I tried to get an answer from SteppIR to no avail so I thought I would reach out to the TT community. Searched TT archives and googled for answers. I've read K7NV's and W6NL's writeup as well about t
Thanks Steve. It's El Dorado country. From Champion, it's a 75 MPH windspeed county. Current specs for a Tashjian: 1. LM470 is 18 sq ft @ 72' for 85 MPH w/ 3 sec gust per TIA-222-G. 2. WT51 is 13 sq
Thanks Grant. I am not trying to do calcs for a permit. The towers are already up :-). Trying to do a "safe" matching of antenna to tower. You hit the nail on where the confusion lies. I am trying to
I've used a TV rotator for 13 years on a push-up pole (~35'). First one lasted 10 years before it seized due to corosion. Channel Master 9521. I did mount it using a thrust bearing, so that might hav
Google "Ufer ground". I just learned of this the other day. I just purchased a QTH and this is how the prior owner grounded the towers. 73, Steve W1SRD Nope.. the concrete makes a much better conduct
I've had Buryflex in my rotator loop for 13 years with no issues. Great cable. 73, Steve W1SRD _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTal
Does anyone know if the 2800 be purchased without the controller? 73, Steve W1SRD _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing lis
Anyone need a controller? W1SRD You could always just sell the controller to someone who wants to replace a broke one. David Robbins K1TTT e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net AR-
K7LXC breaks the prime directive for lubricating crank-up cables. He sells Prelube 6 on his site and recommends using it. And yes, any professional user of wire rope always lubricates their cables on
Yes, environment matters and should be taken into consideration for any maintenance. Yes, a free standing tower doesn't have this issue -- but then those of us who do have crank-ups usually do for a
Andre, I'd like to understand the economics of how you get the cables replaced cheaper than a few minutes of time and a couple bucks of lube. I'll come over to your point of view real fast then. 73,
Any large beam, fiberglass tube or aluminum is going to potentially whip in wind. I've never seen any compelling evidence a SteppIR causes any more forces at the rotator than an *equivalently* sized
I find they have answered the phone in person most of the 25 or so times I called the past few months. 73, W1SRD That makes 3 of us.... and Brian, how long did it take to get your cables, I can never
I suspect that's why ~70 feet is the sweet spot for crank-ups. Get's you a 1/2 wave on 40 and full wave on 20. The big question is always, what is the incremental gain for the $$ spent/extra effort o
I think crank-ups with positive pull-down are never fully "lowered" and are still supported by their lift cable. I know this is the case with my LM-470. 73, Steve Wouldn't you ordinarily lower a cran
OK, towers with enough smarts to have a limit switch :-). ________________________________ From: "WA3GIN in Alex. City, VA" <wa3gin@comcast.net> To: 'Steve Dyer' <w1srd@yahoo.com>; 'Patrick Greenlee'
And one of the many reasons why Chris' product http://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/SafetyStand.html is such a great idea for safely working on a crank-up. 73, Steve W1SRD ________________________________ From:
Can we please kill these super off-topic threads and hold the opinions for other more appropriate forums. I subscribe to this list to learn about and share knowledge about *TOWERS*. 73, Steve W1SRD
I purchased the proper FAH gear. One question I had is when working at the top of a tower, what is the recommendation for attachment point? My understanding is it is supposed to be *above* you. What