run of 1/2" CATV hard line. Regrettably, there was a crimp buried in the middle of
Yesterday, I rented a man lift and the people to use it. Today my antennas are on the tower ready to go. I had found two firefighters from Blackfoot, Idaho [within 25 miles of me] who had been traine
My foundation was poured with 4000 psi. Did not cost extra -- it is the standard mix locally. Tod, KØTO _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
Larry: I have been dealing with that problem for the past 10 days. I use a small Kellem type grip to hold four coax lines and one rotator line to the top coax arm. The grip is sized and I selected on