Hi Tom, OOO ???? Wayne ________________________________ From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Tom_N2SR via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 20
Hi Jeff, As stated B-4 the # 1 issue with a trencher is the soil type. I have used both Backhoe with a 12" bucket . a walk behind trencher and a ride on trencher. The 1400' ft I assume is multiple tr
Greg, I have always strived to insert the mast in the fist/2nd section of tower ( INSIDE ) then raise the mast through the bearing with the gin pole. you talked about CRAIN If you have the Jib Height
Great For doing roofs ... BUT no applicable for tower antenna Work unless it/s on a roof and not a tower. Wayne PS this would work you still need a positioning lanyard and a fall arreat lanyard https
I Ditto Paul's sentiments. I exclusively use RG400 on everything past the 8X2 box. Searching the surplus's supply houses it shows up periodically. YMMV Wayne W3EA ________________________________ Fro
I have access to a green lee cable tug'er ... ( capstan winch ) but any SLOW pulling method will work , I use a liberal amount of Ideal 31-378 Aqua-Gel II Pulling Lubricant . Get help at each end and
TT'ers I picked up a F-12 EF 240/230 antenna. Having installed many F-12 antennas over the years, am aware of some of the original drawings and production models ( pre drilled rivet holes ) measureme
Some Say Tomatoes Some Say tomottoes ... As with most on the list antennas are in our Blood. my fist beam a Mosley TA33Jr. came with a plastic tube of Gray Penetrox My Stint as an industrial electric
The wireman is a good source for ( one) complete incase 8 conductor wire source. I my self like to roll my own . With HiGain/Telex type rotors ( 6 ) wires are needed because you put the starting Cap
Pete, Being a Belt and suspenders Type... I always have used SS flat washers and spring washers to assemble the element to boom bracket U bolts. Have installed a number of F-12 antennas over the year
Tim, This is the first time I heard of a PollyRod Failure in mid span ! I know of one but it was struck by a tree mid span. WOW I had my tower guyed with it and installed it on a number of other towe
HI Seth, Planning, erecting can be both fun and challenging. You stipulated the TYPE of tower your interested in Rohn R-45 Hers is a link to there site it will give you the engineering spec you need.
I have been using RG400 for all my inner station connections from the bulk head to the 6 X boxes receive line switches. I use these connectors from EBay a crimp shield and solder center conductor. PL
I do not have specs for the raised guy anchors I have installed over the years. BUT my rule of thumb is 60/40 These were for towers in the 140 plus feet. But started with 12 to 14 foot length of 12 i
Just looking at the 30 pluss pictures and not having a complete information . a Few thing stuck me off. The crushed Go Go man Box and the yellow crane that was laying on its side ! Was the failure du
Rich, I to am a supporter of having the phase box at the base of a tower. I am also subscribe to the notion of feed lines especially after a switch box/phase box be ODD multiples of ¼ wave Obviously
MY reason for using odd multiples of ¼ wave feed line. Was all my antennas are either Beta match or direct feed OWA. Purely resistive loads not capacitive as in a beta match. Speaking to Ken K1EA man
Ed, I had a 150 ft. or R65 with guy levels of 45/95/140 using Poly Rod guys with 1 by 7 5/16 tail end to the I beam raised guy anchors. With a pre load of 10% of the tinsel strength and pre loaded to
Not sure what model loose Gauge you have Jeff. I have two a PT-1 for 1/8 3/16 and ¼ and a PT-3 for ¼ 5/16 and 3/8 Wayne W3EA Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows
Hi John, I have used 5 star in the past and Hill Radio in the past both Rohn dist . No affiliation other then great service Wayne W3EA Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> f